Aqua Regis

Once everyone is ready the group prepare to head back to The Wild Deep. "There's not really much in the way of diving equipment... I mean... There's hollow reeds you can find in Aqua Regis that can be used to breathe underwater, but that's about it. I can get us some rope though," Isalia says and hurries off while the others remind themselves of the creatures they were taught about.

"Okay so... don't enter the water if you don't have too... If you do enter the water be very aware of your surroundings... In or out of the water look out for small bumps on the surface of the water. Anything that looks like light coming from under the water is probably just ****, so ignore it. Whatever it is probably isn't worth entering the water anyway," Yulia reminds everyone and they all nod.

Isalia returns with about twenty feet of rope. The rope is thin, but surprisingly strong and after a few seconds of looking at it and touching it Yulia speaks, "This is from a Drider right?" she asks and Isalia nods.

"Toughest rope there is!" she agrees excitedly and Yulia nods. Driders certainly seem useful when it comes to making things.

With that done the group heads into the Wild Deep. Passage through the entrance area is simple, there's a momentary pause as a pair of slugs are spotted on the roof, but they don't get close enough and the group remind themselves to be careful on their way back in case the slugs are still around and then they enter Aqua Regis.

The first thing they notice is the beauty of the area. The area is lit by the same crystals as most of the rest of the Deep, but the crystals reflect off the natural waterways creating light cascades throughout the area, similarly the area is very humid and the walls of the cavern here have been worn in strange ways by the water, causing them to be strange mixtures of colours as different materials have been exposed. The normal gray colour of the stone being worn down to the deeper reds, greens and blues of the minerals normally hidden beneath the rocky surface. Stalactites hang from above and the air is filled with the constant sound of droplets splashing from the cavern roof onto the stone floor or the surface of the pools. There are many large pools of water dotting the landscape. Most of them contiguous with each other only separated by rock pathways floating just on the surface of these pools, the rock beneath having been worn away over time. Various types of plants grow here, many of the more pretty glowing plants from the museum tour can be found here at the water's edge. One of the few non-contiguous pools has around it's edge large plants that match the description given by the sex shop owner, as well Isalia points out the hollow reeds she had mentioned. At the far edge of the cavern there is visible a light. It is on a small island near a tunnel, but the island is surrounded by a flowing river of water, that flows into and out of the cavern through an underwater tunnel.

"Beautiful but deadly... Sounds like the perfect place for the four of us?" Cherchiel says cheerfully as she looks around. Yulia giggles slightly at the joke as she stares nervously at the lantern light in the distance. Goma merely seems entranced by the plant life and Isalia is looking around searching for any possible traps.

... which after a few seconds she does indeed find.

"Hold up... Nobody move!" she suddenly states and takes a few careful measured steps forward towards one of the bridging paths of stone. She looks uncertain as she examines it and then carefully places her foot on the bridge before yanking her foot back as the entire bridge spins in such a way that it would have flung anyone on the bridge into the water, "how the hell did he even manage this..." she mutters and shakes her head. I don't even know how I'd undo this trap and I can't confirm it won't do it again, we'll avoid this bridge there are others," she says pointing to alternate routes. Specifically there are three visible bridges that can take them deeper into Aqua Regis towards the requested plants and the possible lantern light. Each one of course sits over the major contiguous pools of water that dominate most of the area and of course one of them has just been revealed as a trick bridge, leaving the other two bridges as the hopefully safer paths.

There is the left bridge, the middle bridge and the right bridge. The Middle is the trick bridge.

(Health: 200%

Mana: 100%

Equipment: Ceramic Beaked Mask, Reinforced Monastic Scapular, standard bra, Standard Panties, 3 poison gas grenades, 3 healing kits, 1 syringe of poison, 1 syringe of adrenaline, 1 syringe of poison antidote, 1 sewing kit, 1 vial of strong aerosolizing aphrodisiac, 8 days worth of rations, 3 two liter water jug, 1 health potion, 8 mana potions, A boar mask, 4 vials of sticky white liquid, Ornate Rapier (-5), 4 arrows, Quiver, God's Favour (Halo. Prevent **** one time), 1 sack of cooking ingredients (Apples), Bone Spear (-1), Demonic Spellbook, Ash's Quiver, 6 charm arrows, Smithing Ingredients (6 steel ingots), 1 sack of cooking ingredients (Vegetables), Grenade Launcher, Empty Bandolier, Silver Staff (-2 added to the effect of all spells), Spidersilk gown, Smithing Ingredients (3 silver ingots), 10 silver throwing knives, One Grenade, One Adrenaline, Black Leather Armor, twenty feet of Spidersilk rope.

Spells known: Great Heal (Lvl 2, Mastered, Cost: 25%)

Great Cure (Lvl 2, Mastered, Cost: 15%)

Energize (Lvl 1, Mastered, Cost: 25%)

Icicle (Lvl 1, Mastered, cost: 15%)

Unlock (Lvl 1, Unmastered, Cost: 15%)

Repair (Lvl 1, Mastered, Cost: 5%-20% depending on factors)

Undermine (Lvl 1, Mastered, cost: 25%).

Life Drain (lvl 1, unmastered, cost: 5% per 1 Hp healed)

Fetish: Bondage Rank: 2, Masochism Rank: 1, Lesbian rank: 1, Submission Rank: 1

Status Effect: Permanent increase to physical attribute. Combat level raised to medium

Psychosexual Break: In order to deal with her trauma, Yulia has begun to subconsciously fetishize her experiences.

Deflowered: Virginity Lost, sexual experience changed to: Inexperienced, non-virgin.

Marked by The Abyss: Searching.

Companion: Cherchiel, Martin, Goma, Isalia.

Cherchiel Equipment: Ultra Durable Spear( -3), Ultra Durable Shield (-3), Solanium Reinforced Bodysuit (add -1 to all physical actions).

Goma Equipment: Runed Dagger (-2), Hunting Horn (-2 for each ally affected), Reinforced and Nethicite Augmented Thick Hide Outfit (Negate most physical damage)

Goma Mana: 100%

Goma spells known: Heal (Mastered, 15%)

Isalia Equipment: Isalia's Sword (-3), Isalia's Shield (-3), Black Leather Armor

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