Faerie

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Skill(s) Being Dropped: Combat Mastery DMG R1 SP Incurred Towards Limit: 0 (It was free) SP Refunded: 0 (It was still free) Cost: 0 (It was free?)

A lot of weird and interesting things had happened in the Town of Beginnings throughout their time in Aincrad, but Fae hadn't had the great fortune of being present for even one of them. That, however, changed when a blue haired young woman jumped out of building and landed next to the mayor and her, and hand placed on the ground in a classic landing. The chaos that spread out from the sudden appearance was immense with carts toppled and innocent people kicked by horses. The look of surprise on Fae's face was soon replaced by a warm smile as the woman introduced herself before her brain and bo

One of the biggest downsides to the 18th floor was the immense difficulty in moving around, most of the water wasn't deep enough for boat travel, and the land was too watery for travel with a wagon, but there one was. Fae carefully approached the wagon, nothing had yet made it seem dangerous to do so, and curiosity had won her over long before she decided to move in. On further inspection, Fae only grew more and more confused, not only was there no perceivable way for the wagon to have made it this far into the swamp, there was also no perceivable way that the wagon could move at all. Even tho

The eighteenth floor was by no means Fae's favorite, far from it in all honesty, but even in Sword Art Online you had to make some sort of living. And that was how Fae found herself struggling through the thick mud and plant life that covered floor 18, boots sticking with every single step as she foraged for materials. Fae had always thrived more outside than inside, and that hadn't changed when she got trapped into SAO, but rather she was able to enhance and capitalize on those skills in order to sell her services as a guide and a gatherer of rare materials for the craftsman that don't have t

Shop Post: Fudge Brownies Cost of Transaction: 1 Mat Crafter's Profession: Cook Crafter's Rank: 2 Item Name: Fudge Brownies Item Tier: 2 Item Type: Dessert Item Rarity: Uncommon Item Enhancements: 1 Prosperity Craft/Appraisal/Obtainment IDs & Rolls: ID241986 | CD: 10 Item Description: Simple Brownies, flaky on top gooey in the middle Shop Post: Salted Caramel Cos

Date: 02-27-25 [29/40 EXP] Rank 2 - Apprentice Cook: Able to craft Tier 2 equipment. 3 crafts per day. Crafting Tier 2 [Dessert]: ID241985 | CD: 3 | LD: 19 | Fail! (Lose Materials) ID241986 | CD: 10 | LD: 13 | Success! T2 Uncommon Desert ID241987 | CD: 9 | LD: 20 | Critical! 1+1 T2 Uncommon Desert Result: +7 EXP (1+3+3) [36/40] Fusion: ID241987 + ID241987-1 | T2 Rare Desert = ID241989

Buying the following items: Gold Key x2 Blank Dungeon Map T2 ×2 Total: (1,000 * 2) + (200 * 2) = 2,400 Col

Shop Post: Cheese and Crackers Cost of Transaction: 1 Mat Crafter's Profession: Cook Crafter's Rank: 2 Item Name: Cheese and Crackers Item Tier: 1 Item Type: Snack Item Rarity: Rare Item Enhancements: 2 LD Craft/Appraisal/Obtainment IDs & Rolls: ID241898 | CD: 11 Item Description: Cheese and Crackers, it's the most basic snack

Date: 02-26-25 [22/40 EXP] Rank 2 - Apprentice Cook: Able to craft Tier 2 equipment. 3 crafts per day. Crafting Tier 1 [Snack]: ID241897 | CD: 1 | LD: 16 | Fail! (Lose Materials) ID241898 | CD: 11 | LD: 11 | Success! T1 Rare Snack ID241898 | CD: 2 | LD: 3 | Fail! (Lose Materials) Result: +7 EXP (1+5+1) [29/40]

The seasons in Aincrad mirrored the real world nearly perfectly, and spring hadn't quite started yet. The trees in the forest on the third floor hadn't grown back their leaves yet, and Fae's boots crunched against the still frozen ground as she made her way to Aruyt, the main settlement that connected to all of the other floors. The soft crunch of boots on frozen leaves was soon replaced by the sound of wooden bridges as Fae found herself at the teleportation monument of the third floor "Town of beginnings"breath hung in the air like a cloud as Fae called out to be teleported to the first floo

The woman behind the counter smiled as she made a gesture that seemed to have a meaning that Fae didn't understand. Though it was clear that she was directing Fae to look at the sign on the counter. The sign gave a list of general prices as well as a brief explanation of how the shop keeper could not speak. 'That must have been sign language earlier' Fae thought to herself smiling at the woman and dropping the bag of col on the counter "Thank you. Your shop is wonderful, I'll make sure to stop by again soon, I live in the forest just nearby." With that Farewell Fae pocketed her coin and exited

It hadn't taken long for Fae to get the ping that her new weapon was ready. Ren had worked fast on her last weapon and he didn't disappoint in the slightest on this one. Back in the store she stared in abject awe at the craftsmanship of the weapon. She knew her way around a bow, and this one was one of unrivaled work "Thank you, it's beautiful, I cannot wait to see what it can do." Fae made her way out of the store with a small jaunt in her step. It had been a long time since she had been able to shoot a bow proper, and this was better than anything she could have hoped for. A smile was p

Fae had lived on the fourth floor for a while now, but had never taken a chance to explore anything but the wilderness surrounding her small shop. A trip to the nearby town of Flora was in due order, and while wandering the streets of the picturesque town Fae came across a warmly glowing building selling all sorts of odds and ends. Opening the door, Fae was almost lost in all the different nick knacks and trinkets, the shelves full of everything one could imagine. Not looking for anything in particular Fae looked through the organized chaos of the shop until her eyes fell onto a peculiar metal

Fae had only made the trek to the 21st floor one other time, and it was to make her way to this very same shop. On that say she had traded in the crappy starter weapon that had been given out by NPCs, and replaced it with something of real quality, a quality that she was looking for today. "Hello, I was hoping you could make me a bow? I know it usually isn't a blacksmith's forte, but I don't really know where else to turn." Projectile weapons were something that came out as a surprise to Fae, in one of the very rare patches that got announced by the system, and Fae was eager to feel the wood i

Fae approached the woman smiling in triumph at her successful mission. "Hello Giovanna, I'm back. You're compass came in handy." Pulling out the compass and the demon scale again Fae made to pass them both over to the woman before Giovanna made a motion to stop her, chuckling slightly under her breath "You finding that proves that I don't have anything left to teach you. I always preferred trials by fire when it came to learning, and you have learned all that you can. Please keep the scale, though I will accept the compass, I still need that." she couldn't help but flinch at the mention of a t

Fae smiled at her purple haired companion glancing away as she started making her way to one of the main gates leading out of the town of beginnings and in to the fields surrounding it for the second time that day. "Trust me, after earlier I wouldn't argue with you over that for even a second, even if this should be way easier. I don't have a death wish." Fae drifted off at the weight of her words before shaking her head and continuing towards the gate. The town of beginnings was large and it was a few minutes before the pair found themselves once again surrounded by the rolling fields of gre

Fae rubbed the back of her neck as she looked around in the direction that Lyle's shop was supposed to be "Honestly, I didn't even know that this quest had more than one part. I sort of just ran into it on accident, and then found you." Fae began walking shaking her head "I mean, I guess it makes sense, it would be weird if this was where the quest ended, what with Zackariah telling us to go somewhere else." Fae shrugged as the sounds of something striking metal grew louder and louder until she found herself standing in front of another small shop, this one clearly belonging to Lyle as t

Fae smiled and twirled around to face her new friend, the long pieces of cloth on the mottled green cloak she wore briefly blowing out to look like wings before settling back down again. "I've always been pretty lucky, my dad always said I had the luck of the Fae." Fae's smile grew bigger as she continued walking backwards through the gates of the Town of Beginnings "I've always loved nature and exploring the wilderness, so I'm glad you think i'll be able to put some of that to use in the frontlines." The Town of Beginnings wasn't busy, most players having moved to higher floors as they

It was hard for Fae to imagine Nari as anything but strong, from her perspective, this woman was at the peak of what players could become, but it was comforting nonetheless, Fae wasn't confident that she would ever be able to fight, not like this woman before her, not like any of the other frontliners, but she had her own talents, and she would prove that she could be useful even if combat wasn't ever going to be her strong suit. "Thank you. That means a lot coming from someone in the frontlines. Someday I'll be there with you." Out of the corner of her eye Fae caught the gleam of another

Fae couldn't help but smile along side her companion as they continued to walk through the grasslands, both their eyes searching, if not for the same thing. It was refreshing meeting someone who was, to put it simply, so nice. Most of the frontlines that Fae had met had a similar disposition to Nari, but it was still a breathe of fresh air to see that people were still willing to help those less fortunate in such a dire time. "Well, I'll tell you I'm definitely glad you came down to the first floor today." Smile faltering slightly as the thought of what could have happened if Nari hadn't decid

Fae's smile grew even easier at the lighthearted way that her companion spoke, nodding as she turned back towards the rolling fields that spanned out from the Town of Beginnings. It wasn't particularly hard to avoid combat in the areas so close to the first settlement and Fae blushed at the confidence that she had originally shown when she dove head first into the boars earlier, it had been a mistake and Nari had had to jump in to save her. "Maybe this time I'll just focus on gathering the herbs for Zackariah." Fae deftly made her way through the grass keeping an eye out for the telltale

Fae tried not to tremble as she grabbed Nari's hand and let them help her to her feet, feeling as though her body weighed ten times what it had before she had left for this quest. Letting out a shaky breath and brushing off her clothes Fae tried to force a smile onto her face, she wasn't dead and she had been saved there was plenty to smile about right now, but the effort seemed almost insurmountable as she looked around "Yeah, maybe I'm not so ready as I thought I was. . ." trailing off Fae couldn't help but notice that the pair was just that, only a pair. "Hey, Where's Ryn?" A wave of panic

It was oddly comforting having someone that she had only met hours ago care so much about Fae's well being. After everyone had been gathered in the Town of beginnings by the Game Master, and been told what this game truly was and the horrors that would come to follow, a large portion of the population had adopted a fend for themselves attitude, only caring about the welfare of themselves and those close to them. But this, for all intents and purposes, complete stranger stood to the side, watching like some sort of guardian making sure that even in the worst of moments Fae would come out of thi

Fae smiled at the encouragement coming from the side of the field where Nari stood. So far the purple haired woman had done exactly what she had promised she would, acting as a protector for the two low leveled players as they foraged for the materials required for what was essentially the first quest most people ever did. Nari hadn't stepped in to help the pair as they fought, but her presence alone had been a comfort, knowing that if anything did go wrong she would be able to step in and save them. Comfort though, was not always the best emotion to feel on the battlefield. Falling comp