Editing Erin Solstice (section)

===<u>'''Volume 1 (Rewrite):'''</u>===
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|Erin is entering the bathroom at her home when she is suddenly transported to [[Innworld]] by the [[Blighted Kingdom|Blighted Kingdom's]] [Hero]-summoning ritual.<ref>[[Interlude — The Great Ritual|Interlude - The Great Ritual]]</ref> Finding herself in front of a [[Teriarch|Dragon]] in a cave, she is indirectly burned by its flame breath before running out in a panic. Realizing she wasn't home anymore, Erin starts screaming and calling for help, only to attract the attention of nearby [[Goblins]] that start attacking her. She escapes, running through the Floodplains, before coming across an abandoned inn. Entering the inn and finding it filthy, Erin looks for a dustrag and cleans the place up a bit. Just when she is about to fall asleep, she obtains the [Innkeeper] class much to her confusion.{{ref|1.00}}  The next day, Erin finally admits that she is in another world when she steps outside and saw the too vast sky filled with giant clouds, too big than Earth's. Seeing trees filled with blue fruit in the distance, she walks towards them to forage some food. While walking past a large boulder, it suddenly rises, revealing a crab-monster underneath. Filled with terror, Erin sprints away, narrowly being caught by the [[Rock Crabs|Rock Crab,]] which soon gives up pursuit.{{ref|1.01}} Erin picks and eats several blue fruit, finding them delicious. When she ''gently'' squeezes its seed core, the shell splits its foul-smelling innards all over herself. Initially disgusted, it gives her the idea to throw seed cores at the Rock Crab, causing it to panic and flee. When returning to the orchard of blue fruit trees, she ran into another group of Goblins that chased her back to the inn. Despite barricading the door, seven Goblins broke in through the windows. However, she fought them off using a chair as a make-shift weapon, taking out several in a matter of seconds, and the rest soon flee after she picks up a knife and threatens them. She gained two levels in her [Innkeeper] class.{{ref|1.02}}

The next day, Erin sweeps the inn's floor, finishing quickly thanks to her [Basic Cleaning] Skill. Dehydrated, she goes to a nearby stream, but becomes sick from drinking too much water. After throwing up a bit, she bathes in the stream, only to be attacked by a giant flat fish with teeth. After killing it, she tries to cook it, but accidentally sliced her palm with her knife when trying to eat it. After clumsily bandaging her wound, Erin tried to sleep but in pain, she distracted herself by running mental games of chess.{{ref|1.03}} The following day, she looks in the kitchen for a tool or implement to tear away the bandage stuck to her skin. To her astonishment, she discovers fresh food in the pantries, preserved by magical runes in the edge of the cupboards. Unfortunately, she accidentally damages the runes, thus disabling the preservation magic. Later, Erin went upstairs to explore, but discovers that a skeleton she had saw earlier had disappeared. Unnerved, she is sitting in the common room, trying to rationalize the skeleton's disappearance when she overhears someone creeping around upstairs. Armed with her knife and prepared to run, Erin lies to waits as the person descends down the stairs. Revealing to be "only a Goblin, Erin beats it up and throws him outside.{{ref|1.04}}

The next day, after starting a fire, Erin cooks the leftover ingredients in the cupboards. Rustling up a plate of pasta and blue fruit juice, she is about to dig in her first full meal when she hears a knock on the door.  When she opens the door, only to see a giant bug-person and a lizardman at the door,{{ref|1.05}} Erin freaks out barricading the door. After the two discussed whether or not to break in, the lizardman amiably asked Erin to let them in. Highly flattered when Erin asks if he is a Dragon. the lizardman identifies himself as a [[Drakes|Drake]] from the nearby city of [[Liscor]], telling her that he and his partner had saw the smoke from the kitchen fire and was checking up on it. Though wary, Erin lets them both in, offering food to the Drake, whose name was Relc and [[Klbkch]] the bug-person. During their meal she told them about the circumstances of her arrival to her inn. She also takes the advantage and asks them about classes and levels. While bewildered about how little she knew, Relc and Klbkch readily answers her questions, divulging their classes as [Spearmaster] and [Swordslayer] respectively with levels in [Guardsman]. After eating, the two are about to leave when Relc spots Erin's knife wound on her hand. Klbkch uses a healing potion to her, causing the wound to disappear. Delighted, Erin gives Klbkch a hug and offered more food. While Relc is interested, Klbkch reminds the Drake that they had to return to work. After paying for their meal, the two left.{{ref|1.06}}

The next day, after weaving a basket with grass using her [Basic Crafting] Skills, Erin went to collect some more blue fruit. When attacked by a [[Razorbeaks|dino-bird]], she scared it off by throwing seed cores at it. However, after her skin comes into contact with the foul-liquid of the cores, she became nauseous and threw up for the next hour or so. While hiding from and watching some Goblins forage for blue fruit, she noticed a [[Rags|little one wearing rags]] poking at some of the fruit identified as poisonous an older Goblin, who apparently found something. After the Goblins left, Erin examined the fruit, and found that the bad ones were more watery than normal, though it took her longer to figure than the little Goblin had. Later, she prepared a meal and waited for Relc and Klbkch to come by, but they never arrived. Instead, a skeletal monstrosity broke in, threatening her and demanding food and money. Erin threw a pot at which turned out to be an illusion cast by a [[Pisces Jealnet|young man]] who was knocked unconscious by the thrown pot.{{ref|1.07}} After regaining consciousness the young man tries to scare Erin with terrifying illusions, but Erin doesn't fall for it, catching him when he tries escaping with [Invisibility]. Finding that Erin was not your average [Innkeeper], he pays her off, pressured into giving up several silver and one gold coin. Though he is about to leave, Erin relents and gives him food. The young man introduces himself as Pisces, a [Mage] of Wistram, though when leaving, admits that he is a [Necromancer] in practice.{{ref|1.08}}

Pisces returns early the next day, hoping for more food. Soon after, Relc and Klbkch arrive. Curious about Pisces, the two Guardsmen discover he tried to rob Erin, and identify him as the suspect who has been going around robbing people with illusions. Pisces tries to escape, but Relc trips him up by throwing his spear between the young man's legs, and is arrested. Erin tries to defend Pisces but reveals the fact that he is a [Necromancer] to the [Guardsman], which is a serious crime in Liscor. The [Guardsmen] attempted to capture Pisces, but he escapes by casting an illusion of himself. Relc and Klbkch leave to hunt down Pisces, asking Erin to put their meal "on their tab."{{ref|1.09}}Annoyed with the three of them, Erin grumbles to herself about the male gender when Pisces reveals himself, having been invisible the entire time. He asks her for shelter and basic necessities, though is turned down as he doesn't have enough money to compensate her. Unfortunately, Relc and Klbkch return, having figured out Pisces' ploy. A fight ensues between them. Not wanting Pisces killed, Erin recants her testimony of Pisces trying to rob her. As the two [Guardsmen] are technically out of their jurisdiction, and unable to [Appraise] Pisces for his [Necromancer] classes, they are forced to leave, Relc more unwillingly than Kblkch. Pisces tries to thank Erin but is bonked on the head with a pan and kicked out for the trouble he caused.<ref>{{VERef|1.10}}</ref>

Dwindling on food and supplies, Erin decides to go to Liscor. However, she has a difficult experience, being the odd Human out in a city filled with Drakes and [[Gnolls]]. She enters the Adventurer's Guild, thinking it's a store, and meets a nice Drake [Receptionist] named [[Selys Shivertail]]. However, she's forced to leave by an aggressive Gnoll adventurer who tells her she smells.{{ref|1.12}} Her trip gets worse, as she's overcharged by a [[Lism Swifttail|racist Drake [Shopkeeper]]] and overhears Relc bad-mouthing her to his colleagues in the Watch. Relc chases after her, apologizing and helps carry her luggage back the inn.{{ref|1.12}} The next day, Erin wakes up and finds Relc at her door with a "gift" of two decapitated Goblin heads. Horrified at the sight, she vomits and screams at Relc, forcing him to leave. She finds and buries the dead Goblins, then turns to see the little Goblin wearing rags, who tries to attack her. Erin reluctantly defends herself, despite not wanting to fight a child. While the small Goblin runs away, the entire [[Flooded Waters Tribe|Goblin tribe]] shows up, led by the [[Goblin Chieftain|Chieftain]] who shoots at Erin with a bow. As Erin runs back to the inn, the entire tribe follows, with the Chieftain slowly walking, intent on being the one to hunt and kill the [Innkeeper]. Terrified at the idea of killing someone, Erin nonetheless prepares for a fight, arming herself with a cast iron pan.{{ref|1.13}}They fight, with the Chieftain putting a knife in Erin's stomach. He is defeated when Erin tosses a pot of hot oil in his face, and dies a slow and agonizing death.{{ref|1.14}}

[[Klbkch]] comes by to check on her, only to find a dead Goblin and a heavily wounded Human girl. He gives her a healing potion, saving her life. Klbkch reveals that he has figured out that Erin is not from this world, based on observations of her behavior and words. He offers her to escort her back to the city, and return with reinforcements to eradicate the rest of the Goblins, but Erin rebuffs him, insisting "No killing Goblins." She tells him that the tribe had attacked her due to Relc's actions. After Klbkch leaves, Erins hits her head on the wall several times, feeling ashamed of her actions and unable to fall asleep.{{ref|1.15}}

Relc and Klbkch return the next day, the former yelling about Goblins and apologizing to her. Erin throws a kitchen knife at Relc when he swears to kill all the Goblins, narrowly missing him, and tells him to leave them alone. Pisces does the same, and also leaves when she tells him that if he kills a Goblin, she'll kill him. For the next few days, Erin doesn't do much but sit in silence. Hungry, she goes to pick blue fruit, and encounters some Goblins, though they are wary of her and don't approach. Seeing their thin bodies and ragged appearances, that night, Erin invites four Goblins in, including the little Goblin, and feeds them a meal for free. After they leave, Erin smiles for the first time in days and falls asleep.{{ref|1.16}}

The following day, Erin wakes up to find a bag filled with coins, left by Klbkch with a note explaining it is the bounty payment for killing the Goblin Chieftain. Erin returns to Liscor, and confronts the Drake [Shopkeeper], named Lism, to give her money back. She is surprised to see a chessboard, giving Lism an idea to offer Erin the chance to get her money back if she beats his nephew [[Olesm Swifttail|Olesm]], a [Tactician] and the best chess player in the city.{{ref|1.17}} However, she wipes the floor with him, and Lism is forced to pay her back, with Relc and Klbkch ransacking his stall to "help" look for the receipt. While wandering around Liscor, she meets Krshia, a friendly Gnoll [Shopkeeper] who watched the chess game, and buys supplies from her. That night, while playing chess by herself, Erin's mood turns dark when she remembers the Chieftain she killed. Deciding to come up with her own rules, Erin sets up two signs in front of the inn: one spelling out the new name ''The Wandering Inn'' and the other that reads "''No Killing Goblins''"{{ref|1.18}}

The next day, Erin deals with her period cramps, and becomes more acquainted with Selys while looking for tampons,{{ref|1.21}} and deals with an infestation of [[Acid Flies]], though comes up with the idea to sell jars filled with their acid.<ref>{{VERef|1.22}}</ref> She invites Klbkch to bring some Antinium Workers for dinner, though it becomes even more awkward, with the arrival of several Goblins, including the little one whom Erin nicknames ''Rags'', and Olesm. However, they have an enjoyable time playing chess games with each other.{{ref|1.25}} Sadly, this brief idyllic span of time comes to an end when most of the older Goblins of the Flooded Waters try to kill her. Klbkch, Rags and three of the chess-playing Goblins help fight them off, but Klbkch is killed in the process.{{ref|1.29}}

Devastated by his death, Erin is forced into meeting the [[Xevccha|Free Queen]] of the Antinium Hive, who deems the [Innkeeper] unimportant to kill and lets her go. Both Relc and Watch Captain [[Zevara Sunderscale]] are furious at Erin, with the latter informing Erin that the Watch will no longer patrol the area where Erin's inn is. While Selys and Krshia comforts a crying Erin, nearly a hundred Antinium Workers approach them, with [[Pawn|one of them]] offering condolences to Erin. She asks for the Worker's name, which nearly causes him to become an [[Aberration]]. However, the Worker has a moment of realization, becoming Individual. Erin, the new Individual and the other Workers leave Liscor while talking, with the Individual naming himself "Pawn." After the Workers cleans up the wreckage at Erin's inn, Erin decides to play chess.{{ref|1.30}} As she and Pawn are playing chess, Krshia, Selys, Pisces, Olesm, Rags and some of the Goblins arrives and watch. While Erin reminisces about her past with chess, Pawn beats her several times, only to reveal that she was playing all of the Workers present, who united their minds with their telepathic abilities. Erin then shows them an Immortal Game, playing with Pawn as she mourns the loss of Klbkch. Erin levels up, and learns an unique Skill [Immortal Moment].{{ref|1.31}}

The next few days, Erin's ''paying'' guests come in the form of Antinium and Goblins, while Pisces is steadily increasing his tab as a result for not paying for his meals. When Erin informs the [Necromancer] that the Watch was no longer patrolling the area, he advises her to find protection due to local hazards. After a conversation with Selys, Erin decides to explore the local area.{{ref|1.34}}After encountering a [[Shield Spiders|Shield Spider]], she constructs a bonfire inside a pit and lures in a pack of Shield Spiders to their fiery demise. The smoke attracts a nearby [[Half-Gazers|half-Gazer]] adventurer, who introduces herself to Erin as [[Gazi Pathseeker]]. While Gazi was impressed with Erin's accomplishment, the [Innkeeper] feels remorseful, labeling herself a killer. She impulsively jumps into the flaming pit to save a baby Shield Spider, but throws it back in after it bites her.{{ref|1.36}} With Gazi's help, Erin carts the Shield Spider corpses back to the Adventurer's Guild to collect their bounty. While many adventurers are in disbelief, as Shield Spiders are considered a Silver-rank threat, Gazi's arrival raises a greater stir, who is revealed to be an infamous Named Adventurer.{{ref|1.38}}When Erin is accused of stealing by Lism, Krshia intervenes, inviting the [Innkeeper] to her home. However, Olesm shows up, excited about a chess puzzle challenge sent by the [[Niers Astoragon|Titan of Baleros]]. Erin easily solves it, and gives Olesm another puzzle to solve. Gazi appears, and asks Erin if they could have a meal at her inn. While at The Wandering Inn, Relc and four other guards show up to lightly interrogate Gazi on her intentions, but Erin forces them to back off.{{ref|1.38}}

The next few days, Erin and Selys hang out several times, having lunch, picking clothes, and going to see the [[Ruins of Liscor|ruins]] excavated by adventurers. After returning from Liscor, she finds someone has ransacked her inn, stealing her money and most of her necessities. With Selys' help, Erin buys several weapons as a bribe for Rags and her fellow Goblins to guard her inn. Though initially reluctant due to the dangers of the Floodplains, they change their minds when Erin offers them jars filled with acid. While Erin is contemplating her situation, she hears a knock on the door, and opens it to find an [[Toren|undead Skeleton]]. Initially horrified, she soon figures out that it is Pisces' creation. He offers the skeleton as a bodyguard, while also paying off his tab.{{ref|1.41}}However, Erin has the skeleton perform chores around the inn, though has to prevent it from attacking Pawn and two other Antinium. Pisces is incredulous that Erin is using the skeleton as manual labor instead of protection as he intended, though Gazi is impressed with it, revealing it to be a Level 1 [Skeleton Warrior]. Later, a trio of adventurers shows up looking for available rooms, but attacks the skeleton and Goblins in a knee-jerk reaction. Erin, the Antinium, and the Goblins fight them off, knocking them unconscious. When the adventurers try to threaten Erin, Gazi scares them off.{{ref|1.42}}

Erin asks Pisces to teach magic to her and Rags. While Rags shows aptitude, Erin lacks the potential for magic. While upset, she asks Pisces to give Rags some lessons, while she goes to Liscor. She meets Krshia again, who strongly insists on inviting her over for drinks. The Gnoll directly asks Erin if she is from another world, to which the [Innkeeper] freely admits to. Slightly taken aback by Erin's forthrightness, Krshia asks Erin several questions about Earth, but the answers end up overwhelming the Gnoll. causing her to faint.{{ref|1.45}} After being revived, Krshia speculates on the nature of the spell that brought Erin to this world, while suggesting going to [[Wistram Academy|Wistram]] and its Archmages for help. After leaving Krshia's home, she spots her skeleton, whom she had named Toren, who had caught a flat fish. Erin scolds Toren as they walk back to the inn, only to find a pile of dead fish hacked to bits by the skeleton. Forced to clean the mess herself, Erin's emotions break loose, frustrated over her inability to learn magic.{{ref|1.46}}

While Erin goes to Liscor to buy pillows, she runs into Relc, and finds out that half of Market Street was partially destroyed by a fire caused by magic. They awkwardly talk about Klbkch, then Relc reveals that the Antinium Hive has a new Prognugator who is replacing Klbkch. Later that night, when playing chess with Pawn and Rags, the new Prognugator shows up, introducing himself as [[Ksmvr]]. He orders Pawn to return with him back to the Hive, using force against Erin and Toren when the former refuses him. While she tries to go after them, the other Antinium Workers stop her, revealing to her that Pawn is likely being tested if he is an Aberration or an Individual. Later, she hears a commotion outside, and sees an [[Horns of Hammerad|adventurer team with a Minotaur]] trying to kill Toren, Rags, and the Goblins. She throws a pan at the [[Calruz|Calruz the Minotaur]], distracting the adventurers and allowing Rags and the Goblins to escape. The adventurer team, introducing themselves as the Horns of Hammerad, tell Erin that they are looking for rooms. Erin gives them several rooms, with the stipulation that they follow the "No Killing Goblins" rule.{{ref|1.49}}

The next morning, Erin serves the Horns breakfast, becoming better acquainted with half-Elf [Ice Mage] [[Ceria Springwalker]] and Calruz. She later ropes Calruz into helping her carry food supplies back to the inn. After the dinner service, a traumatized Pawn returns with three arms and part of a leg missing, having been tortured to determine if he was Individual or Abberation.{{ref|1.50}} Though Erin is horrified, she plays chess with the Worker to calm him down. The [Innkeeper] then suddenly leaves. While everyone believes that she left to confront Ksmvr for his actions, after several hours, they found that she was crying on the roof of the inn. Erin divulges to Ceria that sometimes she hates this world whenever she is powerless to act. She returns inside and sings to everyone in the inn all night.{{ref|1.51}}

Due to sitting out in the rain, Erin has a cold and a sore throat the next morning, though Ceria is able to use magic to heal the sore throat. She is upset to find that Pawn intends to return to the Hive.{{ref|1.53}} She takes a nap and wakes up to find Rags and Toren playing chess, and joins them.{{ref|1.54}}

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