Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Quite brimming coffers stared him in the face, the guild vault was truly seeming rather full due to his consistent efforts to build up stock. They would be put to use to be sure, and although such a count was present now, it was only a matter of time before even such a vast quantity was reduced to scraps and if Raidou hoped to avoid such a problem he had to keep his routine. Finishing the meal on his plate and dropping it into a white wash basin that he would need to deal with upon his return, he grabs his cloak that was strapped loosely around the back of a seat he had placed it upon while working. Nightfall had claimed the sky, it was late but would matter little in the catacombs of the mining town of Tolbana he was moving toward with fleeting feet tearing across the paths to this floors settlement. Consumed Lemon Berry Palmiers (+3 Loot Dice) Spoiler Raidou, The Red Wanderer: Level: 31 HP: 620/620 En: 62/62 Weapon: The Black Star - Genesis [1HSS] (T1/Perfect): Paralyze 1 (9-10), Taunt (+1 Hatred from Attacks/Howls, +2 on Focused), Vampiric [Offensive] 1 (Recover 10% of Total HP on 9-10) Misc: Onyx Spectacles [Trinket] (T1/Perfect): +3 Loot Dice Misc: Red Wanderer's Robe [Light] (T1/Perfect): +3 Evasion Skills: 1 Handed Straight Sword: Rank 3 Parry: Obtained Gatherer: Obtained Searching: Rank 5 (GM) (+5 Loot Dice on Non Combat Gathering) Concentration [Extra]: +1 Accuracy on next attack, 3 turn cool down Battle Ready Inventory: Auric Sol [1HSS] (T2/Perfect): +6 Base Damage Self-Heal Recovery Potion*4 Teleport Crystal*1 Swordsman's Gauntlet [Heavy] (T2/Perfect): +54 Damage Mitigation Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #2 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) The night sky vanishing a flash of energy that tears him from the floor the guild hall was on toward his destination, tearing reality around him in with a loss of gravity. Seconds later his feet find solid ground, with the stink of a mining operation of blasting powder and the like assail his nostrils. Little taken back by the although pungent yet familiar scent, Raidou covers his face and takes to the quest board. A slide of it open, he takes in his surroundings. With the acceptance of the quest he was to undertake he notices an absence of those who would follow him this time. Down the darkened corridors, along the beaten path back to his hidden garden from prying eyes. Sliding down and through it appears undisturbed despite the few occurrences others had entered his sanctuary here on floor 21. Roaring back a burst of color, he cannot help but smile. ID# 140601 results: Craft: 7, Loot: 13+[3/3/5]=24, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +5 Eggs 4*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 4 Total Eggs: 5 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) First and foremost his own ingredients were on the agenda and removing the tapestry on his shoulders and laying it flat on the stone as a section to compile his harvest. Raidou began to work the crop with his nimble and experienced hands, working hard with a bead of sweat trailing on his forehead. To his eyes a bright white tipped section of plants staring back at him, cold to the touch and easy enough to define for the alchemist. Cold Ivory which was a peculiar growth for this floor as they frequented colder climates, but he would not argue the fact as it would save him a trip to the floor he hated to go: 4 They commune in rapid succession with relative ease, a bold white on red background as they land on the cloth blanket Raidou had set out for them so graciously to make their collection obvious. ID# 140602 results: Craft: 6, Loot: 7+[3/3/5]=18, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +3 Eggs 4*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 8 Total Eggs: 8 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) This method also had another function as preventing direct contact with the rougher surface that comprised the floor halted any potential harm that could befall them being tossed upon such. A simple action could have a huge weight, Raidou was convinced this theory applied to more than just gathering to be sure. The plant's location empties out very quickly as he harvests them with ease, adding to the blanket and lifting himself up with a quick squat with an extension of his legs and dusting them free of the bits of white leaves that had taken to sticking to his knee caps. Worthless effort but was habitual for the nomad, he did it routinely without a second thought on every day's visit and at every node, he extracted worth from. Adjusting his glasses on his nose that causes the red light that bounced off them to reflect back with a shield of his eyes. ID# 140603 results: Craft: 8, Loot: 2+[3/3/5]=13, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +5 Eggs 3*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 11 Total Eggs: 13 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) The very same glasses crafted by a young upstart Artisan that he managed to find still proving of use to him, his very own cousin crafting a special set of magnifying lenses that acted as low magnitude binoculars to pick up more subtle details in the materials he worked and the locations he visited. They helped pick up the little hints that the knots of use gave away to show what was usable and was not, a trifling detail in low quantity but at the sheer count that Raidou was performing every second added to hours. This fact was certain, given at each one he spent a quarter to a half an hour and this time would double easily if he was met with any turbulence. Unsheathing his blade and taking his surroundings once again, Raidou starts to scout some metal in the area around him being sure that the grotto would happily oblige his unspoken request. ID# 140604 results: Craft: 10, Loot: 13+[3/3/5]=24, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +3 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +6 Eggs 5*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 16 Total Eggs: 19 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Finally, after a moment or two, his focus locks onto a sufficient source for him to strike: a gold laced uneven boulder. The color convinced Raidou that it was actual gold or something close to it, and given the strange oddities this game had with resources or materials was convinced it would prove of use to both artisans or blacksmiths as the softness was hardly a matter in this fictitious environmental construct. Picking up speed for a few steps Raidou cleaves the weapon down in a hammering against the rock, an earthquake of sound reverberates back in a crash that seems to bounce off the walls around him in a flurry. It subsides with the cloud of gray fog clearing showing back fragmented units of jagged rock left behind. A quick shuffle of his hand along the dulled swords blade he finds no chips or dings in the sword. The density of this tool continued to prove resilient. ID# 140605 results: Craft: 4, Loot: 15+[3/3/5]=26, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +1 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +3 Eggs 3*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 19 Total Eggs: 22 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Sheathing the Black Star and kneeling down into the wreckage that looked not unlike a destroyed building, he began to filter through it by tossing out the inert bits or lower laced pieces from the more obviously rich in mineral weight. Collecting a few of the ones that would prove useful he walked them to the tapestry he had set out for them, placing them near the herbs and returning. There was quite the number here for him to claim, showing just how valuable and fruitful this place was despite how often he came back and tore the place asunder. It seemed that no matter how many times he returned this place regrew every day, curious still was the fact that it never seemed disturbed and Raidou wondered if this meant that only he and the ones he told knew of this place that was so brimming with valuable items fit for the taking. ID# 140606 results: Craft: 7, Loot: 9+[3/3/5]=20, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +5 Eggs 4*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 23 Total Eggs: 27 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Another possibility was that perhaps the place regrew at a faster rate than Raidou expected, which he could not disprove given how little hours there was a day and he could not live in this cave. It could become more hazardous at some point in the day which was a thesis Raidou did not want to find the result of. A finalize of what remained as Raidou moved it to the others away from the rocks that were devoid of potential, leaving them to the wind to claim. Herbs for potions and metals for ingots under his belt, Raidou thought contemplating his next movements. Gemstones and either webbing or fabric along with cooking ingredients remained on the agenda today. His eyes focus upward and clung to the ceiling between the stalactites that loomed down from above were cords of thick sticky string: webbing. Pulling the tool from his back, Raidou raised the weapon overhead. ID# 140607 results: Craft: 5, Loot: 4+[3/3/5]=15, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +1 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +3 Eggs 3*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 26 Total Eggs: 30 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #9 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Perching himself precariously on a slightly uneven stone that protruded upward enough to give him a raise to reach, Raidou swayed the weapon aloft until it made contact with that which was stuck just above. The flat of the blade struck first halting the weapon in a tangle of thick cabling that was rather dense, to say the least, luckily it did not seem to adhere to metals and more clothing and flesh. Raidou pushes the point upward and began to tear it down using his weapon as a spool, twirling it with both hands to bunch it up around what had made the connection, after obtaining a sufficient amount in a sphere of the stuff he withdraws a rag and almost wipes the stuff into it and wraps it up to prevent its ability to stick to his hands and everything else he was planning on storing it in and with. ID# 140608 results: Craft: 8, Loot: 1+[3/3/5]=12, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +5 Eggs 3*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 29 Total Eggs: 35 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Just a bit more Raidou thought as he was struggling to keep the weapon raised, its weight was almost unmanageable when held upward like this for too long. But with his waning strength came equal wane in the amount he had remaining to collect, the procedure was taxing but usually rather brief. The final spool being bagged up and tossed to his cloak Raidou fights his black blade into its sheath having served its purpose. He decided to look for food next, giving his arm a bit of respite before he attempted something that would call for it again. Along the edge of the water, a new sight caught his attention. Growing out in a similar fashion to the herbs he knew all too much about was actual produce, that would be safe although a bit filthy to eat raw with no dire after effects in the form of carrots and the like. ID# 140609 results: Craft: 8, Loot: 18+[3/3/5]=29, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +5 Eggs 4*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 33 Total Eggs: 40 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #11 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) It was a peculiar sort of root to be sure though, instead of a typical orange ribbing that was normal for carrots it was a more jagged and protruding system of roots that claimed a brown color with much darker leaves. The process to remove them was the same, but it was rather questionable if they would be useful at all. A small handful finds its way to the section set out for them as Raidou taps free the clung dirt from them with a tap of his hands before laying them on his robe with the others. It takes quite a number of minutes to remove each one given how anchored it is in the soil, forcing Raidou to clutch both hands around each and heave back to break them free with much more force then what was required to extract the rather similar herbs which were far easier. ID# 140610 results: Craft: 3, Loot: 11+[3/3/5]=22, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +1 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +2 Eggs 3*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 36 Total Eggs: 42 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #12 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) With a feel more hearty tugs of what remained, Raidou could feel the difficulty starting to take its toll on him, but to an end, as the small garden was starting to in equal parts empty out at each removal of the units it contained. A fact at which Raidou was thankful as he probably could not take too much more of this constant straining of his tendons and unused muscle. The soil empties out with the last leaving behind an area of disturbed terrain, albeit rock or dirt as he drops these final few with the others. The lot would be bagged once he completed his tasks, the strewn out robe offering a more uniform deposit then having to do them individually before moving on. This resource category had been filled which left a couple more to harvest: Mainly recording crystals and gemstones, Raidou decides upon the latter to give his arms a bit of a breather. ID# 140611 results: Craft: 8, Loot: 19+[3/3/5]=30, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +5 Eggs 4*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 40 Total Eggs: 47 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #13 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) A glance about reveals the back wall has taken to the growth of recording crystals in a bloom of pedal like protrusions, creating an almost blinding sight in the lower light encompassing cavern. The reflection bled back in every hue imaginable which was customary of these particular prisms of glass, taking on a multitude of colors that although similar in shape no two refracted light in the same patterns in an almost blotchy and imperfect albeit beautiful mess. Coming to rest at the wall, Raidou begins the procedure with a drop of his appendage on the first he could reach from the bottom with the intent to work his way up through the line and plucking them like corn from a stock. A clutch of his hand around the one he had chosen, Raidou begins to rock and wiggle the rod in a circular motion to build a give from where it was stuck deep. ID# 140612 results: Craft: 7, Loot: 12+[3/3/5]=23, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +5 Eggs 4*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 44 Total Eggs: 52 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #14 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) It starts to give way at his interaction, with a rain of shattered and fragmented stone falling free to the earth and causing a network of small hairline fractures to form around its base. Every so often Raidou pulls it toward him and after one or two failed pulls it finally seems to give, sliding out a bit as Raidou starts to carefully remove it with both hands, not wanting to pull at an angle and cause a more aggressive grind of the more fragile seeming crystal with the rock it had taken shelter inside. Success as it slides fully free, leaving in its wake a hexagonal opening on the stone it had adhered to. Setting this on his robe gingerly in a cradle not wanting to drop what appeared to be glass and have it shatter after so much work had been put in to remove it from the wall. ID# 140613 results: Craft: 4, Loot: 9+[3/3/5]=20, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +1 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +3 Eggs 3*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 47 Total Eggs: 55 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #15 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Back to the location of the retrieval, an hour of care passes by in a flash of sweat and effort as the nomad intakes what lay here for him to stake a claim. The rods begin to build a nice array of half foot prisms that seem to distort the color of his robe underneath them as the shade passes through and to some a vibrant purple and to others oranges or reds of a warmer hue. The wall, however, did not appear so magnificent with a myriad of cracked sockets littered among a small protrusion that jutted from it to sprout such materials, and with a final tug, Raidou had left it bare. Carefully setting the last with the extracted dozen or so that found a spot on the blanket set, Raidou had his last type to harvest with a draw of the black star from its scabbard for what was to come next. ID# 140614 results: Craft: 10, Loot: 17+[3/3/5]=28, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +3 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +6 Eggs 5*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 52 Total Eggs: 61 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #16 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) The area showed back to his retina as more empty than full by this point given his rigorous pulling and plucking of all that he could see. Honing in on the one sectional he had yet to attack with his hands, a sheet of stone riddled with glimmering gemstones attached in small pockets of stone just barely visible under the surface. Raidou at this point had two options: Slam his blade into the wall and pick through the wreckage or slowly chisel them out. He chose the chiseling method to prevent the possibility of missing one in the pile and it was a much cleaner method of extraction. Using the point of his sword, Raidou begins to carve into the wall with an almost surgical push through the material causing the stone to bloom out around the edge and fall free. Although difficult to perform it was quite efficient with the pebbles falling. ID# 140615 results: Craft: 1, Loot: 17+[3/3/5]=28, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Eggs Collected!] +2 Eggs 2*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 54 Total Eggs: 63 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #17 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) After some pushing and exerted strength the first gemstone falls free, Raidou leaves it where it lands and repositions his point to the next in sequence. To the earth falls an obtuse shaped green jewel fit for a cut and being set, Raidou assumes it to be an emerald but is not sure given his lack of expertise in denoting such things. A press of the edge of his weapon into the stone yields another that drops from its enclosure. With it a scatter of fragments which seems to break further when they fall becoming almost a grey cloud that smelled of wet rock. He tries not to inhale any of this for fear of what it just may do to him. Caution was first and foremost, and although he had done this quite a few times he was not one to test his luck holding his breath and allowing it to pass before he started again. ID# 140616 results: Craft: 10, Loot: 4+[3/3/5]=15, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +3 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +6 Eggs 5*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 59 Total Eggs: 69 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #18 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) His pace is methodical giving each an almost even amount of time in a mechanical method, each with careful safety to halt potential harm to himself or the resources he was harvesting. The last falls to the ground with ease and dusting them free after the cloud of hazards passes on the final one, Raidou has quite a yield to pick through. Dropping the uncut stones to his tapestry that was now filled quite heavily with a mass of successful harvests of all sorts. Raidou then checks through his pockets and removes a few sheets of folded bags, six in total brought specifically as always to separate the varied types from clashing against one another in transit back to the guild vault. Raidou first started with his herbs to prevent him from accidentally trampling them while moving about on the surface. Next, he removed the more volatile recording crystals into their own bag, removing the equal chance of damaging these as well. ID# 140617 results: Craft: 1, Loot: 19+[3/3/5]=30, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Eggs Collected!] +2 Eggs 2*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 61 Total Eggs: 71 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #19 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) The rest were relatively straight forward in their storage, given how much less fragile bagging such things would be. A toss into the interiors shows back a bouncing effect on the inner lining that causes the bags to stretch in response. A quick tie of each Raidou hooks them to his belt in sequence with enough distance between them to prevent them from contacting one another while he traveled back. Lifting the surface he had placed down for them: his robe, Raidou flaps it forcing a scatter of brown dust to appear as its knocked loose from its surface. Wrapping it around him it had the scent of the grotto further cemented into its fibers, Raidou was sure this smell may never come completely out of the material. This finalized the trip and Raidou moves to head back, having finished the day's extraction in rather a record time given he didn't have to try to hard to avoid the green players that would frequent the floor this time given how close to midnight it was. ID# 140618 results: Craft: 6, Loot: 16+[3/3/5]=27, Success! Gathering with Full Energy: CD1-3: 2 Eggs CD4-6: 3 Eggs CD7-9: 5 Eggs CD10-12: 6 Eggs [Gatherer Activated!] +2 Bonus Materials [Eggs Collected!] +3 Eggs 4*T3 Materials Obtained! Total T3 Materials: 65 Total Eggs: 74 Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
Raidou 1 Posted April 11, 2020 Author #20 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Intending to leave Raidou makes for the entry but is called back by a glimmer he manages to catch on his peripheral like a call from the cardinal "wait, there's more!" Raidou found it strange that whenever he attempted to leave it seemed at last moment the system would frequently drop a chest just outside his field of view. Sure enough when he turns to face the source, a decent sized wooden container with iron gray trim. Raidou takes to the box and gives it a quick once over, trailing around it looking for cables or small devices that could show potential for harm. This seems fruitless given he cannot spot anything that would show such a thing was set upon the container, nothing more than the glimmer of the trim reflecting the reddish or blued lights that surrounded it in this dimly lit area of stone and now barren walls. Looking for Chest: ID# 140619 results: Loot: 18+[3/3/5]=29, Success! Edited April 11, 2020 by Raidou Link to post Share on other sites
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