[F21 | SP] Drakelings | <<Trouble in the Mines>>

[Nymoria 0]

Trouble in the Mines

Drakelings. Alright. That seems…drakelings. Nymoria sighed as she rubbed the side of her head. The foreman had described the events plaguing the mines of Tomoika, but somehow she hadn’t expected it to be actual dragons. Well, there are dragons in this world, but still…drakelings? In an underground cave? I guess it’s not entirely impossible…

’It’s not going to be a problem, is it?’ The foreman stared at her skeptically as she lost herself in her thoughts. His words pulled her out of the dull confusion that was growing within her mind, and Nymoria gave a sheepish shake of her head, embarrassed that she had lost track of her current situation in response to the surprise. She didn’t doubt that the quest details had explained it all thoroughly, but she’d come across the quest giver entirely by accident. Her recent spout of shopping had brought her to the floor in search of anything useful, and the foreman had ambushed her with his request.

It should be fine. Where do I find these drakelings? Nymoria signed as she realised the NPC was still waiting for some sort of answer. She half-listened as he explained the various tunnels and depths that led into the mines that the town used, and how many of them had become plagued by the various drakelings and their infernal matriarchs.

’The easiest start to the entrance is on the west end, over that way.’ The foreman pointed to what appeared to be a wall in the distance, and Nymoria gave a nod of her head. Thanking him, she stepped away and towards the indicated direction. She still wasn’t sure why she’d accepted the quest, but now that she was here she figured she might as well get it done with.

Besides, I might be able to find something useful out there. The foreman also stated there would be some decent rewards for bringing back excessive quantities of the hides. So at least it won’t be an entire waste of a trip… Her hand lowered to the knife sheathed to her leg, a part of her wondering if it would be able to even pierce the hide of a drakeling. It’s not like they’re invulnerable. And besides, one weapon is just like any other weapon here. I should be fine.

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Nymoria consumes Basilisk Venom {1} [Potion | Tier 1 | Toxic Venom]

Nymoria | Lv. 34 | P. 11 | HP [740/740] | EN [110/110] | ACC [4] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | Bleed [36] | Toxic Venom [32] | LD [+6] | SD [+7] | Prosperity [2] | Quality [1] Spoiler Notes [Theme] Tier 4 | Tier 5 Laurel Wreath (15% EXP in Col) +1 LD to Looting Equipment Kamoku [Dagger | Tier 4] Enhancement: Accuracy [2 Slots] Enhancement: Bleed [1 Slot] Ring of Evasion [Jewellery | Tier 1] Enhancement: Evasion [3 Slots]  Quality Bracelet [Jewellery | Tier 3] Enhancement: Prosperity [2 Slots]  Enhancement: Quality [1 Slot]  Battle-Ready Inventory Dear My Friend {5} [Support Song | Tier 4 | HP Recovery III | Mass] Honey Cookie {5} [Snack | Tier 1 | Vitality II] bento {1} [Meal | Tierless | Oveerhealth III] Honey Cookie {5} [Snack | Tier 1 | Vitality II] Chocolate Truffles {4} [Dessert | Tier 3 | Vitality II] Dear My Friend {3} [Support Song | Tier 4 | HP Recovery III | Instant] Teleport Crystal {1} Crystal of Support | [3/3 charges] | Heals the user and each party member for (50 * Target's Tier) HP. Requires a Post Action to use.  Skills Spoiler Utility Skills Extended Weight Limit [Active: Passive. Effect: +2 additional Battle-Ready inventory slots.] Searching [Rank: 5. Active: Passive. Effect: +1 LD per rank. +1 to Stealth Detection per rank.] [Rank 3 Searching Mod] Detect [Active: Passive. Effect: Grants +2 Stealth Detection. Grants +1 LD when searching for dungeons and labyrinths.]   [Rank 5 Searching Addon] Reveal [Active: Passive. Effect: +2 LD when searching for dungeons and labyrinths. You may also search for a dungeon once every 10 posts (instead of 15). Reduces the personal post cool down when searching for a labyrinth to 3 posts (instead of 5).]   Combat Skills Energist [Active: Passive. Effect: Increase base Energy by 5*Tier.] Weapon Skills Rapiers [Rank: 5. Active: Passive. Effect: +7 DMG] [Rank 5 Weapon Addon] Stamina [Active: Passive. Effect: Reduces EN of all attacks by 2.] [Rank 5 Weapon Addon] Precision [Active: Passive. Effect: +1 ACC.] [Rank 5 Weapon Addon] Rapier Ferocity [Active: Passive. Effect: +2 DMG when using the weapon of your choice. Players cannot use Focus and Ferocity at the same time for the same Weapon Type.] [Rank 5 Shift] AOE Specialist [Active: Passive. Effect: For the following Sword Arts, +4 to multipliers and +2 to EN cost; AoE-I, AoE-II. No other Shifts may be taken.] Armour Skills Unhindered [Active: Passive. Effect: +1 Accuracy, +1 Loot Dice, +1 Evasion, +5*Tier HP. Your mitigation is capped at 0 equipment slots.] Active Extra Skills Concentration [Active: Free Action. Cooldown: 5 turns. Effect: As a free action, gain Absolute Accuracy on your next attack. In the case Absolute Accuracy is already present, increase your Accuracy by 1 instead. Effect lasts until the start of next turn.] Leadership [Rank: 3. Active: Passive. Effect: Gain access to Leadership Arts every rank. In order to use a Leadership Art, it must take up a mod slot. Each Leadership Art takes up a different mod slot. Leadership Arts from different sources do not stack.] [Rank 1 Leadership Art] Elusive [Active: Post Action. Energy: 4 EN. Cooldown: 2 turns. Effect: Increase the Evasion of all players in your party by 1 for a single turn.] [Rank 2 Leadership Art] Rally [Active: Post Action. Energy: 6 EN. Cooldown: 2 turns. Effect: Increase the Accuracy of all players in your party by 1 for a single turn.] [Rank 3 Leadership Art] Steadfast [Active: Post Action. Energy: 8 EN. Cooldown: 3 turns. Effect: Status Effects that would be applied to the party for the next two turns would instead be applied to the user instead (normal rules for how status effects refresh instead of stacking apply).] Survival [Active: Passive. Effect: Increases Healing effects received from all sources by 10%. Grants immunity to all damage dealing environmental attacks/effects.]  Inactive Extra Skills  Frozen Hide [Active: Free Action. Energy: 5 EN. Cooldown: 4 turns. Effect: As a free action, apply one slot of Frost Aura and one slot of Frost Thorns equal to your tier to yourself until the start of your next turn.] Meditation [Active: Post Action. Energy: 0 EN. Cooldown: 3 turns. Effect: Recover an additional (4xTier) energy.] Combat Mastery Damage [Rank: 3. Active: Passive. Effect: Gain +1 * Tier additional Base Damage per rank. Ranks of this Skill obey Damage enhancement caps.] Familiar Skills Hunting Familiar [Active: Free Action. Cooldown: 5 turns. : Effect: Your familiar has a nose for treasure. Roll LD/CD (without bonuses) as if you had slain a loot-minimum mob.] Sword Arts Spoiler [x12] ST-I (12 10 EN) | A single-target sword art. [x15] ST-II (15 13 EN) | A powerful single-target sword art. Only available for use when ST-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if ST-II had been used and had missed the previous turn. [x20] ST-B (20 18 EN) | A devastating single-target sword art. Can only be used if the sword art used the previous turn is not ST-B and had rolled a natural CD9+. When performing an AoE attack, this CD check applies to only the first roll. [x15] AOE-I (13 11 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A sword art that strikes multiple targets at once. [x18] AOE-II (16 14 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A powerful sword art that strikes multiple targets at once. Only available for use when AOE-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if AOE-II had been used and had missed all intended targets the previous turn. [x12] TECH-A (13 11 EN) | STUN | A single-target sword art that stuns an enemy. [x12] TECH-B (13 11 EN) | DELAY | A single-target sword art that, on a successful strike, applies [Delay] on the enemy. [Delay] is a debuff that reduces the enemy’s ACC by 1 for one turn. [x8] TECH-F (8 6 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE STUN | A sword art that strikes multiple targets at once. All struck targets are stunned for one turn. Housing Buffs Spoiler Shizuka [Home] Master Bedroom [-1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat.] Living Room [Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.] Atelier (Extended Workshop) [+2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt & +1 crafting attempt per day.] Greenhouse [+2 Gathering EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to gathering attempts.] Storage Closet [+1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot.] Attic (Storage) [+5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests.]

 

[Nymoria 0]

The tunnels fanned out before her. She’d barely left the town ten minutes ago, and already Nymoria had seen signs of the drakelings within the depths of the mines. Or rather, the fore fringes of the mines. If they’ve already made it all the way up here… She shrugged off the thought, knowing that it would at least mean that she would have an easy time hunting them down.

At least Shogan seems content with the explorative side of the day. The shadowy fox lopped along at her side, tails wagging in content as they moved through the depths of semi-dark mines. She doubted that Shogan had any fear of the drakelings, much less the dark, that they could encounter. The fox had shown great bravery during other outings, not once showing any desire to run from anything they’d encountered – at least, not yet.

Aha, there’s the first. Nymoria spotted the form of something hovering in the distance, its wings allowing it to move slowly through the underground tunnels. Not overly large, she put it barely bigger than Shogan, although it was covered with gleaming red and black scales that seemed to reflect what little light touched it. Nymoria drew her knife as quietly as she could, letting her feet carry her closer to the hovering creature, before rushing from the few shadows towards it.

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Post Action: Combat

Nymoria | Lv. 34 | P. 11 | HP [740/740] | EN [100/110] | ACC [4] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | Bleed [36] | Toxic Venom [32] | LD [+6] | SD [+7] | Prosperity [2] | Quality [1] | -10 EN
Drakeling 1 | HP: 21/350 | DMG: 200 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | Bleed [36 | 1/2] | Toxic Venom [32 | 1/3] | Stunned

ID242519 | BD: 9+4-1 = 12 | <<Tech-A vs. Drakeling 1>> | Minor Critical Hit: [(22+1)x12-15] = 261 damage | Bleed [36 | 1/2] | Toxic Venom [32 | 1/3] | Stunned

Edited 15 hours ago by Nymoria

[Nymoria 0]

The knife slashed across the drakeling’s form, leaving a large gash down its right side as Nymoria carried on beyond it. She could already see the red and greenish coloured blood seeping, the toxic effect blending in with the bleeding that she had caused and wearing away at the poor creature’s health before it even had a chance to fully register her presence. Not that it made a difference, with the thing being stunned in place, it would disappear into a shattering of shards before it could do anything towards Nymoria.

A lucky start. I won’t always be so lucky…so be careful. The chastising in her head wasn’t entirely necessary, and yet Nymoria knew that it was right in its message. Holding the knife in a careful grip, she waited only long enough for the creature to erupt into nothingness before collecting the hide, and preparing to move on. The first had been defeated, but from what she had seen of the tunnels thus far, she knew that she was in for a long day of clearing away drakelings.

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Post Action: Combat

Nymoria | Lv. 34 | P. 11 | HP [740/740] | EN [104/110] | ACC [4] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | Bleed [36] | Toxic Venom [32] | LD [+6] | SD [+7] | Prosperity [2] | Quality [1] | +4 EN | -0 EN
Drakeling 1 | HP: 0/350 | DMG: 200 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | Bleed [36 | 1/2] | Toxic Venom [32 | 1/3] | Stunned

Bleed [36 | 2/2] | Toxic Venom [32 | 2/3] | Drakeling 1 defeated

Drakeling Skin Collected: [1/5]

Edited 15 hours ago by Nymoria

[Nymoria 0]

The first of the creatures left behind, Nymoria continued along the path she had been following, knowing that she would quickly encounter more. I wonder how long until everyone starts looking for the next labyrinth. She cocked her head at the thought, interest and excitement, as well as a small measure of confusion, catching her mid-step. She knew she was interested, herself, in being involved in a labyrinth search, but she was also aware that those were generally kept for more experienced players.

Should we join a labyrinth hunt, Shogan? She signed towards the fox, watching as it waved a pair of tails in response; as close to an agreement as she was going to receive from her companion. Nymoria nodded, considering the possibility. She would need to find someone else who was interested, or rather a group of others. These are always done in groups…except maybe by a couple of people. But usually they’re done in groups. Maybe I can put up a notice?

Her thoughts were interrupted as another of the drakelings came into view. Nymoria quickly drew her knife, before rushing outwards to greet the thing. Plans flowed to the back of her mind as she focused on the fight, but she knew she would come back to it once it was safe to do so.

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Post Action: Combat

Nymoria | Lv. 34 | P. 11 | HP [740/740] | EN [94/110] | ACC [4] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | Bleed [36] | Toxic Venom [32] | LD [+6] | SD [+7] | Prosperity [2] | Quality [1] | +0 EN | -10 EN
Drakeling 2 | HP: 101/350 | DMG: 200 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | Stunned

ID242520 | BD: 3+4-1 = 6 | <<Tech-A vs. Drakeling 2>> | Hit: [22x12-15] = 249 damage | Stunned

Drakeling Skin Collected: [1/5]

Edited 15 hours ago by Nymoria

[Nymoria 0]

Another soft slash and Nymoria was sailing by the stunned drakeling. Her blade hadn’t been as lucky this time, repelled by the shimmering scales that protected the thing. Still, she’d scored enough of a hit to cause a significant drop in its health, as well as to leave her without having to worry about any retaliatory strikes. At least so long as I can bring it down before it has a chance.

Reprimanded from her overtly confident behaviour, Nymoria spun around and refaced the drakeling. The thing had begun to shake off the stunned effect by the time she was focused on it, and she found herself dropping naturally into her newly practiced guard. The blade held backhanded and upwards in a ready position, she waited for the thing to close the distance between itself and her, knowing it would be unable to hesitate from attempting to attack her. Just wait for it to get here…

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Post Action: Combat

Nymoria | Lv. 34 | P. 11 | HP [740/740] | EN [89/110] | ACC [4] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | Bleed [36] | Toxic Venom [32] | LD [+6] | SD [+7] | Prosperity [2] | Quality [1] | +4 EN | -9 EN
Drakeling 2 | HP: 0/350 | DMG: 200 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | Stun Immunity [1/3]

ID242521 | BD: 6+4-1 = 9 | <<ST-I vs. Drakeling 2>> | Hit: [22x12-15] = 249 damage | Drakeling 2 defeated

Drakeling Skin Collected: [2/5]

Edited 15 hours ago by Nymoria

[Nymoria 0]

It hadn’t hesitated, moving towards her without a single concern towards its own well-being and continued existence. Nymoria had felt a single moment of pity for the creature, driven forward by the singular purpose it existed for, before she’d plunged the knife through it and broken its existence entirely.

Sometimes Cardinal really is brutal…but is it making us as brutal? Nymoria shook her head, unwilling or incapable of admitting to the fact that Cardinal could be corrupting them. She knew that many players had done things they wouldn’t be proud of; things that they needed to do in order to survive. None, however, would ever admit that they had become something as bad as the system that held them trapped.

Pushing herself onwards, Nymoria thought about the oddity of the entire situation. They’d become trapped in a world that would make them fight to survive. To kill, in order to escape. A psychiatrist would love to see the results from this, I think… For a brief moment, she found herself wondering if it wasn’t all meant to provide just that – a look into the various aspects of psyche and psychological development under such situations.

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Post Action: Combat

Nymoria | Lv. 34 | P. 11 | HP [740/740] | EN [79/110] | ACC [4] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | Bleed [36] | Toxic Venom [32] | LD [+6] | SD [+7] | Prosperity [2] | Quality [1] | +0 EN | -10 EN
Drakeling 3 | HP: 9/350 | DMG: 200 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | Bleed [36 | 1/2] | Toxic Venom [32 | 1/3] | Stunned

ID242522 | BD: 10+4-1 = 13 | <<Tech-A vs. Drakeling 3>> | Major Critical Hit: [(22+2)x12-15] = 273 damage | Bleed [36 | 1/2] | Toxic Venom [32 | 1/3] | Stunned

Drakeling Skin Collected: [2/5]

Edited 15 hours ago by Nymoria

[Nymoria 0]

The drakeling had almost taken her by surprise, erupting from a nearby side tunnel that Nymoria had entirely missed while she had passed it. Only a flash of motion out of the corner of her eye had saved her, the knife in her hand raising and stabbing towards it in a naturally reactive manner.

Freezing in place, the blade stuck deep within its chest, the drakeling had stared at Nymoria with an expression that she felt was somehow a mixture of shock and anger. Nymoria quickly twisted the knife, before pulling it out and stepping back away from the thing. She could already see the combination of blood and poison leaking from the wound, a sign that she had struck something overly vital – and a sign that it wouldn’t last more than a few seconds as the health was sapped from it.

Lucky. But this is going a lot better than I could have expected… Sighing softly, she relaxed only a little bit as she forced the knots that had just developed from her muscles. She’d barely moved into the depths of the mines – in fact, she figured if the tunnels hadn’t turned, she would likely still see the town she had left behind – and yet she’d already encountered a number of the drakelings. Well, I guess they wouldn’t have been overrun and forced out by just one of two of the things…

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Post Action: Combat

Nymoria | Lv. 34 | P. 11 | HP [740/740] | EN [83/110] | ACC [4] | DMG [22] | EVA [4] | Bleed [36] | Toxic Venom [32] | LD [+6] | SD [+7] | Prosperity [2] | Quality [1] | +4 EN | -0 EN
Drakeling 3 | HP: 0/350 | DMG: 200 | MIT: 15 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 | Bleed [36 | 2/2] | Toxic Venom [32 | 2/3] | Stun Immunity [1/3]

Bleed [36 | 1/2] | Toxic Venom [32 | 1/3] | Stunned

Drakeling Skin Collected: [3/5]