[Open] Nose to The Grindstone

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(Group play focusing on furthering combat experience, teamwork and gaining levels)

It was deep in the forests of Windsor, where the forests were lush and the foliage was thick and on a clear day, it still might be dim under the branches of the might trees that make up this stretch of land. Not only was a good place for gathering resources like herbs and animal based ingredients, but it was also a wonderful place to grind and hunt. That's what a lone Druid was doing, waiting on a fallen tree, the large piece of fallen lumber to be was covered in moss and the surrounding area looked right it was copied right out of some fantastical yet whimsical book of fairy tales. She was waiting, waiting for a friend or two to show up. She figured this would be a great chance not only to get themselves more combat experience, but also a great way for them to get experience while enjoying a nice and warm day out. It was about late morning, early afternoon, the sun high in the sky, lighting up the forest a bit.

Regina would kick her legs, looking around, watching little animals dart off, some of them even had some levels above their little health bars, she tilted her head, wondering what exactly constituted as an enemy in terms of what would be given enough levels to fight back against greedy Adventurer's. As she wondered this, she would move her hand flip along in the air, opening her contact list and seeing that the PM's she had sent had indeed been sent. She would peek around a bit more, making a mental note of some of the local wildlife. Snakes, baby boars, dull slimes and even a few full grown boars to guide around their babies. She would look through her little guide, wondering if there were 'boss' monsters around, maybe 'alpha's of these animal groups?

Either way she was starting to get bored and began to grumble, wondering what was taking some people so long.

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Word Count: 331
@noa, Myrddin

OOC: Anyone is free to join in, though, once we reach about seven or either people, I will have to close to the thread to keep it from getting 'too' large. Thank you and I hope you all have fun.

Members: 3/8

[Myrddin]

Breathtaking. That was the only word he could think of to describe the scene around him. The sound of his staff muffled greatly by the grass and soft earth beneath his feet. Birds sang a chorus of chirps and tweets as he ventured into the Windsor forest. He had been here a few times before but hadn't taken much time to truly appreciate its beauty. The thick trunks of the mighty trees looked to be able to make a small hotel room out of. The vines were about as big around as Myrddin's arms, which gave him a conflicting sense of appreciation and worry as horror movie flash backs played images in his head. The bright light from the sun splintered through the gaps in the thick foliage above. On occasion the enchanter had to use his free arm to block out the piercing rays.

With a quick gesture he opened his status screen and maneuvered to the message screen. He selected his most recent pm from Regina, an member of the Boston Tea Party group he had joined a while back. It was rather sudden and more unexpected than he realized as he found himself staring at the message for five minutes before he messaged her back on her location. Once received he set out without a word back, he had been a bit rude about his messaging lately. With his staff in hand, and a recent venture into the wild having made him closer to his next level up, he set out with a good feeling about the meeting. With the message selected he quickly typed out a question.

Hey, Regina. I'm in Windsor Forest. Here's my location. How far am I from you?

He set the message but didn't stop as he waited for the reply. Instead he moved along the lush greenery of the forest, breathing in the rich clear air. As he ventured on he came to a small creek that split the land, winding down deeper into the dense forest. "Hmm...I wonder if there is a big enough pond to swim in." He wondered aloud, taking precaution as he stepped into the creek. The cool water engulfed his boots and while the water couldn't get inside, the cool touch of it to his boots sent a relaxing vibe through his legs. Myrddin let out a slow exhale of contentment. He stood there for a couple minutes before he stepped out of the creek and onto dry land. As his foot came down onto the soft earth a small creature bolted from under some of the vegetation and caused Myrddin to jump back in surprise. The jump back wouldn't do much if you had expert control of your legs. However, Myrddin was not one such person, as he jumped back he stumbled, lost his footing on the slippery mud of the creek and fell with a sharp yelp and a splash.

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Titania made her way into the great forest, this being her first time being away from the main city, she used to stick close by it, being she was new and all that she didn't want to run the risk of accidentally running into something that was far stronger than she could handle. She made her way under a large root and continued on her way through the small clearing leading deeper into the forest. Her silver armor, seemingly bejeweled with sapphires glinted and gleamed in the beams of the sunlight that struck through the canopy. Her pointed ears sometimes flicking as she tried to stay aware of her surroundings. Her shield, blue and seemingly 'drenched' in large, pointed gemstones was on her left arm, while her sword was still sheathed at her side, her hand never too far away from it, less she be caught off guard.

Apparently, from what Regina had sent her, this was supposed to be not only a gathering of friends, but of strangers or 'friends to be' depending on how you looked at it, in order to not only improve their skills, but to also hopefully, gain some levels. Still being so low leveled, she certainly could use it! Especially being that she was the tank of the group, how would it look if the 'squishies' were physically tougher than her? Embarrassing, that's a fact. She would duck under some low hanging branches and heard the sounds of running water, a creek or a river perhaps?

As she made her way past a clearing, she heard something scurry underfoot to then run towards the creek, this place, though vast and probably filled with dangers, was beautiful. She heard someone let out a loud yelp and then splash into water. She would hop out of the bush, sword drawn and shimmering in the light, she would yell "Who goes!?" and then looks around, expecting to see something fierce or terrible, or at least foreboding. But she blinks and lowers her gaze to the....Enchanter who looked more like a drowned rat than an adventurer. She tilted her head slightly and then slowly sheathed her sword, clasping her sheath closed as she then walks towards him. "Are you alright?" She asks, extending an arm out as she then looks to his name "Oh Meeerden, how nice to meet you." She says, sounding out his name as she says it. She looks him over, thinking he looked awfully familiar.

"We were not in a group or something like that a little while ago?" She asks as she tries to help him up, while at the same time trying not to get herself too terribly dirty. "Also, did Regina send for you as well?" She asks as she then looks around for a moment, making sure no one was around before looking back to the enchanter. "I could have sworn the compass said this way." She shrugs and then swipes a hand through the air, a small map appearing to her, where she then typed in something, it would then show her exactly where her friend, Regina, was.

"If you are lost as I am, then this should help. The map says she is about... three clicks that way." Titania then pointed towards a clearing that was just past a large and rather rotten looking fallen log. She would then smile to the Enchanter and make her way towards Regina, wondering if anyone else could join the group...

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[Balore]

I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT I'VE BECOME

INDESTRUCTIBLE

An afternoon of logging quickly turned into the guardian being lost outside of the city. Normally he knew where he was going but today he lost sight of his land marks and now he was in this predicament. In this world however being lost was not entirely a bad thing. Sometimes you found things you never would have found if you were looking for them. 'This is why you should have Lav make you some maps.' he thought to himself. A heavy sigh escaped his lips as he pulled open a world map.

At the very least he could assume he was heading west.. hopefully. Normally he would have taken this time to enjoy his surroundings but today was different. He had things to do or rather things he wanted to get done so that he could move on from here. He was tired of sitting at the level he was but every time he tried to leave he got pulled back in by people needing his help. It was troublesome being the hero type sometimes.

There was no sound except the clank of his steel boots for quite some time. That is until he heard the sound of water splashing off in the distance followed by voices. His ears twitched as he homed in on the sound and followed it back to it's source; two players. Normally he would have been bright and cheerful as he walked out to greet them but recent events had him weary. Not all adventurers were like him, some liked to kill each other.

Taking a quick second to scan them, he realized they weren't even his level combined. Still that did not mean with some team work they could not take him down or that didn't have back up. Pondering what he should do he decided that he was probably just being paranoid. "Ahoy! You aren't lost too by any chance are you?" he shouted to the duo. He tried not to seem threatening as he carried his shield with his left arm, sword sheathed behind it. 

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