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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
This chapter focuses on the [[New Lands]]. The [[Silver Swords]], together with [[Vuliel Drae]], as well as [[Rasktooth]] and [[Infinitypear]] (a.k.a. [[Poke Duo]]), have taken a contract to protect a caravan travelling to the New Lands. Close to the border, they | This chapter focuses on the [[New Lands]]. The [[Silver Swords]], together with [[Vuliel Drae]], as well as [[Rasktooth]] and [[Infinitypear]] (a.k.a. [[Poke Duo]]), have taken a contract to protect a caravan travelling to the New Lands. Close to the border, they come across a [[Drakes|Drake]] city called [[Goisedall]] that used to rely on fishing but has now had to pivot to another industry – making cloth out of blue cotton-like plant tufts that are blowing over from the New Lands. | ||
The expedition leader is an [Ore Merchant] called [[Yorrned]], who has the goal of setting up a mining city once they find a suitable vein of ore. The group sees their first share of trouble as they find out that their wagon wheels are not made for off-road travel, but they push on. They encounter monsters along the way, known species like [[Corusdeer]] and a [[Kelpies|Kelpie]] but also entirely new species, such as [[Lamprey Shufflers]], [[Featherballs]] and [[Landsharks]]. | The expedition leader is an [Ore Merchant] called [[Yorrned]], who has the goal of setting up a mining city once they find a suitable vein of ore. The group sees their first share of trouble as they find out that their wagon wheels are not made for off-road travel, but they push on. They encounter monsters along the way, known species like [[Corusdeer]] and a [[Kelpies|Kelpie]] but also entirely new species, such as [[Lamprey Shufflers]], [[Featherballs]] and [[Landsharks]]. | ||
Along the way, Ylawes is struggling to build team cohesion with this new group of adventurers. Vuliel Drae are inexperienced and lacking cohesion, and Poke Duo are discriminated against by the rest of the caravan, even | Along the way, Ylawes is struggling to build team cohesion with this new group of adventurers. Vuliel Drae are inexperienced and lacking cohesion, and Poke Duo are discriminated against by the rest of the caravan, even if their presence is tolerated. [[Dawil Ironbreaker|Dawil]] tries to bring them together by making a forever-stew with them, which is promptly “ruined” as Infinitypear throws in some sugarcoated cockroaches. The [[Antinium]] runs away and fears death as his punishment, but Ylawes manages to console him and even brings himself to eat a bowl (with great effort). | ||
As their journey continues, the merchants become more and more insistent about hunting Corusdeer, and after Ylawes and the others press the issue, they are startled to find out that their Runes of Preservation have been failing. [[Falene Skystrall|Falene]] explains that this is due to the New Lands being a mana-negative zone, meaning that she recovers her mana much slower and that simple runes will fail quickly if they’re not reinforced on the regular. They try to make the best of it and rush to find a place to settle down as quickly as possible, so they can start mining and farming. | As their journey continues, the merchants become more and more insistent about hunting Corusdeer, and after Ylawes and the others press the issue, they are startled to find out that their Runes of Preservation have been failing. [[Falene Skystrall|Falene]] explains that this is due to the New Lands being a mana-negative zone, meaning that she recovers her mana much slower and that simple runes will fail quickly if they’re not reinforced on the regular. They try to make the best of it and rush to find a place to settle down as quickly as possible, so they can start mining and farming. | ||