[F4-PP] <<The Essence of Steel>> Zanne & Itzal

[Zanne 0]

Spoiler

<<The Essence of Steel>>

This quest takes place on Floor 4
This quest is repeatable
This RP will not count in the benchmark

Word from Information Brokers speaks of a mysterious Beast Skull found in the far north of the Frozen wasteland of Floor 4. A small party reported having struck the skull with a nearby bone, waking a huge beast in a nearby cave. This monster, identified as <>, was easily equal in health and strength to a Floor Boss, and is said to yield an incredibly rare drop upon death that will allow a player to enhance a single item, improving it's quality by one level.

Requirements:
-At least two [2] Pages (21 or more posts)
- The Snow Beast must be defeated

Snow Beast Information:
<Snow Beast> is a Field Boss and has the following statistics:
HP: 250
Damage per Attack: 160
Special Ability: Partial Phase- Snow Beast will always deal a minimum of 24 damage, even through Armor and Armor Abilities.

Rewards:

1. Essence of Steel: an incredibly rare monster drop that allows a player to enhance a weapon, armor, or accessory and improve it's quality by one level. (Example, an Uncommon Weapon becomes a Rare Weapon.) Enhanced Gear is eligible for new Item Enhancements and must be approved through the Crafting Item Evaluation Topic.
   Note: This item CANNOT change a weapon's Tier. (Example, a Tier 1 weapon becomes a Tier 2).
2. 1 Skill Point

Parties or Groups are encouraged, though only the player who takes this quest, and uses the Skull to awaken The Snow Beast will receive the <<Essence of Steel>> drop. That means ONLY ONE ESSENCE WILL DROP PER TOPIC.

Zanne had spent the last few days up on the fourth floor. She had spent all of that time relaxing and exploring the Starglades and Snowfrost, never venturing out into the forests as they were far too dangerous for her. She was not able to take on any quests on this floor yet nor hunt the monsters here as they were way too high a level, and in fact she should not even be up here as it was too dangerous for her, she should be spending her time trying to get stronger on the first 2 floors but it was the snow. Zanne loved snow, and felt like she needed a break from the fighting and the questing down below and what better way to spend some time then in a winter wonderland. 

The time was upon her though when she should be getting back to her duties to the guild she had just joined and continue to get stronger so that she could help out a little more. Deciding that this would be the last day she spent up here she went to the small town square of Snowfrost and decided to ask around to find someone who would be willing to take her beyond the safe zone to explore a little more of this floor that she had now fallen in love with. Walking around the small town she was not sure where to start, she could see several players walking around on their own business, some looking more hurried then others. She approached a few different players asking if any were willing to escort her outside the safe zone and the replies she received were either that they were too busy and it was too dangerous, or that the players weren't interested in babysitting. Feeling a bit deflated she decided she would try a little more then just decide to head back early if no one was willing to help.

@Itzal

Edited June 15, 2017 by Zanne

[Itzal 0]

Itzal stretched as he walked off of the teleport pad and onto the snow, the hardened water crunching beneath his boots as he walked forward.  His twilight cloak, a silver vest, dark brown pants and deep purple trench coat, had become an easy way to identify Itzal.  That and the hyperactive purple dragon who always accompanied him.  Itzal had come to find a few song crystals.  He wanted to see if he could get some small ones, turn them into good quality songs, and then have an artisan put them on a necklace.  He wanted to do something nice for Kasier, something she'd enjoy.  Then again she may not like the idea of songs on a necklace but still, it was worth making.  He figured he could present her with the idea and depending on her reaction, determine if she'd like it or not.  That way he could get an honest answer without her feeling bad about it.  Velnia of course, was excited because floor four meant ice cream.  He chuckled as she darted too and fro from building to building.  Itzal made his way across the town pausing beside the bill board.  He had recently put up a notice informing any who read it that he was willing and able to assist with any sort of need.  He even put in coordinates for his shop as well as his name for players to message him.  So far however, nobody had given him any notice.  It was only a matter of time he figured. 

While Itzal was pondering this, Velnia took her chance and flew into an open door, flying around and looking for ice cream she could [censored].  As usual she spotted some:  Triple chocolate ice cream.  She hovered in the air and licked her lips as she prepared her dive.

@Zanne

[Zanne 0]

It felt like Zanne had asked every single person in Snowfrost to no avail and everyone seemed to have one reason or another to not want to help her out. It was only a small town but still she thought she would me able to find at least one person willing to go on a small adventure with her. She began walking up to the teleport pad ready to make her was back to the first floor when someone had appeared in front of her arriving on the 4th floor. Zanne paused when she saw the man, well when she saw what was accompanying him, a tiny ourple dragon was darting around in an energetic way and then flew off into one of the buildings nearby. Zanne just stood and watched, interested in what was going on and besides this newcomer might be willing to take her outside of the safe zone. Deciding to watch what played out next Zanne took a seat on the stairs leading up to the teleport pad and checked her messages. She had a few from some of the Emerald Harbingers but none seemed urgent, still she would need to check in when she was done with her winter explorations.

Zanne watched as the player walked down the steps and through the small square. The player then stopped by and looked at something she had completely missed, a noticeboard! She felt a bit silly that she had missed it, she supposed that she was too focused on speaking with players to notice it. Hopping up and making her way across the square to the board she went and inspected it. The other player was still standing beside it appearing to be lost in thought. Examining the noticeboard a message caught her eye, it promised the exact thing that she was looking for! Quickly opening up a chat window she sent of a message to the player named Itzal hoping that he was still interested in doing some exploring on the 4th floor and was not too far away.

Hello Itzal! I just saw your notification on the notice board in Snowfrost and was wondering if you wanted to help me explore! Looking forward to your reply, Regards Zanne

[Itzal 0]

Itzal was watching the notice board when his detection mod went off as a player approached.  He turned his head to see who it was and saw a blonde girl he hadn't met before.  He smiled to her before scanning the board for anything else of interest.  Was it possible someone else was offering assistance?  Maybe.  Most likely come to think of it.  After all, Aincrad was filled up with players, over thousands in fact.  Suddenly his inbox popped up with a message.  He opened it and read the title, instantly knowing what it was speaking of.  "Hey Velnia, looks like we got a-  Velnia?"  He turned his head in all directions before he noticed that she was gone.  "Dagnabit, now where did you go you impulsive dragon you."  He sighed as he knew she'd come back at some point and that he shouldn't bother calling her.  There really was no point to the matter.  Itzal selected the message and opened it up.  He read through the entire thing buuuut when he hit the section about how this player was reading the notice board in Snowfrost he stopped.  Itzal blinked before slowly turning his head to the player beside him.  She seemed a bit excited.  "...I'm going to take the risk and ask if your name is Zanne?"

Meanwhile, the shop erupted in chaos.  After Velnia snatched the ice cream cone from the npc, the npc had tried to swat Velnia out of the air.  Velnia, being a lightning fast dragon she was, had dodged it quite easily, but let go of the cone in the process.  The ball of ice cream floated in the air for a moment while the npc accidentally hit another npc, who fell backward and.  Well suffice it to say that there was lots of ice cream in the air now.  Velnia snatched a cone and somehow caught all of the balls of ice cream and was balancing them as she flew out of the store.  Carrying the cone with the claws on her hind legs, since her forearms were wings, she caught up with Itzal, who seemed to be talking with a girl.  Itzal turned to Velnia and facepalmed upon the sight of the huge stack of ice cream while she seemed to shrug and lick it.

@Zanne

[Zanne 0]

Zanne saw in the corner of her eye the player next to her accessing something in his inventory or hud and then surprised her when he looked at her and asked if her name was Zanne. Turned and looking back towards him, and tried to work out if she had perhaps met this player before and that is how he knew her name. No she was sure that was not the case and took a guess as to who he might be. "Why yes, my name is Zanne, you seem to have me at a disadvantage friend, as you know my name but I do not know yours." She had a feeling that this person might be Itzal from the notification on the notice board, it was too much of a coincidence to be otherwise. Zanne wanted to give him the chance to introduce himself however in case she was wrong.

@Itzal OOC: Sorry for taking so long to reply! I was so tired the other night and then I have had work the last few days

[Itzal 0]

OOC- NP ^-^

Itzal smiled upon her statement and held out his hand, chuckling at the humor of the coincidence.  "My name just so happens to be Itzal!  A pleasure to meet you Zanne!"  Velnia continued to lick at the huge tower of ice cream, which was already down a half scoop.  How that dragon managed to eat this fast and not get fat was beyond Itzal.  According to Kasier she was getting extremely heavy, although Itzal couldn't tell.  Maybe because he spent most of his time exercising and training?  Regardless of the reason, she ate a lot that was for sure.  "So you want help exploring?  I've almost mapped out the entire floor so it would be more of guiding if anything.  I don't mind it though, even having company is a great way to spend the day in my opinion.  Was there anything in particular you wanted to find?  Materials?  A quest?  Somewhere to mob grind?  Or a place to relax?"

@Zanne