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PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:30 pm


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Deep in the tropical rainforest of Roc, there lies a hidden temple. It is said to be filled with dangers and treasures worthy of the dreams of Avarice to make it worth the effort. Outside of the temple is an Archeologist Camp. The only way you are able to enter is to have a RezCore Stone. There are many ways to get this pass: Special Events, Quests, and Discovery during digs. Getting one is by no means any indicator that you are up for this, so make your last will and testament, set your affairs in order, and gird up your loins for your temple exploit.


Archeologist Camp:
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"Welcome to Darkwoods Temple. I'm not sure how you figured out how to get here since I don't even remember how I got here. Which is why I have been here since .... well, I am sure that it has been at least five years. How did Sukhan Raita .... What? He was from over a hundred years ago? My goodness man! I've been lost out here for more than hundred years?! How is this possible?" A young looking Archeologist can be heard speaking with somebody not too far off. The camp itself seems to be newer despite his claims. There seems to be a strange effect on people here. Their clothes and gear seem to point towards being from earlier times, but yet, the archeologists seem to be from the current generation. While you look around you, the area seems to be kept in very good shape. The temple itself seems to have settled and a tad worn, despite the fact that everything here seems pretty young. It is as though there were a time effect. This brings one to wonder just how old this temple is if the temple itself is, if also under the effect of slowed aging.

Quests:

Name: Restoring Lost Pages 1
Level: N/A
Requirements: 10 Lost Pages, 1 Empty Book, 1 Clear Glue
Instructions: Gather the Lost pages from around the world into a single volume and restore them into a coherent book.
Rewards: Mana Chant of Lost Words [book], +10 INT, +10 DEX, $500 if the book is returned to the Archeologist

Name: Gathering the pieces of Unknown Artifacts 1
Level: N/A
Requirements: Unknown Artifact Pieces 1-12, Clear Glue, Dusting Brush
Instructions: Find the missing pieces to this artifact to find out the mystery of the puzzle.
Rewards: +10 Stats, +$2000, Access to Restoring the Broken Artifact 2

Name: Restoring Lost Pages 2
Level: N/A
Requirements: Lost Pages [20], Clear Glue, Empty Book
Instructions: Find the missing pages from around the world to compile it into one coherent tome.
Rewards: Philosopher's Journal - This book details the lost journal of Wormwood Everwind, an ancient alchemist and philosopher. While his works could be considered pseudoscience for some, his research and results are hard to argue. [+20 INT] Worth $5000

Name: Gathering the pieces of Unknown Artifacts 2
Level: N/A
Requirements: Unknown Artifact Pieces 11-20, Clear Glue, Dusting Brush
Instructions: Find the missing pieces to this artifact to find out the mystery of the puzzle.
Rewards: +15 STATS, $5000 if sold to Archeologists


Shop:

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Spade $10
Dusting Brush $5
Canteen $5
Resurrection Phial $50
50% Health Restore $25
100% Health Restore $50
Experience Boost $50 [Doubles your experience for up to 10,000 words in a single topic. Once you leave the area, the effect is cancelled]
Empty Book $1 [There are no pages in this book. You'll need to find some to put into it.]
Clear Glue $2 [Used to repair things discreetly and to make things.]
Anti-venom [Removes the poisoned effect of being envenomed] $20
Jujiberry Anti-toxin [Removes the effects of the Poisonous Rash] $20


Inside the Temple:

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Floor 1
Roll a 20 sided die to get your results
1. You notice something on the Dusty Wall [Clean it off with a Dusting Brush to reveal a mural. (If you have a scroll, pen/quill, and ink, draw it and sell the mural to the archeologists for $50)]
2. Treasure Chest [Unknown Artifact #1, Ancient Gold Ring, Unidentified Skeletal Remains (sell to archeologists for $100)]
3. Trigger spike trap underneath you.
4. Temple Wraith [1. Ancient Gold Ring, 2. Arcane Staff [+15 any stat] 3. The Enraged Curse [An ancient scroll worth $4000, +20 INT 4. Everything in 1-3]
5. Attacked by Skeletal Jackal Knight [1. Jackal Skull Staff [+15 MANA] 2. Fanged Club [+20 STR] 3. Mana Restore Potion [restores Mana to full] 4. $500]
6. Frenzied Bats rush out at you. You are now lost.
7. Treasure Chest [Lost Page, Lost Page, Arcane Scroll [Sell to Archeologists for $5000, Read for +20 INT]
8. Black Water Well. This dank well is filled with a mysterious black water. It gives one a sense that it is unsafe to consume or even touch bare handed. Sell a flask of this to the Archeologists for $5000.
9. Crawling Vines attack you. [1. Jujiberries [10] 2. Poisonous Rash [-15 END for every 300 words, must be cured with an anti-toxin made from Jujiberries] 3. Vinewhip [+40 ATTACK] 4. +5 STATS]
10. Discover a treasure trove filled with artifacts [Unknown Artifacts 2, 3, 4 and 15] and gold [$10,000]
11. Booby Trap
12. A huge boulder starts rolling after you.
13. Puzzle Room [complete puzzle in 500 words and get Glowing Idol, worth $10,000]
14. Blood Stained Altar. It looks as if something had been killed on it recently, based on the freshness of the blood. No remains visible. It has some arcane runes on it. Draw and detail the room and sell the notes to the Archeologists for $100.
15. Frenzied Bats rush out at you. You are now lost.
16. Temple Wraith [1. Ancient Gold Ring, 2. Arcane Staff [+15 any stat] 3. The Enraged Curse [An ancient scroll worth $4000, +20 INT 4. Everything in 1-3]
17. Treasure Chest [Unknown Artifact #6, 7, 8, 9]
18. Discover Unknown Artifact #10 lodged in the wall
19. Snake Pit of Venomous Snakes opens up underneath you. Poisoned Effect until you get anti-venom.
20. Dark Elsewhere Ring transports you to the second floor, deep underground [there is one identical to this that you can reach at any time on the second floor that you can use to leave this place, but you will need to find this again to get back to the second floor.]

Floor 2
Roll an 8 sided die to get your results

1. Skeletal Jackal
2. Treasure Chest [Advanced First Aid Kit, Ruby and Gold Necklace [Sell to Archeologists for $400]
3. Skeletal Jackal
4. Temple Chamber [4 Skeletal Jackals, 3 Temple Wraiths, Unknown Artifacts 11-19 scattered throughout the room]
5. Mana Herb [3], Bag of Jojiberries [50] on the ground on the other end of the room
6. Unknown Artifact #20 on an altar. Detail and draw altar and room for $20000.
7. Find Lost Archeologist, escort him back for +10 STATS
8. Discover Focus Site [Receive 5000 bonus xp to use for stats or skills, Fight off King Skeletal Jackal to get Ancient Crown [worth $50,000; wear and be transformed into the extinct Giant Black Jackal (Your original forms are still able to be found, but this DNA marker shall be accessible from now on, Allows you to use Primal Fear to induce fear into those with less defense than your physical strength. +20 STAT]


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:24 am


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Morganna, the owner of the Archeology and Antiques shop, and also apprentice wizard had come to this ruin on lead from a book she had received while in the Outlands. This temple appeared to be slightly dangerous in comparison to her previous job of digging in the sands. It was non-negotiable, it was her task to come through and succeed in locating more rarities with which to stock her shop. Profit and exploration, of most archeologists, her goals were probably not as noble as others, but that didn't make her any less than the others.

As she entered the temple and moved only a few feet down the corridor, Morganna found herself under attack by some vines at which she drew her knife to fend off. She only had to curse her lack of magic knowledge in these instances. Finding sources of arcana in these lands was rare, even for devout practitioners.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:30 am


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As Morgannna dodged back and forth away from the poison thorns of her plant-like assailant, fighting with only this pathetic dagger was just humiliating until she found that after a few moments which seemed like hours of fighting, she found she had destroyed her venomous foe that probably wanted to eat her Floris body for a meal. It just wasn't the plant's lucky day as the arcane archeologist continued on, though winded, so her pace was a little slower due to the amount of energy used to fight.
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Words: 152+117 = 269
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:35 am


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Walking deeper into the ruins, Morganna entered into a dark cave. Her keen sight allowed her to see into it but not well enough to know not to see the hundreds of sleeping bats on the ceiling of the room she had entered. A misplaced foot-step and a rock kicked made a loud 'thunk'. It was a damning sound for most adventurers who knew not how to handle the impending situation as the screeching sound of hundreds of winged rodents came to life and the flapping of wings sounded like a torrent of wind. Morganna expertly ducked down as low to the ground as she could as the storm of bats came screaming down and out of the room. It was hellish in the sense that this seemed like something one would endure in a nightmare, though with her hardened attitude and the skills of a mage, having seen worse sights, she wasn't afraid, but she had lost her bearings as she stood back up with the storm of bats gone in their frenzy, probably to find another room to inhabit were a nosy Floris wouldn't disturb their rest.
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Words: 152+117+189 = 458
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:43 am


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Having lost her way, and walking blindly down a narrow hall-way, Morganna found herself wondering if she should turn back and try another route in these ruins as the feeling she was getting was ominous at how long this hall was and with no escape it seemed. There were no doors or anything on either side, a few gaps in the wall, but nothing.

As she walked further and further down the hall, she found herself smiling as she saw a door at the end finally, but her ears twitched as her foot tripped a pressure plate mechanism and the 'click' sounded her impending doom. A giant boulder dropped out of the ceiling and began to roll at her. Not wanting to be pan-cakes, Morganna turned and gathered her strength to begin running, there was nothing else she could do besides stand there and be flattened and survival was just tied to instinct fortunately for her. As the archeologist ran, she remembered the gaps in the wall and quickly jumped into one just as the boulder gained enough momentum to gain and nearly run her over, luckily only tearing the hem of her cloak which she would repair later. She then waited until she was confident there wasn't anything else to fear before she fled her crevice and ran for the door. This place was dangerous alright, but not enough rumor about the dangers existed to give people an accurate picture.
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Words: 152+117+189+241 = 699
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:51 am


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Exiting the door, and entering the room from the "Corridor of Death" that Morganna had fondly labeled that in her journal of the events and exploration here. Though this room was something neat as she walked in, the room seemed decorated, well in the ancient sense of decayed and aged. In the center was a strange well. Light shown in on it from a hole in the ceiling, probably something ceremonial. The inky black water looked damning, about like everything else she had encountered so far, but the archeologists back at the camp had mentioned that they were paying for samples of strange substances and artifacts located in here, and if there was one thing Morganna loved in the world it was wealth, so she pulled out a glass bottle and braved the well as she carefully collected a good sample and corked it securely before putting it in her pack. "This should fetch a good sum." She muttered to herself as she took some further notes on the area before continuing on. There was more to explore.
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Words: 152+117+189+241+178 = 877
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]
1 Vial of Black Water [$5000]

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:27 am


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As Morganna trudged through the temple, it had been a day or so it felt like it to the Floris explorer. As she focused on the task at hand, she found herself going through winding corridors until she entered a room with several glyphs on the walls. It was a nice display of ancient art and so she began to nose around, pulling out her journal and penning down in sketches some of the designs she had found.

While sketching the walls and the designs of the ancient symbols and markings, Morganna found an odd crack in the wall. Upon dusting it off, she pulled out a strange looking artifact and she placed it in her bag. She was certain the archeologists back at the camp would love to have a look at it, and maybe pay her for it.
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Words: 152+117+189+241+178+139 = 1016
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]
1 Vial of Black Water [$5000]
1 Unknown Artifact #10
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:34 am


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As Morganna walked forward into the darkness of the temple, she found herself in the center of some strange magical field. She began to examine it with her knowledge of magic and detailed over it by tracing her hands along the runes before it suddenly activated and she felt herself sinking as she was instantly transported into a darker, and what looked like hidden part of the temple.

As she looked around this room there were effigy of jackals and skeletons adorning the chamber, and one door. So she walked forward. Morganna was apprehensive about this, though she continued on anyway.
Quote:
Words: 152+117+189+241+178+139+100 = 1116
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]
1 Vial of Black Water [$5000]
1 Unknown Artifact #10

-Second Floor

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:48 am


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Morganna was confronted by a Jackal Skeleton in the next hallway and she knew that she had entered a place of sinister origin. The magic coming from the animated corpse was of insidious nature and she thus lashed out at it, dodging a swipe of it's claws, but not well enough as it grazed her arm and scratched her, leaving the crimson drip of blood before she shouted indistinctly before slamming a fist upward to smash the skull from its body. This was the way she had learned to disrupt animations and skeletons were no exception to the rule. Lose the head, lose the spirit and the spirits control over the body. It was a simple rule of animation and animation disruption to remember if you didn't have the ability to call on holy bolts or divine lightning to do the job for you.
Quote:
Words: 152+117+189+241+178+139+100+144 = 1260
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]
1 Vial of Black Water [$5000]
1 Unknown Artifact #10

-Second Floor
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:07 pm


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Morganna was confronted by a Jackal Skeleton in the next hallway and she knew that she had entered a place of sinister origin. The magic coming from the animated corpse was of insidious nature and she thus lashed out at it, dodging a swipe of it's claws, but not well enough as it grazed her arm and scratched her, leaving the crimson drip of blood before she shouted indistinctly before slamming a fist upward to smash the skull from its body. This was the way she had learned to disrupt animations and skeletons were no exception to the rule. Lose the head, lose the spirit and the spirits control over the body. It was a simple rule of animation and animation disruption to remember if you didn't have the ability to call on holy bolts or divine lightning to do the job for you.
Quote:
Words: 152+117+189+241+178+139+100+144 = 1260
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]
1 Vial of Black Water [$5000]
1 Unknown Artifact #10

-Second Floor

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:33 am


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In the next room that Morganna traveled to she found it to be as equally sinister and foreboding as the rest of the temple had been on this level. There was little here to not be wary of for the young Floris wizard. As she examined the room, she came across a small stone chest, which upon opening it revealed that it contained some nice things; a First-Aid kit, a rare red gem inlaid in a gold necklace. She was sure the jewelry would fetch a price, so she pocketed the items and decided it was time to keep on moving. There was still plenty of this tomb to explore and she wasn't leaving until she had some more things of worth and value.
Quote:
Words: 152+117+189+241+178+139+100+144+124= 1384
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]
1 Vial of Black Water [$5000]
1 Unknown Artifact #10
1 Treasure Chest [Advanced First Aid Kit, Ruby and Gold Necklace [Sell to Archeologists for $400]
-Second Floor
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:38 am


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Morganna, having discovered a grand room that looked like a burial ground began to snoop around and look at the treasures. It looked like the focus site for something grand. Then out of the corner of her eyes, she saw movement and it was then she drew her dagger and grimaced as she knew this was likely to get violent. There was a flicker and then all of the sudden a skeletal jackal like before stood in-front of her but this one was different. It looked stronger and more sinister in appearance as it roared in apparent anger at her trespass into this focus site. Morganna then lashed out first as she snapped her fingers and sent sparks into the Jackal King which only seemed to piss it off as she then moved forward and dashed around, claws ripping into her right shoulder and drawing blood before she grabbed it's arm and smashed her dagger into the elbow joint, severing it from it's magical and physical bond to the body, effectively disarming the right side, quite literally. Though in the process she was smashed by the other arm and rolled across the room with the impact. Things were not looking good for the young Floris mage before she stood up and wiped blood from her lips. It was on now. Morganna then placed the dagger away and went to hand to hand combat. She had learned martial arts as a side-arm for when magic was of no use. She then dashed forward and kicked out into the chest of the Jackal King, before rotating quickly on her heel to spin kick it in the head. There was a sickening crack as she busted off a peace of it's jawbone. It then tried to grab her, but Morganna slipped out of the Jackal King's grasp and smashed a few punches to the collar bones to break those before giving it another follow-up kick to the head. This was the finishing move as the head rolled off the shoulders and the bones collapsed.

Morganna then collected the crown and some of the other items around the room as she examined it. The room's walls detailed the power of a Jackal King's crown and that it granted one the power of the Jackal. So Morganna decided that increased power and shape-shifting magic might be a good thing to have on her side and she placed the crown on her head and then was instantly transformed into a female bipedal jackal queen. It was an odd form to hold but she certainly felt the energy surge inside of her and Morganna sighed out softly before she focused on reverting to which she did.

From the Focus Site after gaining her new-found powers, Morganna left via the warp she had found and then made her way out of the dungeon were she sold the necklace and the water and made off with the money. That's what was important right now anyway. The Jackal powers would need further exploration and research.
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Words: 152+117+189+241+178+139+100+144+124+494= 1878
Rewards:
+5 Stats [Vines]
+5000 EXP
+ 20 Stats
+ Crown of Jackal King
1 Vial of Black Water [$5000]
1 Unknown Artifact #10
1 Treasure Chest [Advanced First Aid Kit, Ruby and Gold Necklace [Sell to Archeologists for $400]
-Second Floor

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