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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Aug 18, 2022 16:54:23 GMT -5
A week and a half passes since your time in the village. Since then, you have gotten a lot of work done.
Fixing buildings, improving the village's defenses, and armaments. Expanding crops. Even building new buildings needed for vital services.
and business has promptly dried up... It's not because your work was bad. Far from it.
It's just the village's coffers have been bled dry paying you for all this.
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Post by Manah on Aug 18, 2022 18:50:18 GMT -5
Alex
Which wasn't much of her direct concern: with the village's new defenses, crops, buildings and improvements, them gaining more money was only a matter of time, and now they would very likely not lose anything to goblins - especially given how Alex herself had taken out the nearest nest. So as far as she was concerned, this was just a nice opportunity to take it easy and relax a bit after a good week and a half of hard work. Not mentioning that she'd more than made a name for herself now, so business would be back soon enough.
In the meantime, the redhead decided to go out on a stroll to enjoy some fresh air now that she had a day off.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Aug 18, 2022 22:47:51 GMT -5
You leave and go out for a nice long walk... Soon coming upon a series of wagons being attacked by bandits.
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Post by Manah on Aug 19, 2022 0:14:31 GMT -5
Alex
"Oh, you guys don't wanna do thisā„", the redhead said to herself, as she proceeded to suddenly grow trees from the ground around the bandits. 17 (Ef) in Magic (Chloromancy, Mastery of Wood/Plants, Create/Manipulate) to grow trees amidst the bandits all of a sudden.
Total ph.defense: 14
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Aug 19, 2022 14:36:34 GMT -5
The area was already pretty forested, so your spell managed to frighten and confuse the bandits as they were split apart into smaller groups.
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Post by Manah on Aug 19, 2022 15:04:14 GMT -5
Alex
"Oh, please, don't be mistaken. The trees growing should not be what you fear. I'd be more concerned about them moving", she said, as she then animated the trees she had grown into uprooting themselves and attacking the bandits. 16 (Ef) into Magic (Chloromancy, Animate Plants) split into 4/4/4/4 stones to animate Dur 4 animated trees to attack the bandits and protect the caravan.
Total ph.defense: 14
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Aug 19, 2022 22:07:56 GMT -5
The thugs are quickly swept up by the trees and restrained.
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Post by Manah on Aug 19, 2022 22:17:49 GMT -5
Alex
She walked up to the bandits, smiling.
"Let me put it this way. I'm giving you one chance, exactly one, to buzz off and never bother the caravans around this village again. Take it, and you'll leave with your lives. Refuse... and I'll have to make a far less pleasant counter-offer", she said, smirking. "Well?" 1 stone to maintain my animated trees.
6 in Social Skills (Intimidate, Persuade) to give them a chance to agree to buzz off and not mess with the caravans around that village again.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Aug 19, 2022 23:41:54 GMT -5
They quickly flee as a woman exits one of the more ornate carraiges. A redhead with amber eyes in a pink noblewoman's dress, and red pumps. She appears human.
"Thank you for your assistance. I feared what happened if those men continued their attack." She said. "I am Rosetti of the House Prickett."
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Post by Manah on Aug 19, 2022 23:53:19 GMT -5
Alex
Alex smiled, waving her hand lightly.
"Don't mention it. I've sort of self-proclaimed myself the guardian of this village and its surroundings, among other jobs, so this is just sort of my duty as far as I'm concerned", she said simply. "I'm Alex. Alexandra Miller. Craftswoman, Inventor, Sorceress, and others. Shall I escort you guys over to the village just to be sure you won't encounter anything else bothersome?"
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Aug 20, 2022 16:06:53 GMT -5
"Yes please." She said.
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Post by Manah on Aug 20, 2022 16:42:05 GMT -5
Alex
"Alright. Let's go then", she said, moving to the front cart. "Mind if I sit with ya?"
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Aug 20, 2022 23:11:29 GMT -5
"Sure no problem." She said as her maid helped her inside her carriage.
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Post by Manah on Aug 21, 2022 1:00:07 GMT -5
Alex
"Let's get going", she told the driver, as she kept an eye out for trouble just in case. 7 in Intelligence to have a look around as we head over to the village.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Aug 22, 2022 0:02:30 GMT -5
The wagon train begins moving again.
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