War Of Provinces [dead]

"Then you have a deal." I say.
"One of you write this agreement down." I say to my men.

 

I slowly approach the man, holding my hand up to halt my troops from following me. The bandit's words stung, but I attempt to keep my composure,
"Then why are Relos citizens wary of traveling outside its walls? If you don't care for these people, why are they afraid of you?"

 

"We retreated."
Give him tbe details of what we saw.

 

You head back to your room in the tavern. Before you enter it, however, you notice a note attached to your door. It reads:

"Blue Battle Sage, the conditions of the decay are slightly worsening back in Aldorei. I do hope you come soon, with the ingredients for the antidote. It's not even just our city, rumors have it that Corkus is invading Gavel again, and this time it's Bucie."
-- Hope you return soon, Fleur, Aldorei's Alchemist"

Your men look around amongst each other, and then a soldier in the back takes out a scrap of paper and begins writing.

The man grunts again, and drags the boy away.

"Afraid of me? Why... they wouldn't care for a... miner like me. Heck, I, uh, need to return to my--"

His words are interrupted by a thunderous noise of rocks sliding against each other. You and your army swivel around to see a plump yet tall man with a yellow bandana, followed by your soldier who was sent to keep an eye out at the entrance. The soldier quickly joins the rest of your army, while the man points a finger at the bandit.

"You, dookie! What's been goin' 'round here, whilst I was gone? And what's this... commander doing here, with his whole army?"

Asner nods and frowns at the description of your small war.

"Welp. Three giants of iron, you claim to have stronger tech than Corkus..." Asner iconically scratches his beard, then sighs for a second.

"But we haven't lost yet! These iron goliaths you tell about are prob'ly going to raid our hometown, and it's best if we stop them first!" Asner snaps a finger, and his assistant rushes towards him.

"Prepare our Elite Factory Forces."

 

I rest for the night and head back to Aldorei

 

"When do we set off?"

 

"Get some rest, I'll go look over at the hourglass while you do." I say to my men as I look for a way up to the hourglass.

 

"Allow me to explain why I'm here. I've heard rumors of bandit attacks harassing the people of Relos, so I've taken it upon myself to extinguish these threats. A scout of mine reported a group residing here and while I'm here, I find this suddenly interesting. Who are you? How'd you find this place?"

 

You take the note off the door as you begin to nap for the night.

After a long rest, you awaken and start heading back to Aldorei with your army. One of the guards greets you with a faint smile and says, "Ah, it's good you're back. Perhaps you know already that the mist of decay is worsening the conditions. Many are falling sick... and one elderly elf has already passed away."

"As soon as possible. I've sent my assistant to head to the Factory, and... it should be done in less than an hour."

Your men nod, and head off to take some rest.

Upon moving closer to the damaged structure, you notice that the whole surface is lined with barbed glass shards, making it possibly dangerous to climb up to the main impact of the breakage. However, there are a couple tall houses near the very hourglass.

The plump man puts on a sinister smile and lumbers toward you. He puts a meaty hand on your shoulder, which you shrug off angrily.

"Threats? Oh, my man, we haven't even begun." He laughs for a moment. "Who am I? Of course, the bandit chief around here, and you shall not know my name. This place was being used by some poor Relosian fisherman, whom we have driven off... beneath the depths. And if you want, I may also do the same to you and your soldiers..."

 

"I only need 1 more ingridient and it's here in Aldorei. Here this is all i have for now" i give them the small bit i had left from the original antidote and head to the cherry tree then say "Oh Cherry Angel please give me one of your leaves so I can save Aldorei"

 

"Understood."
I'll sit down and rest until we start to go.
On the way there, I continue to rest, lel.

 

I am going to try to climb up anyways, trying to knock away shards of glasses that are too close to me.

 

You hand over the small flash that contains the equally small amount of liquid.

"We will try to put this to the best use."

You walk up to the majestic cherry tree, which you notice is wilting. Upon hearing your words, the trunk begins glowing, and the unmistakable angel materializes in front of the trunk. She shoots a small smile towards Fredrick and walks up to you.

"Whar is eet you need, comunderr?" she speaks, attempting to speak English.

You head back down to the docks, where the other armies are resting. You begin to rest as well, after a quite busy day (+3 HP).

Tsu has 17/29 HP, 105 AS, and 35e.

You stare up and down the tall tower of broken glass and wood and begin the climb.

The first few steps are very easy, even a young child could perhaps climb it. A couple of meters above, the glass begins to prick your limbs, and the amount of wood lessens, and you suddenly find it increasingly difficult to continue. Yet you persevere in climbing. You are not too far away from the rupture, when you accidentally place your hand on an extremely sharp shard of glass looking for a hold. (-1 HP) The shard falls to the ground far below with a clang and a smash. You then continue, this time being more wary of shards, and knocking them away. At last, you scramble to the ledge nearest to the massive hole blown into what once was a smooth surface of glass. Suddenly, the ledge shifts in a dangerous angle, and you start to wobble. You regain your balance, thinking you just managed to save yourself from imminent death, but you look up and face something much more dangerous.

A group of shining clusters of broken glass heading straight for you at high speeds.

Robert has 19/25 HP and 45 AS, and 3e.

 

Continue to rest as we travel, lel

 

"I need a leaf of a cherry tree for the antidote"
Question will the magical cherry seed work as a cherry seed in the antidote?

 

Quick thinking, I am going to jump off the ledge and attempt to land on the ground properly, toes first, then heels, bending my knees before trying to do a roll forwards.

 

I frown at the man's remark on the fisherman and clenched my fists, a sly grin on my face,
"Hm. Some of your fellow bandits here don't seem to like the bandit life. I'd like to see you try, granted they'd rather follow an actual leader, unlike a piece of scum like yourself."

 

The Elite Factory Forces aren't prepared... yet, do you wish to continue resting?

[it'll work like a normal ingredient for an antidote]

The angel slowly reaches into a concealed pocket of her flowing dress and pulls out a single cherry leaf, and hands it to you. She bows, and then returns to her tree.

You tactically dive off the ledge before the shards hit you. As you fall, you note that your fall will be cushioned by... sacks of sand. You land with a muffled oomph on the sacks of sand your men hastenedly lay to cushion your fall.

Your men help you up and say, "We tried to break your fall, we hope it didn't hurt too much..."

"Oh, it must be their cover--" The fat man holds the other bandit by the scruff of his neck "--that they 'so wonderfully' created." The chief lets go of the co-chief, and faces you.

"Well, there ain't no need for no cover now. I, Zarfinell shall deal with you myself." The plump chief takes out a small saber attached to his belt, and starts cracking knuckles.

Bandit Chief Zarfinell has 40/40 HP and 3 AS (10% CTD)
Kato has 25/25 HP and 13 AS. (30% CTD)

 

Yes, keep resting.

 

I thank the angel and go to the alchemist with the components