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[Fortis]

“Bah, not enough,” Bowser grumbled, seeing how many Tones it would take to get his fire breath back. But at least now he had a way to get it back. And it shouldn’t be too hard to find enough of the little creatures to get enough Tones. The little black things were everywhere. In fact, Bowser saw one of them to the right, over to the east.

“I’m goin’ to beat up more of those black things. Gotta gather up some Tones. If anyone wants to come with me, I’ll split up the Tones with ‘em.” Bowser said. He began running to the east, aiming for the creature lurking at the edge of the fog.

[Dwarmin]

Sadie didn't think what the others were trying would work. Wouldn't the colors match the sacrifice needed? On second thought, that made sense. And this world made no sense at all!

She sighed, digging into the cube, exchanging tones and taking out the evil Terranome root. She needed more Tones-that way she could understand this world better...but Sadie didn't want to take more than her fair share.

Actions: Drop all my tones into the cube except 5.

Remove and Chew on the last half of Teranome root I stored there earlier and try to rest my wounds.

[Evergod41]

"Treesucker?! TREESUCKER?! What kind of title is that?! That- that just doesn't make any sense!" Then upon noticing the king moving in on some more enemies, Cora runs off with him to harvest more tones.

"Sounds like a grand plan, and a way to vent... duo-purpose plans are always perfect..... In their... practicality..? Alliteration can be hard at times... least I'm not porous... that doesn't even work."

[Caellath]

Nikolai took a look at the menus before leaning back at the nearby tree, back against bark. He enjoyed the fact there was only one skill assigned to him at that moment; it meant he could freely surrender his tones and allow the rest of the team to bring back their strength, abilities and magic. Not only that, Tenacity was probably important, but it should also be kept quiet until he really felt it was needed, whatever it was.
: "Haha, in my case, do not get too worried, I'm most certainly a nerd."

He then turned back to the group.

: "I think the tones should go for the group instead of individuals. We should get healing magic preferentially, then spotting skills second; and we should also make sure people with around three skills get at least one after some time, so things don't get too unbalanced. Here, I'm in no hurry to unlock my ability."

Nikolai gives the team the tones he has been carrying.

Then he follows Bowser to charge enemies with the hammer he has been carrying in a spinning attack.

[Fortis]

Bowser had been inclined to grumble over his assigned title, but he had to chuckle at Cora's indignant anger. Couldn't blame her. If he had been named something so insulting, he would be eating that cube thing right now. Firespout was none too flattering either, but he decided not to press the issue, not wanting to draw more attention to his own embarrassing impotent flames. Or lack thereof.

"Yeah, I know. But what does that stupid bell thing know anyway?" Bowser said. "How about I give you a better title? Something like 'Royal Bard' or such."

"Also, what exactly are you? You look like a small human, but you smell different from one." Bowser asked. "Can you jump like one? Or reincarnate? How about you Nikolai?"

[freeformschooler]

: "I think the tones should go for the group instead of individuals. We should get healing magic preferentially, then spotting skills second; and we should also make sure people with around three skills get at least one after some time, so things don't get too unbalanced. Here, I'm in no hurry to unlock my ability."

: "Indeed. Put them in the cube, maybe. I will."

After talking to Ding, Queen put her remaining tones in the cube.

[Caellath]

"Also, what exactly are you? You look like a small human, but you smell different from one." Bowser asked. "Can you jump like one? Or reincarnate? How about you Nikolai?"

: "I am just a human. I come from a land where there is not magic of any kind and the only sentient beings are the humans. My life wasn't too exciting before I was brought here."

[Evergod41]

"Yeah, I know. But what does that stupid bell thing know anyway?" Bowser said. "How about I give you a better title? Something like 'Royal Bard' or such."

"Also, what exactly are you? You look like a small human, but you smell different from one." Bowser asked. "Can you jump like one? Or reincarnate? How about you Nikolai?"

"Oh, ho-ho... No, I'm nothing as embarrassing as a human, I am a halfling, children of Yondalla, though we are considered a lesser-race, in the many realms of Eberron you'd be hard pressed to find somewhere were we aren't... Cora seems to indulge the title of 'Royal Bard' to herself a little bit, smiling, before continuing the chatter.

"And what about you? Though I have seen some kind that look similar, I cannot place a name for them, your ability to breathe fire makes me think some breed of draconian, but the shell, tortoise looking in nature... it simply confounds me. Ooo, that's a word I don't use often..."

: "I am just a human. I come from a land where there is not magic of any kind and the only sentient beings are the humans. My life wasn't too exciting before I was brought here."

"A boring realm for a boring race... seems fitting, but just once I'd like to see a human with something special..." Cora frowns, but then returns to the thought of being royal.

[Fortis]

"So, that plumbers abilities must be just him and a handful of others." Bowser said. "Good to know. Here I was worrying that the stuff he does was common among human kind. But it's limited to just a couple of freaks. No idea how he keeps doing it. That plumber has been stomped, spiked, poisoned, dropped into bottomless pits, dumped into lava, eaten by fish, shot by cannonballs, set on fire, laser beamed, frozen, engulfed by quicksand, sucked into a black hole, you name it and it's happened to him. No matter what, though, he keeps on coming back. There's a human with something special for you, and a colossal pain in the neck too. Still, I suppose he keeps life interesting."

"As for me, I am a Koopa. But I'm a royal Koopa, so that means I've got some perks most run of the mill koopas don't get. For one, most of them are a lot smaller. About the human's size. And most of them can't breathe fire either, or have the impressive array of weapons I've got, or the brute strength." Bowser just grinned, showing off his spikes, claws, and muscles to Cora. "Koopas are the brains of the place too. We're the ones that are pushing technology and magic to its limits, and actually maintain a powerful military."

[Evergod41]

"Sounds like he has a case of the protag... people like that aren't special, at least not in the sense that they deserve it. They're given all of their abilities, while most like us have to work hard and achieve them... Koopa... Koooooopa... Kopaaaaah. Sounds nice, might use it in some songs... King Koopa...

"There once was a mighty King Koopa..."
"No... that won't work..."

Spoiler: The Koopa Epic (click to show/hide)

"The mighty King, and royal bard,
where traveling, upon the road.
When they met a, subsistant shard,
who came and said, 'become a toad!'
The party gave, the shard their best,
and soon the shard, left with a jest.
'You foolish fools, I'm a trickster,
your goal is now, mine to fester,
if you want it, you need to come,
to my fortress, to kick my bum!'

With that damage, fresh in their mind,
Koopa and Bard, made on their way,
unknowing too, their foe not kind,
it also took, their strengths away.
They made their way, to the shards lair,
and to it's throne, for a fight fair.
The shard did not, know it's foe well,
for they had not, shown it their spell,
It gave them strength, not known to all,
power enough, to win the brawl.

[Tiruin]

Aidan inspected the list as everyone else was chatting, somehow he was intrigued by his own title - 'Fossil...'

How did Uniq assign the names?

He stood up. "Twelve yellow tones and five green tones for Reggie and Queen. That leaves red and blue ripe for the taking, anyone still needing...err, skills?"

The notion of gaining skills that could be easily learned by observation and study - now 'traded' for by this currency system was very interesting. It still had the thought of hard work, but that hard work came through the use of physical force in fighting - fighting the creatures of this place, probably from that strange black creature.

He moved over to Sadie and the bell. "I'm taking the Tune of Trance, or if anyone else needs those red tones, Truesight.

"Sadie, do you think these titles mean anything? I don't...look like a fossil, do I?"

It sounded like a stupid question, but the nearest of his companions who wasn't busy must know the answer.

Aidan also tries to rest the natural way - by resting.

Drop all tones into the cube. And ask Uniq, and everyone else about where Kaina went.

"Uniq, you mentioned something about crafting before, is it possible to create a bow from the wooden flora around here without any tools?

"Did anyone see Kaina? Where did she go?"

[Caellath]

"Did anyone see Kaina? Where did she go?"

: "Taken away by a giant and dark hand from the sky. I think her body didn't make it." Nikolai answers.

[Tiruin]

"Did anyone see Kaina? Where did she go?"

: "Taken away by a giant and dark hand from the sky. I think her body didn't make it." Nikolai answers.

"Dark h-...she died, then?

"These things happen normally around here?"

[Dexexe1234]

12 - Healing Punch Cube Pool

Queen gives Ding 5 Tones and asks for her Boomerang Toss skill. Ding starts ringing the large bell, which at first doesn't make a sound even when the bell tongue hits the walls, but then the five tones disappear in a flashy show of light, as the bell tolls five times. Each ring brings memories of Queen's past to her, helpful and charming memories, some she even thought lost to the haze of age. She remembered the fondness she had for her daughter and the feeling of home for just a brief second.

: "That... Was delightful."

She felt at ease with herself as she instinctively knew that it worked. She knew how to toss anything to make it come back.



Then the golem approached Ding, having selected the Healing Punch but not having any Tones in its inventory, the Cube gave off a feint light as the 12 tones it had in it from the recent deposits were spawned in front of Ding, who began ringing the bell again. The 12 tolls rung brought memories of the manufacturing complex to the golem, as it was constructed and prepared for its job. It brought forth the expectations and the joy it knew it would get from helping others and guarding life. For just a moment, the golem felt fulfilled and complete.

: [WHAT AN INTRIGUING EXPERIENCE.]

It felt the powerful chargers in its hands reactivate, as the healing magick started to soar from the core crystal. It knew that its punches would bring gain, not pain, once more.

"I'm taking the Tune of Trance, or if anyone else needs those red tones, Truesight"

"Uniq, you mentioned something about crafting before, is it possible to create a bow from the wooden flora around here without any tools?

"Did anyone see Kaina? Where did she go?"

: "No you don't get it Fossil Freak, the colors mean nothing! There arent 3 greens and 4 blues and 6 yellows and 2 reds there are 15 Tones! The colors are just something that happens to be on them! Even when it comes to the colors on the display for the cost boxes, it still means nothing! Naught but an odd design by whoever it is that makes the titles and HUDs."

Cube was sleeping inside the Cube but its voice rang from it:

: "Analyzing questions...Done. Activating memory core...Done. Loading custom explanation loadouts #1348 and #8235... Done. Crafting is actually done through certain paraphernalia that you haven't located yet! They say the guardian of this island keeps one of the crafting machines, but I am not really sure if that is true. I don't even remember how they look like, so sadly I cannot be of help. Your natural ability for crafting can be trialled, but I don't know how well that would work."

: "Kaina was taken by the Reaper, the creature that enforces death in this world. If your real life body is in some way destroyed or brought down from its near fatal state into a fatal state, you die! This can make the darosian body you inhabit right now lock up and stop functioning, making it a horrible event for the person it happens to! I believe staying active can keep your form from locking up and withering away, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take breaks."

Turn 19, Day 1, ???





The damn creature disappeared into the fog again as a large bridge was dropped onto the island with an incredible slam. Sadie got the rest of her Terranome Root and ate it, restoring 1 heart. Sadie and Aidan tried to rest, but the shaking of the bridge threw off their silent moment.

A feint noise seemed to come from the fog that the bridge had appeared out of. It sounded like... Music?

Spoiler: inventory (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

Just found some tune that would fit, Okami seemed nice, so it fits whats going on here.

[freeformschooler]

: "Ach! Bridge from nowhere!"

Queen's skill gain celebration was cut short by a "ker-THUNK" to the north. She decided to follow the bridge and find where the music was coming from.

: "Want to follow me, anyone?"