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Rem Nil Lake is just notth of the mountain range of pormont. The lake itself is three miles in diameter and about 250 ft at it's deepest; averaging around 75ft in most locations. It's shores are a combination of rock and dirt along with select sandy locations. The lake itself is found deep within the forest, but has many roads that lead to it. This is due to much of the forests inhabitants relying on the lake for sustenance; whether it be water or food. Several small cabins can be found around or near the lake as well as a small village of various races living somewhere within it's forests. Scattered through is a multitude of wild life as well as several mines at the base of the mountains to the east. As of recently their has been an increase of creatures in this area, ranging from dire wolves to large bands of goblins. The once soothing forest now has folks looking over their shoulder; constantly keeping an eye out for bandits or attacks. But as odd as it has been lately no matter what happens the lake's boarders seem to stay safe; legend tells of a guardian who protects the lake; the Deathly Oak Elf.

Legends also tell of many mysterious secrets the lake itself holds ranging from the water and it's unique healing properties to ancient beasts which supposedly hide in the depths of the lake. Although a great deal of the lake has crystal clear water and most areas allow for one to see to the bottom. Not all areas are as visible; some of the deeper locations feel a bit more ominous. As for the food found in or near the lake it differs based on the various vegetation and species of fish within the waters. There are also some dangers to the water but not until one goes out deeper towards the center. Drawings of the lake in a book Steele had found which brough him here, once showed a powerful statue of sorts at it's center, but since then it appears to have been destroyed.

"A legenda quiescere deorsum ."

Is written upon a small tomb like stone just before the lake. A few feet from a massive oak tree and a tiny little cabin; the very same cabin Steele had found the book in. Yet deserted it seemed the male felt this warranted some sort of investigation as such, the male would begin to message his ally.

Mail

Hey Wild Rose, I been meaning to hang some and chit chat a bit more. Come to these coordinates and join me for a fun adventure. I think I've stumbled upon somethign worth while here... [ Location ]

It was then the sky turned a crimson red and the heavens themselves began to shake at their core. Meteorites seemed to fill the sky landing hard through out the land. None so more then at lake Rem Nil. Home to many animals and various humnoid creatures. A sudden feeling of fear would spread across the land. Several dozen meteors would have land smack dab into the earthen surface causing it to quake. Several areas along the mountain shifting a few mines collapsing it was utter chaos.

BOOM, CRACK!​

The largest of the meteorites now landing far off past the mountains into some uncharted region. A few eyes would gander forth as several meteors land inside the lake causing massive waves which would quake out with a ripple effect; an effect of which that soon hit the land as trees blew back from the gust of wind a slight steam formed upon the lake. It wasn't but five minutes later when the storm ended that things seemed calm once more. Even the panicking goblins within the forest seemed to be calm. Yet a single tree which was adorned trinkets remained unphased, unlike the small destroyed plaque beneath it which reads.

[アーサー ペンドラゴン]​

Now all that remains was disturbed soil and a hazy trail of foot prints that lead to the lake, muck kicking up concealing a large figure clad in armor as bubbles slowly form at the surface trailing towards the center of the lake. A sinister feeling of dread fills the air for a moment. The once clear and beautiful waters that were once pure seemed to have turned a putrid sickly color and some of the life within seems to have changed while others float at the surface. Some of the neighboring trees weep as some monster and adventurers gaze upon the sorrow that is now the lake. An angelic voice could be heard faintly to those of pure heart; increasing the closer you get to the lake. It seems distressed almost pleading for help.

Could you be the one brave adventure?​

Eyes shifting as to turn he'd look to the waters confused, "Who me? Who wants to know...where the hell is rose...?" The male said aloud clearly annoyed but curious as he made his way towards the lake, only now realizing the foot prints, "I better investigate that..but rose isn't here yet. So I'll wait."

@Wild Rose

 

staring at death I take a breath

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Here she was, sitting.

She was even crying in game. Wiping the tears angrily from her eyes, the blonde shook her head. Luckily for her, nobody was talking very much, and nobody seemed to want her attention either. No, rather she was in a corner of somewhere, trying to calm down. After all, she had just yelled at her parents, again. Ever since that damn broadcast, it's like everything's been... weird between them. Her father always seemed sad, but he was more tolerable then her mother. She was on a righteous rampage, telling Lily constantly how to do things and overall being over-bearing. It was like she took her daughter's words as a personal offense.

When a mail pinged, Wild Rose hurriedly finished wiping her eyes.

She flicked her wrist, and the menu was open in mere seconds. Reading the mail took a bit longer, because her eyes clouded over with tears again. After the third try, she could finally concentrate on the words. The girl didn't even respond to the mail, but she knew that he knew she would come. After all, Wild Rose had always come, even if she was late. She just didn't like to respond to mails all that well. Pretty unnecessary most of the time. With a tap, she had the location marked on her map. Raising an eyebrow, the girl was tempted to laugh, but could only manage a weak smile.

''How does he manage to do that? Every time it's always near me...'' she muttered to herself.

So with plans now in mind, she found herself standing up. With a breath, she let the final of her worries as Lily to slip away, simply becoming Wild Rose. Her green eyes were clear now, even as she made a note of where to go on the map. The easiest path was forward - how surprising - and it was actually well cleared for once. With another breath, she was walking now, her boots making soft sounds eaten alive by the peace of the forest. Yet, in the back of her mind, she could hear it. The buzzing of plants and nature, as if calling to her. She ignored it - it was very quiet after all, easy to ignore - but still, it lingered with her.

And then the sky turned red.

''What the...'' she began, but trailed off. Her eyes went wide - Steele was over there! And without hesitation, she began to take off, running down the long winding path to a special tree near the lake. It was the closest path to the lake, and something in her gut told her she'd want to see the tree anyways. But then, meteors fell, and landed. The earth shook beneath her feet, throwing her not only off balance, but on her butt too. The blonde felt a thrill of fear lance through her body. Was this what they meant, in the newscast? And for an instant, she could see it. A tree falling, crushing her, the slow painful death. And then, being awake, wondering if she could feel the pain even in her nightmares.

She shook her head however, there was no time to think about things like that! She quickly got to her feet, but the ground shook again, throwing her off again. ''Dammit!'' she hissed to herself. This was no joke! And then, as sudden as it happened, it was gone. She got to her feet gingerly, staring at the sky with narrowed eyes, biting her on her lower lip in worry. And so, without hesitation, she pushed her way back to the lake. Her feet were pummeling on the ground, and a shape in the distance was familiar to her. Relief went through her body, as she opened her mouth.

''Leader Steele! Thank the Fates you're alright!'' she called.

''Did you s- WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAKE!?'' she started, only to see the lake. Her voice accidentally got loud, and her face seemed to be horrified. ''Oh no this is b-'' and then she stopped. Something, something was pulling at her. She hissed a breath in, even as her hands curled on her chest, as if clutching her heart. ''Leader Steele....'' she said. She let the words trail off, and tilted her head. Whispers, soft touches. There was something akin to sorrow within her, and for a moment it almost overwhelmed her again. Breathing in again, she turned to look at him, her eyes now flashing with feeling, her face set in determination.

''Wild Rose present sir! What is our next step.'' she said. Yes, that was the easiest way to handle this. Treat it like a normal mmo quest or something, and let the guild leader led the pair. And she knew she was being meek unlike her normal attitude, but her worried gaze kept looking out at the lake. There was something anxiety inducing about this situation, a pitt of dread settling at the bottom of her stomach. She really did not like this, there was something wrong. But she was not alone for it either, even as her gaze returned to her guild leader. Sure, he had just wanted to chat but this was more important then that wasn't it?

Or was it that Lily was bleeding into Wild Rose due to how disturbed her emotions felt right now?

@Aaron Steele

there's nothing left

 

As he appeared to be knelt down gazing upon the foot prints deciding if he should wait for wild rose or not he'd look about the lake curiously deep in thought He knew he heard a voice, but didn't recognize who or what it was. All he could tell was it came from behind him. In the lake, yet these foot prints lead from the giant tree down to the lake, this was beginning to become a puzzle. He wondered if this was an event or some prescripted quest. Looking about he'd shrug before once more taking his attention to the waters. Pressing a finger to it he'd note it's nasty texture and even more so; toxic like state wiping it off in the dirt he'd only now hear Rose's voice, yet it seemed she'd gone from sad to cheerful or pretending to be such. "You alright kiddo?" he'd ask getting up to check on her hands on either side he'd hug her, "You see off, Is it the lake?" he said turning back as to let go, "I don't like this either. Might need to gather the guild here for a mission or something. But for no, we need to look into this matter." he said pointing to the tracks, "these bad boys lead from the tree over there, to this shoreline and enter the water; before the big storm and a few moments after. I saw the waters change slowly. Whatever this was must have gone in before that change. Because nothing would ever voluntarily go into it. Nothing alive at least." he'd say making a rather fair observation.

Rising from his knelt position due to the hug; given their size difference. He'd soon motion for her to follow, "I found a book earlier. It said something about this place Rem Nil Lake. Some thing about some type of guardian and a giant statue of sorts in the center out there. Oh and "A legenda quiescere deorsum ." was written in it. I'm not a fan of latin but I think it's a legend something door some or I don't know. Maybe some sort of legend is tied to the place." he said shrugging in aggravation as he made his point clear.Once they made it over to the broken and faded plaque he'd slowly wipe the dust off. What the fuck is this, elf? Wait, no it's Japanese...do I look Japanese, do we not get translations. Fuck..." he said some, "you wouldn't happen to be a weeb like my sister?" he said laughing, "I mean I love animu I just can't read or speak that stuff." he said some rubbing the back of his head. Wait, let me grab some paper and rub it with some charcoal from these burned up tree limbs. [アーサー ペンドラゴン] There, we can clearly see it now. What's this say? Maybe we can figure it out or bring it back to guild mate's later. Either way, let's start looking around for more clues, maybe we can find these meteorites and use them for materials or something later in our crafting." he'd say as he took lead once more exploring some more, leading her to the cabin to search for more clues within it.

Inside they'd find many things from an abandoned bed, dusty cobwebs and something akin to the cabin from a Disney film. All that was missing were seven dwarfs who were coming back from the mines. His eyes shifting he'd take note of that thought and remembered seeing mines along the way; "Actually, maybe we should look into that." he said tapping his chin, "There were some mines nearby maybe the owner is a minner? He may know more about the book and the legend." he'd say as he'd given her time to search around for clues. Nothing really resided in the place except fresh food so it appeared the home was at least still in use. The other thing would be the fire although out was still warm. Had she searched hard enough she might find something along the lines of a letter upon a desk. No matter what came from the search or a lack of one the duo would exit the home and once more look upon the lake; now a familiar site being seen. It may trigger one's memory of a recent photo they've both seen from a certain book. Yet a voice could be heard once more. Please brave hero, you are my only hope. Save my lake and reap my rewards. It would say as a glimmer of light disappeared from the lake into the woods not far off the path; had either been perceptive enough they may have noticed. Steele walking forward would seem more occupied with his thought than the voice; as the lake, it was almost as if he didn't quite hear it's muffled cries for help. Perhaps @Wild Rose would.

OOC: Let's keep this to the exploration of the land and if we make it a possible secret look into the next guild mission I have planned. So don't be afraid to get creative, I'll fix what is wrong if it ruins my plan...