COMPLETE! [F01-PP] <<The First Few Lessons are Free>> Lets go Gryas!

[Zanne 0]

Zanne still had no luck it seemed in finding the thistlebloom. So much for a starter quest! This is taking forever! Hey Gryas lets go move somewhere else, this place doesn't seem to have many of them. Zanne waited for a response as she looked over and saw him crouching down and looking at the grass. Is he done already?! 

Zanne began walking a bit further away from the Town of Beginnings hoping to find an area that hadn't already been picked clean by other players. Her spirits were high, it was difficult to not be cheerful in sunny weather like today's, especially while walking across such beautiful plains.

ID# 84337 results:

 Battle: 7

 Craft: 8

 Loot: 2

 MOB: 6

Edited May 12, 2017 by Zanne

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Gryas couldn't feel the injuries that he sustained during the combat a few moments before, the pain felt real at the time but it didn't linger, and his health bar was slowly regenerating at the moment as well. After one quick scan around to no avail he then looked towards Zanne and nodded his head. "OK lets go for a walk and maybe find some on the way." They only walked a short distance when he began to feel a different kind of pain from before, the grumbles that his stomach were making were almost audible now and he realized that he has been pushing back the feeling of hunger for some time now, focusing on the task at hand.

Mid stride Gryas took a few moments to go through his inventory and it didn't take him long to find what he was looking for considering he had very few possessions anyway. He selected the two loaves of black bread that he had picked up from the innkeeper this morning. "Why don't we stop a moment Zanne and have a bite to eat?" He asked, offering one of the loaves towards Zanne.

ID# 84399 results:

Battle: 4

Craft: 8

Loot: 6

MOB: 3

Edited May 13, 2017 by Gryas

[Zanne 0]

 

The didn't walk too far, they had crested several small hills when Gryas slowed down slightly . "Why don't we stop a moment Zanne and have a bite to eat?" He said as he held out something in his hand. It was one of those black breads that they usually ate while wondering around the Town of Beginnings. All of a sudden Zanne realized just how hungry she was, eyeing the bread roll she gratefully took it from Gryas and ate it in 3 large hungry bites. "Thanks Gryas!" Zanne managed through a mouthful of bread. It was now just past 10:30 and they had been at it for a couple of hours, Zanne was itching for some more combat but she knew there would be plenty of time for that in the future. For now though she thought she should just take advantage of the tranquility of the calm sunny weather, beautiful scenery and good company. Looking around while admiring the land around her she couldn't help but spot something just over the ridge, and to her glee she picked it up adding it to her inventory and increasing her quest her count to 2/5.

Spoiler

Quest Update:

Zanne: 2/5

Gryas: 4/5

 ID# 84400 results:

 Battle: 7

 Craft: 11

 Loot: 12

 MOB: 10

Edited May 15, 2017 by Zanne

[Gryas 0]

Finishing off his black bread roll he took a moment to take in the countryside. The green hillside went on for ages until it reached a forest off in the distance. Board speckled the hillside but other then that there was little to be seen around. 100 floors... It was daunting to think of it but it gave him purpose. He would see this through to the end and in order to do that he needed to get stronger. This quest was just a stepping stone, both literally and metaphorically. Other players had said that this was just the first of several quests that are made to help level 1 players, made to show them how different parts of the game mechanics work. It was odd thinking about things like that these days. He couldn't lie to himself about it though, this was all a game and if he could understand how it works he stood a better chance to beat it. He glanced around briefly, couldn't see any quest items around and decided to move over to the next set of hills.

ID# 84402 results:  Loot: 6

Edited May 13, 2017 by Gryas

[Zanne 0]

Following Gryas they made their way to up and down several small hills to an area that had a small outcrop of trees. Some shade would be nice right about now, and they still had a long day of searching ahead of them it seemed as it appeared almost impossible for Zanne to find any of the quest items. She felt much better now that she had something to eat and now had a little bit of shade. Zanne gracefully sat at the foot of one of the trees and stretched her legs out, relaxing and taking in her surroundings. Casually brushing her hand through the grass she was really only making half an effort to search for the thistlebloom, It was fairly peaceful right now and she wanted to savor the moment. "Hey Gryas, I wanted to say thank you for coming along with me and partying with me this whole time. I don't know if I could have done this on my own"

 ID# 84406 results:  Battle: 10   Craft: 6   Loot: 2   MOB: 5

Spoiler

Quest Update:

Zanne: 2/5

Gryas: 4/5

 

Edited May 13, 2017 by Zanne

[Gryas 0]

Gryas turned to Zanne, her question had slightly disarmed him. He and Zanne had been traveling together for some time now and to be honest he wasn't too sure how he ended up with such a close companion. They had met on the first day just after the announcement and since then they had just naturally fallen into the habit of meeting one another at the start of each day. "If anything I am the one that should tank you Zanne, you have made this world more then just the 1's and 0's of a video game."  His response had a world of truths to it. He came over to her tree and was about to clank down onto the ground next to her when he noticed something at the foot of the tree. He chuckled as he picked it up and he had a *Quest Complete* pop up on the side of his vision. "Well, that's me done!" He said as he sat down next to her.

ID# 84407 results:   Loot: 15

Edited May 13, 2017 by Gryas

[Zanne 0]

Zanne jumped up to her feet. "What? There was one right there and I didn't see it? No fair! Urg I am so bad at this!"  Even though she felt frustrated she couldn't help but smile. If there is one consistent thing that people find about Zanne is that she always seems cheerful. "Well, no use wasting time now! I need to finish this too!" Zanne began her search again, making figure eights with eyes peeled wide open scanning the ground in front of her. She was beginning to regret leveling into daggers at the start of the game.. Should have gone for searching instead! "Hey Gryas... Could you pleeeease help me find the rest?" She pulled out all the works, the best puppy dog eyes she could manage and as sweet a voice as she could manage.

 ID# 84417 results:   Battle: 4   Craft: 8   Loot: 7   MOB: 8

Edited May 13, 2017 by Zanne

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Gryas was smiling as he turned to Zanne, still sitting on the grass under the tree. "I'd be happy to!" He replied. He was already going to even before she had asked him but he wanted her to have her little win in convincing him to help. "Let me just stretch out a little bit first and we will knock this quest out together in no time!" Gryas rested for a few more moments before he finally hopped back up and began looking around once more. He felt better now that he was out of the Town of Beginnings and actually doing something. As slow paced as this was it was still a good feeling to know that at the end of it all they would be one step closer to being strong enough to end this game.

ID# 84419 results:   Loot: 5

Edited May 13, 2017 by Gryas

[Zanne 0]

Zanne noticed another sparkle on the ground that she quickly ran over to and snatched up. "Yep, and with that we only need 2 more!" This spot seemed to have better luck with finding them, they were almost done and could head back into the Town of Beginnings in time for some lunch. Still making her figure eights across the hillside she thought too herself once again that she must look a tad silly, but most players would have done this quest by now and they would have been doing exactly the same thing! Well thats what she thought anyway. She did know however that some of the higher up players had skipped leveling in this starter area. Those that played the game during the beta new all the good places to train and ran off at the very start.

ID# 84437 results:   Battle: 1   Craft: 7   Loot: 14   MOB: 8

Edited May 13, 2017 by Zanne

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Gryas moved around with his hand on his sword hilt. He definitely felt like he needed a shield to accompany it, especially if he intends to protect his friend. He wasn't able to protect the person he loved most in the world.. No. I he wouldn't let his mind slip back to that. He had to move forward and keep fighting. He needed to move on from his reasons and focus on his goal. Beat the game, protect those around him. Bringing his mind back to the practical he began thinking about equipment upgrades and what would be the best way that he could achieve his goal. He began to feel a bit guilty, here he was lost in thought while he had promised Zanne he would help her look. Hoping that she didn't notice him he shook away his thoughts and doubled his efforts on searching.

ID# 84440 results:   Loot: 3

Edited May 14, 2017 by Gryas

[Zanne 0]

Glancing over Zanne looked at Gryas and could see a a troubled look on his face. She had seen it before many times, thankfully though she saw it less and less. He never told her whats on his mind but she didn't need to ask. She had always been good at reading people, and she knew that what ever troubled him was something that he was not ready to talk about. She returned to her searching before Gryas could notice she was looking at him and called out a playful jest towards him about how could a thief be so hopeless at finding loot! She told her self that when he was finally ready to talk, she would be there for him. Just like he has always been there for her since they got trapped in this game.

ID# 84441 results:   Loot: 6

Edited May 14, 2017 by Zanne

[Gryas 0]

Zanne's joke helped him shake his ill mood. She had a habit of doing that, and he was grateful for it. "Maybe we should swap roles? You can pick up a shield when we get back and I will start sneaking around and being the charming one!"  That second part would be easier to joke about then to actually do. Gryas was not really one for being overly social. It took him a while to warm up to people but Zanne seemed to fall naturally into that sort of thing. He didn't like the idea of her holding up a shield and being the one at the front anyway! "Maybe on your next level you can put a point into looting? That might make things go by smoother." Gryas continued to scan around but once again no luck. Well they were almost done anyway so it would just be a matter of time until they could move onto something else.

ID# 84441 results:   Loot: 3

Edited May 14, 2017 by Gryas

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"I would do an awesome job at tanking! Just think how cute I would look in shiny full plate armor!" Zanne laughed as she replied. The idea of being a tank actually truly scared her. Everyone would look to you for protection, everyone would depend on you to keep them safe, it was a lot of responsibility to take on, and while Zanne was comfortable with being on the spotlight that kind of pressure was a completely different thing. Picking up a rock she lined up the tree they were sitting at and threw it with decent precision, hitting it just off center and bouncing off into the grass a few feet from the tree's base. "Woohoo!" Zanne exclaimed, left arm tucked inwards with a clenched fist, right leg tucked up and right arm extended skyward in a victory pose. "If only searching was that easy!" Its the small victories that are important! She told herself as she continued the search for the elusive thistlebloom.

 ID# 84445 results:   Battle: 6   Craft: 5   Loot: 6   MOB: 5

Edited May 14, 2017 by Zanne

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As Gryas reached down and picked up another thistlebloom that he saw he called out "Just one more now Zanne! Almost done!" Looking back over towards the Town of Beginnings he could just make out the gate in the distance. They were about an hours walk from the town so even though they have been searching the area for quite a while they still weren't too far from where they started. That will soon change as he was sure the next quest will probably bee a bit more daring and lead them further from the safety of those walls. Safety as well as a prison. Many players that didn't have the willpower or the courage to fight had stayed behind and are trying to make lives for themselves inside those walls. He was doing this not just to protect those he fought with but to protect these people that couldn't fight for themselves.

ID# 84446 results:   Loot: 19

Edited May 14, 2017 by Gryas

[Zanne 0]

Zanne lined up another rock and let loose, hitting the tree square in the center this time. "Bullseye!" Gryas didn't turn around to see what she was doing, he was staring off at the Town of Beginnings and seemed to be deep in thought again. This time at least he had a look of determination on his face, that same look that made her feel confident and safe travelling with a companion was so determined as Gryas was. She was walking over to him when she noticed something on the ground... She was on fire! Something as silly as working up her confidence throwing rocks seemed to have paid off as she found the last quest item that they needed! "Hey Gryas! I found the last one! Lets make our way back and see what our next task is." She said with a energetic hop to her step. She grabbed Gryas by the hand and began leading him back to town and towards Zachariah's store.

 ID# 84448 results:   Battle: 9   Craft: 12   Loot: 18!   MOB: 4

Edited May 15, 2017 by Zanne

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Gryas opened a trade window to Zanne and selected the 2 extra quest items he found on top of his already collected 5. "There you go, the last 2 you needed!" He was glad that this part of the quest was over as he was eager to get back into the shop and try his luck at crafting a potion. He missed that side of his real life occasionally, he used to spend hours devoting his time to research and he figured that alchemy was as close to science that you could get in this world. Turning to Zanne he gestured towards the Town of Beginning "Well, let's get a move on then shall we?" He said as he began to walk back towards the main gate. All in all this had been a rather eventful outing, they got the hang of searching for materials which he guessed would come in handy when he finally began a profession and they even had a crack at combat which as worrying as it was at first was actually quite thrilling at the same time.

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Zanne was so excited at that time, she skipped most of the way back to the Town of Beginnings humming a happy tune all the way. It was not long until they reached the front gate, passed through it as were on their way to Zackeriah's shop front. "We are back! So whats next Zackeriah?" She asked as she handed over the quest items.

"Hmmmm it all seems to be here, good work! The next thing I need you to do is craft a healing potion for me! Here take these, and follow the instructions in this manual." He said as he handed over a mortar and pestle and a small hand book. Zanne took the items and sat down at one of the work benches, pulling out the manual and glossing over the first few pages. "Oh ok I think I got this!" She said as she started combining the materials into the mortar and pestle. "Hey this is easy!" She exclaims as the items all mold together perfectly and it produced a perfect potion. "Here you go Zackeriah! All done!" Handing over the potion she walked over to Gryas and slapped him on the back. "Ok now your turn!"

 ID# 84469 results:   Craft: 12  (Perfect Quality)

Edited May 15, 2017 by Zanne

[Gryas 0]

"Wow Zanne you made that look easy!" Gryas said as he walked up to Zackeriah as he handed over the matts and received the basic alchemical equipment. After observing how Zanne had crafted the potion he figured that it wasn't as precise as one would need to be in the real world. Gryas inspected the manual that he received and rather then skimming through it like he had seen Zanne do he carefully ready the entire first section until he was confident he could recreate this experiment without having to reference the book ever again. Combining the ingredients with precision it wasn't long until he had created a perfect potion. Rather happy with the outcome he handed it over to Zackeriah with satisfaction.

"Well done you two! I have never seen such expertise shown by someone so new to the trade! Thank you so much for helping me fill that order, but I don't suppose before you go you could help me with one more task? I need a package delivered to an old friend, and I am sure that if you do this he would be more then happy to show you a thing or two about equipment and help you get some upgrades!"

A pop up window appeared with a new quest, deliver the package to the Blacksmith, Lyle Tealeaf. Clicking accept Gryas thanked the old alchemist and said that he would be happy to. Turning to Zanne he asked if she was ready and gathered his things, ready to head out once more.

ID# 84471 results:   Battle: 2    Craft: 10 (Prefect)   Loot: 13    MOB: 9

Edited May 15, 2017 by Gryas

[Zanne 0]

"Oh nice work Gryas!" Zanne said in joy, happy that they both had succeeded so easily in the task. She accepted the 'deliver the package' quest as well and made her way out of the alchemist. Walking towards the blacksmith which was now a quest marker on her map made it an easy find as she walked through the busy streets. It didn't take them too long to arrive at the blacksmith. There were actually a few other players here. Some were handing in quests that she imagined were the followup that she had just done and others were buying basic equipment upgrades. Looking at her own gear she realized that she herself could probably do with some better armor and a better dagger. Once she finished of these beginner quests it should be no problem getting those sorted.

Zanne waited patiently while the NPC was preoccupied. She spent some time looking at the different pieces of equipment on the walls and on the tables inside the armory. There were a few daggers on display that looked so nice! She poked one and some stats popped up in her view. Uncommon Dagger: +1 Damage. She couldn't afford it of course, she had to wait for the payment of this quest to come in, but once she did she figured she would go around and do a bit of shopping.

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After Gryas accepted the continuation quest from Zackeriah and the package was added into his inventory he turned and followed Zanne out of the alchemists shop and made his way though the Town of Beginnings with her until they reached the Blacksmiths. Walking straight in he could see a number of players already milling about. A few were currently talking to the NPC named Lyle Tealeaf. Looking around the store he could see different kinds of heavy armour, weapons, shields and the like and he wondered how much it would cost to get equipt a bit better. After a short wait he was finally able to talk to the NPC and had across the package that he was tasked to deliver.

"Oh this is from Zackeriah? Thanks for dropping by! While I have you here though I don't suppose you would be willing to help me out on another matter?" The old blacksmith asked. Gryas was expecting this however and was ready to accept the next quest in this beginners guide to the world he was now in.

Edited May 15, 2017 by Gryas