World difficulty: 32The Aglaia lands on top of a large, round tower. If you look down between the crenelations you see a bustling city, probably somewhere in the middle ages, with merchants prizing their wares, children chasing each other trough alleyways, guards attempting to slow down the stream of people in and out the city gates... The tower you are standing on is part of a keep, an orange and green banner featuring a silver set of tools and the words 'Cras Id Faciam' can be seen on several places on the castle and the city walls.
The sun finally rises above the castle walls. The air is chilly, but the gathered people do not care. The excitement and anticipation heats the crowd.
The courtyard is split in half by a track, which, in turn, is divided lengthwise by a low fence. On both sides of the track is a knight, seated high atop a warbeast. Lord Ochita, to the left, is clad in a mason's apron. He carries a shield made of granite and a lance of marble, and he rides a rhinoceros. On the right is Sir Taric, sitting atop a six-legged machine, fueled by coal and driven by steam. His weapons of choice, too, are made of steel, and while the shield is simply a strong and masterfully decorated sheet, his lance contains an intricate spring system for that little extra punch.
As the battlehorns sound, both beast and machine rush forward, closing the distance between them in a matter of seconds. Lord Ochita's lance hits first, but glances away on the shield of Sir Taric, and when the latter stabs his weapon against the shield of his opponent, the springs expand instantly, blowing the mason out of the saddle. The crowd cheers, and till deep in the night, the people celebrate the new owner of Castle Tempelos. Little do they now their new owner has already stored the whole castle in his back pocket. While he was attending the feast in that same castle. Let us not dwell on the paradox.Ochita: 35 VS Taric: 60
Quality: 80
Quantity: 1. For fluff reasons.+35 Jousting XP (Ochita)
+60 Jousting XP (Taric)
+1 Fully Populated Castle (I: 80) (Taric)I shall fuse the bonsai together and feed it more life force, and attempt to make a large tree.
Attempt: 39You attempt to force the bonsai to grow together, and you are fairly sur you'd manage to do it with regular bonsai. However, the spirits inside these trees fight to keep their individuality, and their combined might exceeds even yours - at least, at the moment.
+39 Spirit Fusing XPSMELT the iron ore.
Attempt: 64
Quality: 40
Quantity: 17 (1)The lava proves very helpful in providing heat, and when you place the iron ore on a thin stone plate above the red-hot liquid, it only needs a little nudge from you to melt. You catch the iron in a gutter on one side of the sloped plate, and when you remove the lava and everything cools down again, you have a nice bar of iron.
+64 Smelting XP
+1 Iron Bar (I: 88)Get samples of anything that can be mashed up in the market.
Attempt: 11+3You stroll down the market streets, keeping an eye open for anything of alchemical interest. Nothing catches your eye the first few streets, but then you see a large crowd gathered around something. You make your way trough the people, into the castle courtyard, curious as ever, and witness the weirdest joust you've ever seen.
When you attempt to leave after the event, you notice Taric already placed you in his back pocket with the rest of the castle. By the time you find your way out of the gigantic textile prison, the day is over. You hope there'll be a market tomorrow.
+6 Gathering XPGroup inventory
4 oak logs. (25 each)
2 blocks of white stone. (50 each)
1 reddish-yellow metal bar. (100)
1 animal skull (possibly feline) (150)
1 Heavy Metal Rhino (I: 193)
5 Unspecified Brand Building Bricks (I: 10 each)
5 Wax Cylinders (I: 11 each)
4 Lapis Lazuli's (I: 6 each)
1 Oak Log (I: 25)
6 Alien Branches (I: 3 each)
1 Dead Fawn (I: 61)
1 Necrotic Tree (I: 114)
Ochita
Influence: 410
Stonecrafting: 5
Cooking: 0 (48/100)
Gathering: 3 (60/100)
Musician: 0 (31/100)
Musical spellmaking: 0 (91/100)
Jousting: 0 (35/100)
1 Big Bag of Stardust (I: 120)
1 The Rock (I: 340)
1 Rocky Rock Song (I: 278)
5 Obsidian Shards (I: 7 each)
Reisen
Influence: 140
Alchemy: 7 (15/100)
Gathering: 3 (62/100)
3 Alien Rocks (I: 2 each)
1 Potion of Rocketeering (I: 380)
1 Bag of Stardust (I: 72)
1 Flask of Acidic Hallucinogens (I: 176)
1 Orb Of Health And Sickness (I: 220)
Taric
Influence: 70
Robotics: 8 (53/100)
Fusion: 0 (72/100)
Golemancing: 0 (13/100)
Gathering: 2 (87/100)
Jousting: 0 (60/100)
1 Man of Steel (I: 222)
1 Random Quantum Robot (I: 106)
1 Multi-functional Robot (I: 132)
1 Robot Centaur That Shoots Drills (I: 236)
1 Magesteel Droplet (I: 10)
1 Liter of Magma (I: 37)
1 Fully Populated Castle (I: 80)
Unekaru
Influence: 92
Gem Elemancing: 5
Elementalist: 0 (5/100)
Necroplanting: 0 (50/100)
Golemancing: 0 (1/100)
Gathering: 1 (81/100)
Spirit Unleashing: 0 (76/100)
Spirit Fusing: 0 (35/100)
1 Shiny Geode (I: 38)
6 Bonzai Spirits (I: 9 each)
Neco Ferratum
Influence: 100
Metallurgy: 5
Smelting: 0 (64/100)
Gathering: 2 (30/100)
1 Iron Bar (I: 88)
4 Small Gunbots (I: 3 each)
3 Liter of Cooling Lava (I: 6 each)