After the group finished up their discussion, settled on a rough plan, and started to disperse for their much-needed rest, a maid quietly ran up to @Blank and whispered into her ear. It was a discrete summoning from the Bandit King. Should Blank follow the maid back into the throne room, Erasmus would gesture for her to approach him.
You, girl, I sense strong magic from you, I need an insurance. I am old and my vigor is no longer what it used to be. You must stay here and defend me in case anything happens... it is often the most cautious of the bunch that is the most trustworthy. If you defend me, I will give you extra coins, yeah?
Meanwhile, a group of servants are showing the rest of the group to a series of small rooms where they would be able to rest for a couple of hours. Upon entering one of these rooms, it will become apparent that they were designed for functionality. All rooms came with a small bed and a chest at the foot of the bed. The only other thing that was in these rooms was a small table next to the bed where the candle to light the room was kept.
Get some rest now. As promised, I will dispatch a small team to escort you in the morning.
The night was short and extremely cold, making it rather difficult for you to rest properly regardless of whether or not you logged out... if you rested at all. Before your body wake up naturally, a masculine loud voice, accompanied by an obnoxious ringing bell ripped you from your slumber. If you opened up your palm menu, you will immediately notice that your rest meter was barely above 49%, indicating that it was going to be a rough day. If you headed into the hall, the owner of the voice from earlier would run up to you and immediately catch you up on the latest situation.
It’s the Pride, they are only 30 minutes away from the fortress now, we must prepare to intercept them once they storm the fortress.
Put on your equipment and gather any belongings you have left and meet me at the bottom of the stairwell down the hall. There’s a team waiting for you at the secret tunnel below here, I will guide you to the jail cells.
Location Secret Tunnel Entrance
Okay, follow me, you should be able to reach the main chamber where the Pride is going to come in from, those who are pretending to be a prisoner must go all the way toward the end where the prison is location. As for the rest of you, you guys will have to branch off half way to blend in with the Pride.
Ready? Let's go.
Once the man finished going over the plan, he and the group of bandits made their way into the tunnel with a few torches to light their path. If you choose to follow them, continue posting in this thread.
After an extended walk, you could feel a massive tremor knocking everyone, including you, down into the ground. The rocky ceiling shook violently, resulting in some fragments breaking off and landing on the ground. Some of these rocks crushed a few unlucky bandits who couldn't roll out of the way in time.
W-what? What's going on? OY, MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!!! The Primadox has been unleashed, shit, did they forget we are right under it? Okay before you ask, it's one of our exotic warbeasts, its magic resonates with these tunnels and uhh... that attracts some really nasty creatures that will be rampaging because of that magic.
Move your asses now and kill everything in your path, got it? Not a single thing alive. We need to get to the end of the tunnel in one piece. I think the Pride has broken into the fortress already...
While you are are navigating the trembling tunnel, you are assaulted by massive black ants that you can hardly distinguish from the shadow. What's peculiar about these creatures was the fact that their eyes were completely crystallized while their pincer is dripping with liquid glowing with an unusual mixture of white, purple, blue, and cyan. The moment they were able to feel your movement, they immediately chased after you.
Unexpectedly, one of the bandits who was running beside you ran out of luck the moment he darted around a bend when a massive pincer burst out of the wall and popped his head clean off. Whatever magic that was causing these creatures to rampage in such a way must have been extremely potent.
The colored number above represents the group's progress toward reaching your destination. The action you will take can be anything that will help you achieve that goal. This includes helping the other party members run faster, killing monsters on the way, avoiding rocks, navigating, etc.
To begin, roll in this thread and add 5 per mastery tier excluding beginner, +10 for mastered. That is how much you are contributing toward the progress track.
Everyone has 2 posts with a max word count of 700 this cycle. Subtract 10 HP and 20 EN each time you post. Also, link your dice roll and status tracker. Lastly, keep a running tally of your party's roll at the end of the post.
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