Sidequest Gathering

The girls head to the auction house to confirm what time the auction starts before they then head to the trading post. The same traders are currently set up and they head to the enchanted jewelry first. The Drow woman introduces herself as Hexa, an enchanter and she shows off her wares. She has a pair of silver earrings with small rubies attached that she claims are enchanted to protect the wearer from cold, "something that might be quite useful for one marked by the The Tower Below," she adds with a wink at Yulia, next she shows off a simple iron studded ring, "this will increase the wearer's magical fortitude as long as it's worn allowing them to cast more spells before they get tired," she explains and then shows off the last item which is a necklace of fine pearls, "this beautiful necklace will protect you, it's not foolproof, but it will help ward off physical attacks, you know... nothing to direct, but it can turn a sure strike into a glancing blow and a glancing blow into a complete miss, that kind of thing," she says.

"I understand the barter system, but there must be something specific we could get for you as well in return for one of these items?" Yulia asks and she nods.

"Indeed. I need more gold for my jewelry, you can get gold from the dwarf mines, I was hoping the dwarf seller over there might have some, but no he only brought 'practical materials'" she says in a mocking voice and then huffs, crossing her hands in front of her small chest, "anyway get me some gold for my work and I'll gladly trade you one of these fine items," she explains.

The group then move on to the Drider who leans forward onto the table, she's completely naked except a silk apron that does little to actually cover her, "Well hello! You three look cute! You know what would make you look even cuter though?" she asks and then lifts up and presents a white gown made out of spidersilk, it's held between two of her front spider legs and she uses her hands to point out interesting aspects, "the gown has a lovely design woven in that shows up in darkness as the silken strands are designed to catch even the smallest of light, the neckline plunges to about the navel showing off a girl's natural curves to the fullest and enticing even the most stubborn of men, plus alterations are extremely simple and I could make it fit the little goblin and show off her fit self wonderfully with only a few seconds of work," she explains.

"What would you want for it?" Yulia asks and the Drider giggles, "Well... I'd gladly accept some fun time with the three of you, but if you're not interested in that... Someone stole a bunch of my silk recently. I don't know why, but I know where they went. They're somewhere in the Alveare. Recover that silk for me... and the perpetrator if they're still alive and I'll give you this fine gown," she offers.

The group then head over to the weapon and armor dealer. He has a number of interesting weapons, a pair of curved daggers designed to look like fangs, a shield with a spiderweb design on it, a staff made out of onyx and tipped with what looks like an eye of some large creature and a pair of black leather armor, "interesting in doing some exploring? My weapons are the best you'll find down in the deep. For example your angelic friend there will show up like a sore thumb in her current armor, but this armor, made out of real leather wing, will blend her into the darkness perfectly!" he offers.

"What's your price?" Yulia asks and the man hesitates.

"Well... If you want to get some of my wares I do have a job or two I need done... The first... well it's simple, there's a dwarf forge in Dwarf Hold... Sort of competition... I'll give you what you want if you can bring me some of their iron... They stamp it so I'll know if it's theirs. Of course you could also get me some more leather as well if you'd prefer something less... underhanded," he says with a grin.

Lastly they head to the Dwarf who is peddling ingots of iron, silver, steel and a strange black ingot that glows with an internal light, "step right up. Straight from the dwarf mines, the best materials you could ask for, we got Iron for your basic forgery, silver to deal with those... special beasts, steel for your real hard stuff and even some nethicite for those who want the best and don't care about the cost!" he announces.

"what's the price?" Yulia asks stepping up to the table.

"Well... I'll give five ingots of iron, silver or steel for a simple trade, but you want the nethicite, you'll need something real good. For the base materials... well I can give that to you in exchange for you getting me some Coldrock, it's impossible to find down in the dwarf mines, but I heard there's a lode of coldrock in an old side tunnel near Crater Under, but us normal working Dwarves aren't allowed there, so get me some coldrock and you can have whatever you want, as for the nethicite... Normally I'd feel awful asking this of a stranger, what with the danger involved, but nethicite is real rare and valuable and the only thing I want that I would consider equivalent... There's a large gem, it's rumored beauty is beyond compare and it sits at the end of the path of riches. Get it for me and I'll give you the Nethicite," he explains.

With that all out of the way, the group head to the Miner's Path, the dwarves guarding the path, watch them suspiciously as they pass into the tunnel The tunnel continues for a while, descending deeper and deeper into the earth, eventually the path levels out and widens into an area and the sound of giggling female voices reach the group as they emerge from the tunnels into the Miner's Path. The first thing they notice is that a rest area has been set up here, a number of simple beds placed against the wall of the chamber, guards on duty watching over the place, the second thing they notice is the hotspring, which turns out to be the source of the giggling, two obviously female Dwarves are naked in the hot water, between them sits a male Dwarf who they seem to be teasing. You watch as one of the women moves their hand under the water and she speaks, "Come on Alfre... You can't keep such a big tool all to yourself," she says as her arm moves, you can't see what her hand is doing, but the movement of her arm makes it pretty clear she's likely playing with the male Dwarf's 'tool'.

Aside from the hotspring and the rest area there are two tunnel exits, one has a sign reading "to the Deep Mines, the other has no sign, but gives off an eerie light, different from the light illuminating the rest of the tunnels, it takes a few seconds to realize the light in this case is coming from a lantern.

"A resource gathering spot? Makes sense I guess," Yulia notes and then when neither Cherchiel or Goma respond, she turns and sees they're both still watching the action going on in the hotspring.

(Health: 150%

Mana: 50%

Equipment: Ceramic Beaked Mask, 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 half filled two liter water jug, 1 health potion, 1 mana potion, A boar mask, 3 vials of sticky white liquid, Ornate Rapier, 4 arrows, Quiver, God's Favour (Halo), 1 sack of cooking ingredients (Apples), Bone Spear, Demonic Spellbook, Ash's Quiver, 6 charm arrows, Old Oak Club, 1 pouch of alchemical ingredients, Smithing Ingredients (6 steel ingots), Incendiary grenade.

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%).

Fetish: Bondage Rank: 1, Masochism Rank: 1, Lesbian 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.

Cherchiel Equipment: Ultra Durable Spear, Ultra Durable Shield, Reinforced Bodysuit.

Goma Equipment: Runed Dagger, Hunting Horn, Thick Hide Outfit.

Goma Mana: 100%

Goma spells known: Heal (Mastered, 15%)

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