>>1724333
> both

I want to see where this goes

>>1724333
>both

You can't put in an option like that and not expect people to pick it.

>>1724333
Hahaha time for THICC

>>1724422
Also I say female.

>>1724333
>both
yes please

>>1724333
I mean. Both, obviously.

Both is a trap option. I'm not a rogue though, so its got my vote.

>inb4 both is either the opposite of what people would want, like a beefy man with tits, or some kind of horrifying conjoined twin nightmare abomination.

>>1724497
Its most likely a herm/futa I think.

>>1724513
I mean yeah but, consider the horrifying alternatives.

>faggot quest

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>>1724333
You're teachers at The Circle explained as best they could the complexity of your origins. Its hard to understand the particular details, but the gist of it is as follows. You were once a pair of fraternal twins, one male, one female; and the two of "you" accidentally interrupted a binding ritual on a Empire Artifact which reacted violently. The two siblings were fused, body and soul, to create *you*. The masters of The Circle attempted many times to reverse your form, but the change was absolute. You don't remember either of your early childhoods, but your state of being isn't harmful to you. you had become more than one person, but less than two.

Functionally, that mean you had all the primary and secondary characteristics of both male and female. It also means you're barred from all public bathhouses, even the co-ed ones. Legal documents are a nightmare. But, you thank the spirits every day that you don't have to shave very much at all. Silver linings and all that. Also this fused state has given you an intuitive understanding of magic, nearly making it second nature to you. Also you can multi-task very well, though you're unsure if it's because of having two brains or not.


Speaking of legal documents, you're starring at your passport form. You're supposed to meet a friend and business partner up by the docks. Very soon you'll be leaving The Nation State of Rocca for the first time in your life to begin treasure hunting! You look over your passport again, and check to see if anything needed to be corrected.

>Name?
>Choose your class!
>Spirit Warden - Channel heroic spirits into your body to gain their powers and skills (Utility)
>Spellblade - Wield might and magic as one! Blend swordsmanship and spells. (Offensive)
>Mystical Minstrel - Your runic six string can conjure enchantments and invigorate you and allies. (Support)
>Randomly generated traits, Roll 2d20!

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>>1724590
>Name?
Ellie von Delceia
>Class
Spellblade, all about that dex, agi, and stat buffing.

>>1724590
Spirit Warden! I want to be able to do everything! ! Or at least a blue mage

Also Alex sounds good.
>>1724609
Alex von delceia!


Alex

>>1724590
Well that was a pretty neat twist.

>Name?
Something androgynous would be fitting. So Robin, Tracy or Alex
>Class
Spirit Warden has the highest shenanigans potential, and is therefore the best.

>>1724625
Alex instead of Ellie is probably better yeah, more androgynous but >not going Spellblade you dun goofed.

>>1724641
But what if we summon the heroics spirit of a spellblade?

Rolled 1, 4 = 5 (2d20)

>>1724590

woops. forgot to roll

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>>1724590

>Alex von Delceia The Human Spirit Warden
>Class Features:
> ---Spirit Auto-possession: At Dawn, Noon and Midnight: you may perform a ritual that summons a heroic spirit into yourself, gaining their skills and their powers.

> ---Spirit Binding: Store standard spirits (ex. Wind spirits) into fetishes (objects) to do your bidding later.

> ---Cantrips: Every magic user can do cantrips, it's how you learn! But don't discount the ability to levitate small objects, or create light from rocks.

>Specialties: (Leadership) (Appraisal)

>Character traits: (Hermaphrodite); (Fast Healer) (Deviant Tastes)

>Physical Description: Trim runner's physique. Short Blonde hair with Green eyes. Tanned skin. Bust and buttocks= hand fulls


You make a notation here and there, Changing the F under gender to H, before tossing your bag over your shoulder and walking onto the ship off your island home. Your good friend who paid both your ways to the mainland to the southeast should be waiting aboard, it was nearly noon, the appointed time to meet.

A lady with dark brown hair, and hazelnut eyes leans over the edge of the ship's port side waves to you. Her clothing suggests a scholar of magic, but the materials are far too fine to belong to a student. Notably, the material around her vest strains a bit compared to the rest of her attire. She smiles warmly as you ascend the ramp onto the ship.

"So, you nervous?" She asks. "First ship ride always gets to you."

"Saturia..."

>What do you say/do?

>>1724805
>> ---Spirit Binding: Store standard spirits (ex. Wind spirits) into fetishes (objects) to do your bidding later.
Could we store our fetishes inside spirits instead? We do have Deviant Tastes after all.

>>1724805

Complement the nice lady on her obviously nice rack

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>>1724888
>>1724805


>Complement the nice lady on her obviously nice rack

"Saturia... Have you been stuffing your brassier again? You look like you're about to bust out of that vest. Not that i'm complaining, you look great!" You point out a straining button on her blouse. Part of you smirks at her wardrobe troubles. As rich as her family is, one would think she'd purchase something that was actually tailored to her.

"Stop it! you think I'm doing this deliberately? This is probably the only thing i own that's suited for roughing it... Haven't worn this in years, I'm surprised it still fits. " She pulls at her neckline, trying to adjust herself with dignity in public. She wasn't succeeding very well.

"Can you help me? I'm pinching in back." She gestures to a cluster of twisted fabrics in the center of her back between her shoulder blades, probably cruelly smashing her chest to her frame. You reach out for a moment but hesitate.

"Oh come on, How long have we known each other now?" She asks incredulous at your hesitance to assist.

>3 months now, you took applied elmentalism together at The Circle
>8 years, You met in during your acolyte initiation.
>15 years, She met you in the infirmary after your fusion accident.
>you have baby portraits together. Yes, all three of you.

>>1724888
>>1724961
We seem to have established ourselves as being rather brash and straightforward with that, neat!

>Baby Portraits
Absolutely this one, it's so evocative, some Fullmetal Alchemist shit right there.

>>1724961
>You have baby portraits together. Yes, all three of you.
Awww.

>>1724961
>you have baby portraits together. Yes, all three of you.

>>1724422
DED,THICCNESS IS BRICKNESS
SHARDMIND

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>You have baby portraits together. Yes, all three of you.

Saturia has been one of the few constants in your life. You were born in the same month. Your families have been long time friends. You grew up in The Circle and she would regale you on tale of her traveling to and fro with her magic tutors to the other ports of the Morrocca Inland Sea. She was there for nearly every single one of your birthdays. Save for the one she was sick.

Two and a half peas in a pod, you think to yourself as you dive in to unravel the tangled web of garmets in the center of her back. Unfortunately, you were never trained to disable traps, and get your finger caught in what seems like a combination of bra and bear trap. You yank a few times before there's a snap and your friend yelps. Seems that undergarment gave up the ghost.

"Seriously? you wear these things too." She complains, before rolling her eyes smirking. She deftly, and discreetly retreated her busted bust booster and slipped it into her pack. There's a pregnant pause as you make a visible effort not to admire the effect Saturia's unrestrained bosom was making on her studious ill fitting blouse. The silence is awkward and long, before your friend finally coughs and begins speaking.

"So i was planning on telling you about my contact in Goruda," She beings.

Right! Your highway to fortune, Goruda. The country to the south east. Hilly terrain, even temperature, good wine country, but most importantly a Lussurian Ruins mother lode. Whether or not Goruda was a metropolitan area in ancient times is still debated by scholars today, but the fact of the matter is, there's practically a new lost city found every year. This year? It's your turn!

"She's an Antiquitarian by the name of Molla Nessa." Saturia explained. "She's done more than a few million gold deals Goruda and she wrote to my father saying she might have another lead, But wouldn't say more."

The Ship lurches and starts to roll into the open sea.


>Your choice! have fun!

>>1724805
Saturia a QT!

>>1725204
>As the ship lurches with the crashing tides, you decide to unabashedly cop another feel just to tease your buxom friend.

>>1725226
This, but full on accidental tackle faceplant, except not an accident, and they both know it. Once that's done, go and see if there are any other crazy adventuerers-to-be on this boat!

>>1725204

Your friend is rich right? Rich people have ice cream! Obtain ice cream. Double scoop! You are two people after all

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You make a loud comment about sea legs before diving headlong into your best friend's chest. You've got a much better idea of what she's working with under this vest after feeling their weight against your ears. Cantaloupes at the very least. You also smell a new perfume from in-between Saturia's orbs, must be an occasion.

Either Saturia buys your lame excuse about not adapting to boat travel yet, or she knows you're a sick little monkey and doesn't mind, is anyone's guess. It's also anyone's guess how that struggling button on Saturia's vest ended up underneath your tongue. You recover from the chest dive with some amount a dignity when your stomach growls. You bring up the idea of ice cream with Saturia, and she agrees with you. Ice cream sounds great.

Some time later you're double fisting a double scoop of chocolate and vanilla while subtly eying the rest of the passengers aboard the vessel you're on. You've got the standard fare. Merchants, especially wine merchants. Goruda was wine country after all. You did how ever see quite a few hunks in armor. or getting out of armor as it were. It's hot inside plated metal suits cause these boys were *Glistening*. And it was apparently hot around you as well as you can feel the heat under your collar. Thank the spirits for ice cream to cool you down.


The trip is long, taking the better part of a day and a half. Nothing of real note happened on the ship, save for a one off argument regarding use of the lavatory with the captain of the vessel.


The Goruda river soon came into view, you'd be getting off soon, and meeting Saturia's Antiquitairan, Molla Nessa

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>>1725528

The Port city of Lotte, Its practically a capital city for halfling kind. Dozens of half height people start setting up to receive your ship. You idly wonder if thinking the sight of them climbing up the side of the ship to take your luggage being funny is considered racist.

As you step off the ship, you've got a few moments to entertain yourself as Saturia obtains lodging for the night. She is the money after all on this trip. At least initially, hopefully you'll be making your own money after you strike it rich.

>What do you do?

>>1725570

Contemplate what would you spend your riches on. Maybe some skimpy silk attire that both hides but accentuates you features.

Maybe Saturia can lend you a dress or two.

>>1725661
>>1725570
Ponder your impending fortune, while keeping your eyes peeled for any sign of artifacts and antiquities being bought, sold, or shipped. If this country is as rich in treasure as you've heard, maybe you can learn a thing or three.

>>1725570
Contemplate how adorable halflings are and the refined excellence that is shortstacks, also the fact that you are the right height to be staring down the tops of every halfling you meet by default. This city is clearly the best city.

Other than that, run around and look for exciting landmarks and buildings and stuff! Find some treasure, go on an adventure, just because you haven't really started your quest yet doesn't mean you have an excuse to not be adventuring RIGHT. NOW.

>>1725570
Ask around and see if anyone has any dirt on some good places to start looking for treasure. Saturia may have a contact already, but a little local gossip can't hurt. And, might as well admire the local girls too, while you're at it.

>>1726061
>>1725675
Amending my post.

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>>1725528
>>1725570

You decided to give the city a once over, see the sights and check out the local flavor. So far, you were liking what you saw. You remember seeing one Halfling baker back in Rocca, and her pies were fantastic. She also looked really good for being a mother of three. And it seems that general attractiveness seemed to be a common trait in Halflings. A history lesson in The Circle theorized that Halflings were originally a servant caste of humans warped into a true race by Empire magic. And The Empire had a very keen eye for Aesthetics. So far, according to your eye, the theory checks out.

But you didn't spend your entire time ogling the studs and stacks. You were looking about the market, specifically the trade of artifacts, and business was booming! Its here you devised that there were three basic markets for Empire Artifacts. Antiques, Magic Items, and Amber Craft.

Antiques were the biggest market. and the easiest to get into. simply find some old stuff. Jewlery, pottery, statues, yadda yadda; and start selling either to the general public or to private buyers. General selling, you deduced from the various stands in the bazzar, is basic bread and butter of making money in the Treasure Hunting career. Though you'll always get more money from a more dedicated, and educated, buyer. The roadside antique stall is likely to get rid of the "worthless junk".

Magic Items are a whole different story. Magic items are specialty shops sales when made brand new. Modern magic items are drab and utilitarian, where as Empire magic items are typically bedazzled with gems and decoration. Every Empire Magic item that still works to this day is an artifact of the highest power and the highest price. Sell one of these to the right person, and you can live quite comfortably for a while.

Amber Craft is an interesting beast. Amber, refers to fossilized tree sap sufficed with mana. Wizards and other magic uses, beside rare individuals like Saturia and yourself, require Amber and other "Mana Batteries" to use magic. Amber "Craft" is an Empire Era concept. In those times, reportedly, nearly everyone could perform magic to at least some degree without external aid, so Amber was an item of convenience. So the ancient civilization turned these powerful magical aids into art and decoration. Gives a little perspective on the priorities of old humanity. Regardless of sensibility, Amber from The Empire Era is generally more refined than modern crafted amber, and can store much more mana, but is generally in a form that's more cumbersome to carry, like statuettes and busts rather than amulets and rings. Still though, Magic users the world over will chomp at the bit to buy some Authentic Amber Craft.


After your three hour tour of the city, you find Saturia waving at you near a tavern and Inn. "My Contact is inside if you want to see what she's got for us. Or do you want to look around some more?"

>Get down to buisness?
>Defeat the Huns?

Get down to business. Swift as a coursing river.

>>1727026
>Get down to buisness?
I'm liking the quest so far.

Let's get rolling, I wanna get a little deeper into the story before we start derailing it with hare-brained schemes.

>>1727026
It sounds like you've gathered some good intelligence, and you can go and meet Saturia's Contact with a better understanding of the type of world she's wheeling and dealing in. If this treasure-dealer is ready to see you, probably best to have this meeting and introduce yourself now. There will be plenty of time for you and Saturia to have fun and sight-see afterward.

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>>1727026
>Get down to business

You decide to meet your erstwhile contact and find out what this money scheme truly is. Saturia leads you inside the inn where many patrons are eating dinner and having drinks. The local minstrels play lively and jaunty tunes; overall an active place to dine. There is a balcony area where Saturia heads up, the area is noticeably quieter than the main floor and slightly dimmer in light. It is there were you see a few booths and tables lit by candles.

A woman in the far corner waves you over. You don't know what you we're expecting when you saw the Antiquitarian, but is wasn't this. What you saw was a dusky skinned elf with raven hair and jewelry hanging from her ears, neck and hands. She was draped in fine clothes, and had a glass eye with a golden Amber pupil.
She was also the fattest elf you've ever seen. Elves had a tendency to be lithe and graceful, this woman was positively rotund. It's odd, she carried the weight with stereotypical elven grace. It looked like her excess poundage was tailored to her to look good and even striking. It seems that this Treasure Hunting business was treating her very well.

"I was wondering when you'd show up. When your father refused the deal i was worried i'd have to find a new business partner." She greets you and offers you a chair, which you do take. Seems she ordered food for you too, about half a dozen appetizers littered the candle lit table.

"If i may Molla, can we not tarry too long on the pleasantries? Its been a long sailing" Saturia offers. The rotund elf nods and takes a long draught of her beer.

"Strait to the point then." She leans in to make herself easier to hear, though there wasn't that much trouble to begin with. "I may have a lead on an old Shrine from The Empire. Complete with a statue "The Goddess" my guy says"

>The Goddess?
>Shrine?
> That's a HUGE Bitch
>Other

>>1727277
>Shrine?
>The Goddess?
Let's get some backround on the site, maybe there's some rituals that can open certain passages.

>>1727286
I second this. Let's find out more about this treasure we're hunting! Like, how rich it's gonna make us! It's all so exciting! Also, try but fail at subtly eyeing the Antiquarian up and avoiding mentioning her size or eye.

>>1727286
>>1727308
Agreed. Especially trying and failing not to mention her size. Alex doesn't seem like someone who is good at keeping their thoughts to themself.

>>1727351
They seem excitable and impetuous, don't they?

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>>1727277

>shrine?
>goddess?
>Huge Bitch?

"So what exactly is The Goddess?" You ask The Antiquitarian. Blinks before nodding. She pulls out a few pieces of paper, carefully laying it out around the fried green beans and the blooming onion platter. Drawn on the paper is a simplistic depiction of a very VERY voluptuous woman with a very exaggerated hourglass figure. Each breast on the figure was thrice the size of the simplistic head on drawing. Same with the hips, stretching out nearly 3 heads wide on either side. The waist was barely larger than a head width however.

"The Goddess, is a common figure in Empire Era art. No names are attached to it, or even if this lady was an actual deity. However this woman shows up often enough that she must have been a revered figure, or at least a revered concept." Molla explains, then partakes of a few handfuls of the various appetizers. "Shrines, are simply large collections of artifacts and amber craft that suggest a place of reverence."

"hmm... Well i'd say this figure is rare, but i've been proven wrong recently-" You look up from the art tracing the outward curve of Molla's stomach, admiring the generous curve of her bust and then resting your gaze at Molla's... displeased face. "I mean that as a complement I swear."

Molla rolls her eyes and huffs. "Thank your lucky stars your cute. I've set hair on fire for less... But i do look nice don't i?"

"You are as bountiful as you are beautiful, and i bet you were born with a callipygous physique that has only been amplified by...." You lay it on thick with an earnest smile, before Saturia flicks your ear.

"You're doing it again" She chides you.

"I hope it's not too rude a question, may i ask about the eye?" You say with trepidation in your voice.

"This, is the reason for my success. I had this added to me so that I can see Mana ripples. Lets me see how magical objects and people are. Normally i would have blown you off for your comments earlier, but i can see the both of you are rare individuals. Not the kind to turn down and regret it later. " She points to her amber pupil in her right eye

"Do you have any other questions... that aren't rude?"

>Why do you need us?
>How much would we be getting paid?
>Other

>>1727351
I'll have to disagree with you, the only thing we did that could be described like that was face pressing into the bosom of someone we're very familiar.
Let's not act like a sperg right on the first meeting

>>1727381
We've been upbraided good. Ask about how much money and treasure-hunter cred the artifacts will get us when we bring them back. Let Saturia ask about why we're needed, if she's worried.

>>1727384
I dunno, I just like the shenanigans that arise from those sorts of situations, it's only full sperg if the protag doesn't even realize they're making the faux pass.

As for questions, some protips so we can avoid some common novice mistakes would be nice.

>>1727384
Well shit, 40 seconds late.
>Why do you need us?
"Surely there are other people better suited for an endeavor like this, what makes us special?"
>What do you need us to do?
"Do you have any leads?"

>>1727384
Ah, sorry. Maybe it's just the youthful excitement of going on an adventure getting the better of them. Maybe they should apologize when they go to leave.

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>>1727381

>why us?
>Tips for the newbie?

"What exactly is our share?" You ask. "You're obviously not doing this pro bono. Do we get credit for the find?"

"Oh, of course. Everyone I work with gets a finder's fee. ten percent off the top is the common rate, but since I know your parents, bump it up to twenty percent." Molla takes another long drink of her beer before finishing it.

"That's pretty generous." Saturia says. "Might I ask... what's the catch? Don't you already employ Treasure Hunters? There's something you're reluctant to talk about"

"That obvious huh?" She says, pouring herself another tankard beer. "Here's the main issue, This lead isn't from what most Treasure Hunter's would call a "reliable source""

"Uhuh..." Saturia voices her concern.

"I got the lead off of the testimony of a delirious survivor of a bandit attack in the southeastern mountains. Beast Folk. They've got the run of the place up in that rocky terrain. " Molla starts drinking again. "Which brings me to my other point. Bandits. Most Treasure hunters come in two times. Dumb muscle and weak scholars. The people who could take care of the bandits couldn't tell the difference between a priceless vase and a chamber pot. The people who identify the good stuff are scribes who haven't lifted anything sharper than a letter opener in twenty years. Hiring both is out of the question because that'd raise my costs too high. I wouldn't make any money on it."

"So we're the people who can do both, so we're inherently more expensive... but you save money on quality rather than quantity in this situation." You finish Molla's thoughts.

"Precicely." Molla wipes her mouth.

"Well, we'll try not to let you down. Though do you have any tips for a novice? We might be skilled in the technical sense, but this is still our first rodeo." You raise the point. Molla taps her chin, then snaps her fingers.

"Get a Donkey, and sacks filled with wool. Old things are fragile, and donkeys will go places horses will not. Plus, antiques are heavy. Do you think i got rich carrying my own loot?" She says.

"No you do not." Saturia blurts out before covering her mouth. Molla bursts out laughing. "you're just as bad as they are" She points at You. "Ahh... will you join me for dinner? This restaurant makes a lovely honeyed roast boar." She offers.

>Fuck yeah that sounds great.
>Politely decline, we should get started
>What do you think Saturia?
>Other

>>1727478
>Wool
Shit must be pretty valuable if we're using that instead of straw.
>That sounds great.
>What do you think Saturia?
Be Polite, she's still our employer.
Also free meal and more information if we're lucky.

>>1727478
Nothing we've heard so far sounds like anything we can't handle. We could get our supplies before the markets close and head out right now! But, free food in the Antiquarian's company does sound good. Ask Saturia what she thinks we should do.

Little announcement, heading to work in a few moments. probably wont get to do a new post for a few hours.

let me know how you're enjoying things while you contemplate what to do next.

Also, i know its a tad early, but let me know if you want to see something specific or have any suggestions for future content.

>>1727534
I'm liking this quest an awful lot so far! You're a good writer and you seem to have a good handle on your characters and worldbuilding!

I'm not really expecting anything aside from the plumpness and "expanding horizons" promised in the title.

am really interests in seeing more of the world and what other characters our protagonists are going to meet as they explore it!

>>1727478
Match her bite for bite! Assert dominance! Should be easy, she got a head start

>>1727496
Generally speaking this seems like the sort of business where anything more than random shitty trinkets is extremely valuable, it's a high risk high reward sorta business is treasure hunting.

>>1727534
I am very much enjoying things, simultaneously interested to see how the main theme of the quest comes into play and also hoping that things don't get too out of hand too fast in that regard. No particular suggestions, just keep doing what you're doing, you can get plenty of mileage out of your good writing and characters without having to worry too much about people getting bored.

In my opinion at least.

Oh and >>1727559 is of course 100% correct, besides if the food here tastes as good as the Dragon's Crown art makes it look then we might as well enjoy it before we have to subject ourselves to trail rations.

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One thing you can say about Molla, she is a gracious and generous host. Enthusiastic even. She invited you to try every delicacy the Tavern had to offer. And as a polite person you obliged her offer.

You soon found out that elves, or at least this one, are bottomless pits! An two and a half hours later, Saturia negotiates a polite exit from the table before the both of you exploded.

It was an enjoyable experience until the second dessert order. But it wasn't without a purpose. Idle conversation revealed a few interesting tidbits of information.

".... some treasure hunters will rob you if they find out about your finds before you stake your claim. It's illegal, but hard to enforce. .."

"...large amount of smoke in the mountains, there's talk of a volcano going up..."

You and Saturia spend a few moments in the market recovering from the meal. You purchased some supplies and the donkey. Saturia sighs and dusts off her hands.

"Well that's the last of the start up money! We are officially roughing it! " she seems excited.

> let's get started
> too full for exuberance

>>1727784
>> let's get started

>>1727784
>too full for exuberance
Stuffed bellies?

>>1727784
Nothing can weigh down your excitement for this adventure you are about to embark on! Gush to Saturia about the meal you just had (and about your hostess a little) and talk excitedly with Saturia about the grand future you both will no-doubtedly have as you set out!

>>1727798
Definitely stuffed, but stuffed and excited!

>>1727784
Thank the spirits that your class clothes are all flowy and loose and aren't a mass of belts like a whole bunch of other adventurers seem to have! Adjust your sashes a little so you look less like you just ate a small whale and then

>>1727811
Agreeing entirely with this, gotta work off all that food with excited talking!

>>1727865
But you can't work off food with talk

>>1727927
depends on how long and vigorously you talk between foods.

>>1727927
Alex is pretty excitable and animated. It'll probably burn a few calories

>>1727927
Alex doesn't know that.

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>let's get started!
>...
> current effects: exuberance +4 morale bonus to emotion effects 00:01:00
> Too Well Fed: +4 HP, - 8 agility, debuff upon violent movement.


"Yeah let's g- oogh... I blame you for this!" You burble, pointing accusingly at Saturia.

"Don't be such a sour puss, our employer treated us to a goo-URP!- ugh... I only kept going cause you did!" She fires back.

"I was trying to be polite! And you kept saying "that sounds lovely" when she ordered something! Look... let's get on the road. A little exercise will settle our stomachs. "

"Can't we just sleep it off?"

"You spent the money on the donkey and rations. "

"Oh that's no trouble, Father will front the-"

"We're "roughing it" remember".

"Oh... well we can take turns on the-"

"We can't ride the donkey, all of our supplies are on it."

Her face is stoic but you detect a faint whine from her.

"I looked over the map. There should be a good place to camp at these hills here." You point out exactly a third of the way between you and where the ruins are supposed to be at. At least a 6 mile trek.

> looks like its going to be a long day. ..
> what do you talk about with Saturia? If at all?

>>1728177
reminisce about the good times, ask how her family is doing

>>1728177
Lift Saturia's spirits! This walk won't be so very bad! You talk with your friend about what you'll do with your finder's fee once you bring all those artifacts back to the Antiquarian, and about what great treasure-hunters you'll become. You joke around with her and take her mind off the less-fun parts of adventuring.

Wait, the hell are we doing? We're a spirit conjurer, conjure some spirits to help us out in this situation. Something to ride or something to make us stronger or I dunno... a spirit of carousing to help stave off the effects of overindulgence.

>>1728245
We could see if there are any interesting spirits in the area.

>>1728177
About thr magics we can do
Ans try to do some for fun?
Also cant we lifht things up with magic?
Just flot around for a bit

>>1728254
Like the goddess?

>>1728177
Like other people have said, try to get Saturia to perk up a little bit and get her dreaming about their future fortune. Reach out to any interesting spirits in the area for amusement and information, and keep heading onward toward that mysterious shrine.

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>>1728177
"Come on, it's not that bad. The weather is grand for a strole" You lean on Saturia's shoulders, rubbing them. She whines a bit more. You search your head a little.

"How's your sister?" you ask

"Which one? The Archmage or The Investment Banker? or did you mean my little sister the Battle-Mage Champion in junior circuit Battle Ball?" she eyes you with a flat look

"The one I put gum in their hair and they had to shave their head." You smirk at her. She snorts, "There she is! I thought my friend got replaced by a grump!" you squeeze her shoulders.

"She actually joined the junior officer corps training school for Rocca's militia, if you must know. Also don't mention it to her face. she's still kinda sore about that." Saturia chuckles.

"Feelin any better?"

"Well enough, but i could do without you leaning on me, i'm carrying half a boar in my guts, i don't need two people and the other half of the boar on me too" she pinches your sides. You yelp and dance away.

"You promised! My sides are off limits for teasing!" You protest flushed in the face..

"You brought out the big guns, mentioning my sisters."

"Right, right.... maybe i got something stowed away that can make the walk to the camp site a bit easier." You walk up to the donkey and start sifting through it, only to find bland provisions, torches, and other survival stuff.

"Our stuff is on the other side of Sebastian" Saturia offers Helpfully.

"Sebastian!? Honey, this proud beast is clearly an Enrique." you say with mock indignity.

>Access Menu Screen

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>>1729116
Alex's Inventory.

Channeled Spirit: The Gladiator
-Proficiency in nearly all melee weapons
-Bonus power when fighting single opponents,
-Are you Entertained? - multiplied strength for every onlooker.
-Spirit Adherence: Showboat= Must mug for the crowd, even if there is no crowd

Available spirits to channel
--- Harbinger - blend curses with martial strength
--- Trickster - control illusions and minor magic to fool your foes
--- Earth Seeker - use the power of the earth.


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Carried items

Bound Spirits
-- Protective Pixie - Absorb one deadly blow
--Iron shell tortoise - Summon floating snapping turtle to assail foes and block attacks
-- Janni Manservant - Perform minor chores for 24 hours

Held items
-Badge of Graduation, Circle of Rocca
- Amber Jewlery (stored mana for spells)
- Short Saber x2
- Spirit Warden Armor
- Spirit Fetishes (The objects, again)

Stored Items
-Adventuring Basics for the traveler
-Spirits and you; a traveler's guide
-Beast folk breeds, illustrated Guide
- Romancing the Civilized races, A guide to the novice Ladykiller
- The Venus, nude renditions of the epitome of beauty. Illustrated.
- how to attract men, a novice's guide
- Small picture of two young children, Alexis and Aaron von Delceia (Deceased)
Saturia's Inventory

Held Items
-Badge of Graduation, Circle of Rocca
-Amber Rimmed Reading Glasses - Permanent Mana Sense
-Athame Dagger
-Scholar's outfit (3 years old)
-Walking stick
-Portrait book (Sketches of friends and family.)

Stored items
-Dissertation of Magic theory; property of Circle of Rocca
-Astrology and navigation, second edition; property of Circle of Rocca
-Elemental interaction and reaction, Technical paper; Property of Circle of Rocca
-Transmutation for the Novice, Propertiy of Circle of Rocca
- Stash of Marshmallows
- Stash of hard candy
- Mr. Cuddlebug, esquire. Attorney general of the court of Snuggles


>what to do?

>>1729116
>>1729127
Thinking about how cute (but deadly) Saturia's sister might be, you discover Mr. Cuddlebug in Enrique's saddlebag and let out an awwwwwwwwwwww of recognition!

>>1729198
>>1729127
>>1729116
Playfully tease and pester Saturia about her stuffed toy and her family and her ill-fitting scholarly robes, keeping her mind off the actual work of trekking through the countryside until you reach a suitable spot to set up camp.

>>1729127
She packed our bags full of non essentials!!. We need to teach rich girl a lesson. Confiscate the marshmallows and candy!

>>1729218
The essentials are in the saddelbags on the opposite side of the donkey. Regardless, if Alex finds those sweets, they're being confiscated. That's just a fact.

>>1729226
Well we need to put that candy under lock and key! We're adventurers! We need to be at top form and figure! I mean cute guys might be watching! .

>>1729236
I would imagine that both Alex and Saturia have this romanticized idea of what being Treasure Hunters will be like, and that the attention of attractive guys and gals probably factors into their career choice. At least for Alex.

>>1729212
You keep teasing and playing with Saturia, and before you both know it you'll be at your destination!

WHAT IS THIS DEGENERACY

>>1730019
Come on, we haven't even gotten to the degeneracy yet!

>>1730019
>thicc
>degeneracy

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Saturia The Human Sorceress
Class Features:
-- Selective Source : Can Cast magic identically to how a Wizard might, but does not require Stored Mana. Limited only by personal stamina
--Mana Amp- Increase the power of magic spells by using both stamina and stored magic at the same time.
Specialties: Elemental based Magic, Linguistics
Character traits: (Naive), (Silver Spoon), (Analytical)
Physical Description: Dark brown hair, Roughly 5'7 in height. Bookworm physique. Generous bosom, "Cantaloupes". Likes to wear button up shirts, and thigh high stockings. Booty= needs more investigation.
Personality: Thoughtful, collected, but has an immature side that can be coaxed out by close friends.

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>>1729116
>>1729127

>TEASE THE GIRL!


"Ooop! Looks like we have a stowaway! Seems Sir Cuddlebug, Esquire decided being a lawyer is too much for him!" You lay it on thick as you withdraw a stuffed, and particularly cuddly looking caterpillar toy.

"That's Mr. Cuddlebug! He never got kni- I mean I don't know how he got in there. Maybe Levy slipped him in there. She had him last." She says with a flushed face.

"Oh! and it seems he's been smuggling! Oooh... marshmallows and Sweets from Belladona's Confectionery? My my, what expensive tastes he has. Thank goodness he bought it and someone else didn't fill our pack with non-essentials."

"I-i was saving those for a special occasion!"

"I'll just confiscate these."

"W-wait! You filled our bags full of non-essentials too! I saw your pornography!" She shoots at you.

"Ahh yes, an art book on The Venus. Some of us have some sense of culture around here." you shrug, deflecting the situation

"Is that why some of the pages are stuck together." She raises an eyebrow

You take a moment to realize what she just suggested. "That's not actually why, i was eating at the time an... oh hey we're here... I think." You pull out the map and observe your surroundings. You find yourselves near a small hill that seems to lean over itself into a sort of miniature Cliff-side.


"Here we are, "Honey Glazed Hill" Supposedly this is a favorite camping spot for travelers" You explain. "Shall we set up?"

"Oh! good, i'll set up the tent. "

>Get a fire going while she sets up a tent.
>Scope the perimeter
>Tent? Singular?

>>1730318
While her boobs have always been readily visible for sizing up, her booty has remained a mystery all these years, hidden under flouncy skirts and dresses! Maybe that mystery will be put to rest on this trip!

Also! I'll say again that we should pester Saturia playfully to make the time pass more quickly.

>>1730331
You scope out the perimeter, because that's what adventurous types do, right? Make sure that your campsite is secure! After that you can begin work on the fire and then--- wait, one tent?

Together in one tent?

You and Saturia hadn't beded down that close since you were children and regularly slept over at her house. Or was that... Alexis... that did that?

It's hard to tell.

Anyway, it's exciting! Set to work building a fire, speculating on the fun you'll have roughing it. In the same tent. Saturia's Booty Mystery may be solved tonight!

Get Saturia to show off her mighty arcane powers by lighting the campfire once we've gathered the wood!

>>1730331
>Tent? Singular?
But comr on guys not wanting to ride the snapping turtle
But then go get a fire started

>>1730352
What's the point of having powers like hers if you don't use them, right?

>>1730331
Getting acclimated to the area is a good idea, so we should do that before trying to start a fire. Make sure that our donkey is taken care of and then ask about the whole "single tent" thing.

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>>1730331

You have a walk around the hill, getting the lay of the land. Atop the leaning hill you can see in all directions. The city where you came from, the lights gleaming in the night. Not a soul for miles. You took the time to grab firewood. You're not supposed to pack firewood. That would be silly. Firewood is everywhere!

The terrain itself starts to get a bit more hilly the further from the coast you look. And you can just barely spy the rocky crags of your destination in the moonlight.

You also sense that this place would be an ideal location for a little bit of spirit communion and channeling, though you'll have to wait for midnight to get good results. The Witching Hour tends to give you more Tenebrous Spirits. A bit more grim, but not really evil.

You head on down the hill to where your campsite is set up. Saturia is down underneath a large cloth of what you assume is the tent. She rummages and grunts out of view before the tent raise up and stays up... a bit lopsided.

"Whew! So that's what setting up a tent is like! It looked easier when Jacques did it." She straightened out her hair. "Ahh, i see you got the firewood."

You arrange the firewood in the "house" format, that one book "Essential Skills for Young Boys" illustrated for you many years ago. Saturia, scoots up to the fire and sparks start to fly from the palms of her hands. Cupping her hands around her mouth she blows into the fire. A shower of sparks fly from her mouth not unlike a firework into the base of the wood pile. Eventually flames grow and the campfire is made.

"Gosh, marshmallows sound great right now." You mention.

"Special Occasion." Saturia reiterates, though she smiles at you with mirth. You return the smile and look around.

"Soo... uh... where's my tent" You ask. Saturia tilts her head.

"Oh! Is the tent we got not big enough? I know you like to sprawl out but we should still both fit in there."

You blink a few times. "...Of course, i just thought you'd want to have your own tent." You Scratch the back of your head and look away, trying to hide your obvious embarrassment.

"I mean we've slept in the same room together, even in the same bed. It's no different" She says.

"No no, you're right." You cough into your hand looking around. "Why don't you go ahead and turn in. it's been a long day." You suggest.

"Yeah... just don't stay up too late" She says as she crawls into the tent. Your keen senses can hear the telltale sounds of Saturia undressing and the rustling of blankets. You gulp as mental images start to fill your head.


>What do you do now, Hotshot?

>>1730539

No one but you and Saturia for miles. This means that there is no one to stop you.

RAID HER STASH! ! Late night snacks never hurt any one

>>1730582
>>1730539
You take some of those marshmallows, but only some, and head back up to the top of the hill to snack, commune with the spirits and our a little healthy distance between you and Saturia! See if you can summon up anything interesting here. See what you can learn of the area. Then go back to the tent and bed down for the night. Saturia doesn't seem to see anything strange with you two sharing a tent! Why should you?

Though, you should beware of waking up sprawled in an awkward position with your friend come morning.

>>1730539
Get naked out side and start getting ready to get some sprits

>>1730613
By dancing

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>>1730539
You tiptoe towards the bags, and as silently as you can, dig through them. You retrieve three marshmallows. A paltry amount, but a mallow is a mallow. You pop the first one in your mouth and grab your bag from the pile and head back up the mountain.

You roll out a blanket onto the grass, its covered with some simple sigils and a circle. You scratch your chin, recalling that being closer to nature helps with summoning stronger spirits. Anything's worth a shot you think and begin disrobing, though slowly and constantly looking out for onlookers. Don't want anyone seeing both your tits and your junk. much less at the same time. That's enough to scar a person you figure.

With all your clothes off, you do a little twirl around in the center of the circle and have a sit down cross legged. Steadying your breathing, you close your eyes. Listening to the rustling grass in the wind, the chirping of crickets, and the hooting owl. With one final large inhale... you stop breathing. All sound from the world empties from the world. You open your eyes to find yourself alone in an infinite void of inky blackness.

Suddenly you hear a clack. Not unlike a stiletto heel on a marble floor. another... then another. From the inky blackness, a swirling darkness coalesces into a... vaguely human form resembling a stately looking woman with an almost feline grace. A stark white face with deep blue eyes comes into view, with curved dark horns pointed and crowning her.

"Hello Mageling... Communing with the night?" The creature asks of you.

"Good evening," you reply with your customary smile.

"Manners even. Well you are a delicious thing... Exotic." it towers near you, nearly twelve feet tall. It leans in low face inches away from your own face, you can see that the skin is more a moving shell of bone or carapace than flesh. "And look at you, undressed and baring it all. How forward."

"Merely attempting to entice" you reply with an earnest smile.

"Mmmm~ Yes. Though there are greater Summoners out there, Spirit Warden... What makes you so special? Why should i... Give you the time of day?" The Creature regards herself in a haughty gesture, resting a hand on what you assume is its chest. You reach behind you and produce an object.

"Marshmallow?" You offer with a smile. She looks at you flatly, then the marshmallow in your hand. Then for the briefest moment, it smirks.

"I suppose I can enter you." she snatches the marshmallow from your hand and pops it into her own mouth. " I, Dutchess Dark, ally myself with you for the time being. " She suddenly flies into your face, entering your body through your mouth, and eyes. The whole of the world spins. You feel your body swell with arcane might!

You snap back to reality drenched in sweat and panting! Holy Crap that was awesome!

>>1730686

>NEW SPIRIT ATTUNED!
>DUTCHESS DARK
>Wield elemental darkness. Create grasping tendrils and suffuse your weapons in dark element.
>Teleport anywhere within a connected shadow. See perfectly in complete darkness
>Temporary Trait gained: Silent step
>Adherence --- Playthings of Shadow: Announce your presence to all foes, and attempt to frighten them whenever possible.

>>1730690
Create grasping tendrils
Oh god what have we started here
Also now use thr tendrills to frighten your friend

>>1730686

I can see us getting mileage out of this new spirit.

>>1730713
Not right now, after she gets up.

Now CUDDLE WITH YOUR FRIEND!! HAVE A GREAT NIGHT SLEEP

>>1730690
I think these powers will be a lot more interesting than I'd expected!

>>1730733
>>1730686
You slip back into your clothes: not enough of them that you'll get too hot sleeping beside Saturia in the same tent, but enough for a little common decency. You think about the new spirit you've contracted with and about ye powers she is willing to loan you and you giggle and grin as you think about how you might be able to use a few often to play some harmless pranks on your friend. You reach the campsite at the base if the hill, make sure your fire is banked like you read in that boyhood book and enter the tent.

>>1730814
Also, you maybe wake up the next morning in some sort of awkward position against Saturia, head pillowed on her chest or behind or something.

>>1730686
>>1730690

You descend from the hill, idly conjuring inky blackness from your hands to get a handle on your granted powers. Thinking of the applications. The fire has burnt down to a smolder, you adjust the rocks around it to assure nothing escapes the pit. You toss your bag next to the others and crawl into the tent. Saturia is sleeping quite soundly in a sleeping gown and clutching Mr. Cuddlebug, esquire.

You smile warmly at the sight and decide to grab your covers and tuck yourself in. Sleep finds you easily as you drift off.


>-----------The next Morning-----------

"Alex..."

"Alex."

"Alex!"

Your eyes flutter to see Saturia's face. "Hey Satty" you mumble with bleary eyes "Whas up"

"Alex, you need to get up." She looks at you sternly.

"I am up!" You attest to your wakefulness.

"I mean Up, up. I can't get dressed with you on me." She says.

You look down. This isn't your pillow... That's Saturia's hip. Your arms were around her and You lurch upwards. You had managed to roll out of your side of the tent halfway out of your sleeping clothes and onto Saturia, using her hips and waist as a pillow for the night. You actually drooled on her thigh.

"You're heavier than you look Alex" She looks at you. You scoot to your side of the tent.

"Sorry Satty." You try cover yourself with your sheet and wipe your mouth.

"If I didn't know better..." She rolls her eyes before obtaining her clothes. "Let's get dressed, we've got a lot of traveling to do." She starts to take off her nightgown.

>Turn around and give her some privacy!
>You know each other well enough to get dressed in each other's presence
>Nothing wakes someone up like a wholesome prank.
>Other ideas?

>>1730827
>Nothing wakes someone up like a wholesome prank.
Leave the tent then send in the tendrils to tickle her
And be like im not tuching you

>>1730827

Do your best to dress in front of your friend. You've known each other all your life! This is no obstacle.

>>1730827
Hey! If she's allowed to get dressed in front of you then you're allowed to get dressed in front of her! You've known each other forever and you're comfortable with eachother, so why not!

It's still pretty embarassing though.

A good way to get over embarassement is to give it to someone else. Ask Saturia if she wants to see a new trick you've learned and then launch a tendril tickle attack!

>>1730868
Backing this.

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>>1730827

You start to get undress from your night closed, Saturia doesn't really react at first, until you remove your bottoms. She eeps and quickly about faces. You can see her ears turn red. I guess she's a bit iffy about seeing *that*, On the plus side, you've got a nice unobstructed view of her bottom. Fairly shapely, a handful. Kinda pert actually.

You set about getting dressed, your clothes are bit more complicated than her button up shirt, skirt and thigh highs... though it took long enough to see her thighs squish and bulge out slightly from the stocking. Your clothes are far more ceremonial, several sashes and ornaments that help with the channeling of spirits. Spirits like to be taken care of. Like a guest in a house.

You go outside and stretch, And Saturia... takes a quite some time to follow. Must be doing her hair. That'll give you some time to heat up the rations. You snap your fingers causing a small candle like flame to appear on your thumb and try to get the fire going again.

Rations are fairly simple meals, but everything tastes better when it's hot. Eventually she exits the tent, She's wearing a different blouse, but she's still wearing that straining vest. She must like it or something.

"So... Ignoring the last few moments of it... how'd you sleep?"

"Like a bump on a log." You reply. "Did a little Spirit communion... OH! hey wanna see a new trick?"

"Sure." You wiggle your fingers at her and laugh evilly. Small little tendrils of inky blackness crawl up from Saturia's shadow and up her legs. She squeaks as she tries to step away but the tendrils hold her legs. They crawl up her legs and disappear under her skit. You can she them squirm under her blouse.

"H-heheheAY! Staphit! That tickles! HAHA! Hey! that one pinched! Cut it out!" She protests, tiny little tears form on her eyes as she squirms in place.

"That's payback for getting *My* sides." you laugh evilly

>Let her go.
>this is funny!
>Something Else

No restraint! Now is the time to go mad with power! You are the night!

>>1730975
>>1731028
>>1730982
You declare yourself the Tickle Monster and let the tendrils do their thing for a moment or two more, channelling the spirits and the hammiest villains from the silliest plays back home!

You do let Saturia go, though, before she has the chance to get upset and the prank loses its funniness.

>>1730975
>Let her go.
Just showing her at this point
This will come in handy

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>>1730975

"Ahahahaha! You're completely at my mercy! I am Alex the... Erm..." Your maniacal laughter is cut short by your lack of a good title, your introspection is cut short by Saturia's own giggling

"Lemme down! I'm gonna pee!" She flails. You immediately release her, not wanting to sully her clothes. She breathes deeply, trying to calm herself down. "You're a dick you know that?" she says while still laughing.

"Sorry," You sheepishly kick around some of the dirt. "I thought you might get a kick out of it."

"You're gonna get it later, not now... but later." She grins evilly at you. "Also i hope you didn't summon a spirit into yourself just to goof off with me. Magic shouldn't be used just for leisure and amusement, that's how The Empire fell remember?" She lectures.

you roll your eyes. "Yes mom." She frowns at you. "I know, magic shouldn't be used for its own sake. These abilities actually have a use this is just a taste of what i can do right now."

You hand Saturia her heated up breakfast ration and you heat up your own. She bites down and immediately grimaces. "Is this what people eat on the trail? it takes like paper... and i think its jerky."

You try your own... Somehow they make dried fruits taste like chalk. "I already miss that feast with Molla..."

"Ugh. now I don't want to eat at all... it was really good though." She licks her lips, she then grimaces again as she pushes more of the supposed meat into her mouth.

"Well... we'll choke something down while we move. We don't have to make a meal out of it." You suggest while loading up the donkey, who's chewing on some oats. Saturia nods and starts breaking down the tent.

"Right! I know that technically we already started our career as Treasure Hunters, but now we REEALY started our career as treasure hunters! This was just a nice outing, Now we're in the business." You explain excitedly "We're gonna find some priceless antique that some scholar will say "This explains every question we ever had about the empire please have all the money ever" And we're gonna be like "Well i suppose we can settle for that..." and we'll each have our own mansion villa. Right next to each other so we don't have to walk far to see each other... "

>You'll be walking for quite some time while you head for the South eastern Rockies.
>Ask your questions now, you'll soon be getting your hands dirty with TREASURE HUNTING!!

>>1731189

Treasure Hunters like you shouldn't be eating *rations* ...blegh. the moment youhave eenough money for it you need a fully stocked food wagon with its own chef!

In the meantime, discuss how and where to find this shrine. Other than a depiction of the goddess we have no idea what the place might look like.

>>1731189
Questions in-character or out-of-character?

I'm not sure I have any out-of-character questions right now, aside from general wonderings as to where things will be going, who we'll be meeting and what sort of plumpening will happen.

As for in-character questions, what does Saturia think we'll find at the shrine? Will there really be bandits and brigands? What does she want to buy with all the money we'll make when we return to Molla in triumph?

>>1731189
Do the sprits we get stay with us forever
And we just use them when or is it more likee a short time power boast?

I guse talk about things you know about the empire?

>>1731294
>>1731292

Sorry, I meant to say in character

Yeah Spirits stay with you until you channel a new one.

I'll let slip that we have a veritable cast of characters yet to introduce, i hope you enjoy them all. Even though Plumping is the "Focus" of the story, that doesn't mean that should be the only thing people like about it.

>>1731189
Try and sneak more of Saturia's stash. We can't subsist on such bland things like hard tack and jerky.

Ask politely first though.

>>1731308
Got it, and that's good to hear!

You're really excited about this whole adventure, so you pump Saturia for any more information she might have about the shrine, the goddess and the empire, fantasizing about what you'll do with all the money you'll earn at the same time.

A celebratory feast will be number one, given the state of your rations. A new vest for Satty that actually fits should be number two.

>>1731348
Celebratory feast is one, a lifetime supply of antacids is 2, theeen we buy her a new. VeVest

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>>1731189
A tiny rivulet of drool runs down your chin as you suck on a piece of salted caramel. A tear comes to your eye as you bask in the flavor. "Why diffn't weh do thiff eawerer" you say with your mouth full. Saturia is chewing and shrugs. You asked if they could dip into the candy stores to "wash down" the spirits awful trail rations. Neither of you regret you decision.

After cleansing your palettes, you got to discussing plans for what you'd do with money you'd be making. You suggest, in light of recent developments, in a food wagon with a chef. cause Trail rations Suuuuuuck. She mirrors the sentiment that the rations she had purchased for us were awful and that a greater portion of the budget should go towards "Wholesome" food, though she mentions an entire wagon dedicated to food with a personal chef is "a tad much." You say that a Mobile Library is also a tad much as well. she seems a tad disheartened, but realizes it was a pipe dream.

It takes a few more hours of chatting before the subject is broached.

"So... other than The Goddess, an art piece of a super busty woman, how do we know when we found some genuine Lussurian Empire ruins?" You ask your scholarly comrade.

"Ahh! I've got a book on exactly that in my bag on Sebastian"

"Enrique!" You shoot back before searching for the book. You pull out a leather bound book, that looks like it was handmade. You open it to find Saturia's handwriting There are a few cutesy doodles of herself highlighting footnotes. "in any particular section you want me to look?"

"Page three." She says. You turn over the page and you see what looks to be a Pillar made from several slabs of rock, along with illustrations of stone slabs. "Empire Architecture, typically is one hundred percent wrought from smoothed and polished stone, specifically metamorphic rocks, of that. white marble is the most favored material. Nearly all structures are treated with a special lacquer derived from Amber. Giving all their architecture a golden bronze look. This of course is when the material wasn't painted over."

"So tanned marble stone work." You clarify

"Doubly so if the stonework has intricate carvings and artwork." She adds.

"What do you think we'll find in one of these Shines?" You ask.

"Well lets see... Lots of jewelry erm.... Some Amber Craft... maybe one or two magic artifacts! AAA~ this going to be so great! Oh but we need to look out for traps. And sometimes the Dwemers of magic artifacts decay into something dangerous... though i guess you don't need to know about that." She mentions

You rest a hand on your chest looking down at your body. "Yeah... what kind of traps?" You look down at the ground, you notice the earth was starting to look a tad rougher and more brown.

"Well nothing lethal. Empire traps are typically designed to catch thieves alive so they can answer for their crimes... You can end up locked in a chamber and, unless someone can free you, starve to death."

>Continued..

Rolled 50 (1d100)

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>>1731536
>>1731539
As you walk you hear something that sounds like distant thunder, you have just enough time to look up and wonder what that sound was before something bites into your shoulder and bowls you flat onto the ground. You hear some distant cheering. You can faintly hear the shouted words "Bloody good shot" as you feel Saturia grab you and drag you along the ground. You can see the glint of metal in the distance, some one hundred yards away as you end up behind a rock. Seems claims of bandits and outlaws in the region wern't exaggerated.

>What do?

>>1731560
>>1731536
Oh no! It looks like playtime is over!

Okay. You e got a contract with Duchess Dark, so, would you be able to wrap up the bandits in shadows? That seems like a good place to start. Maybe then Saturia can start flinging fireballs into the darkness, catching them unaware.

>>1731560
They got some eagle eyed deadshot way over there! We're boned! Screwed! Hung up to dry!!

>>1731560
If we can travel through shadows, are the shadows laying properly for us to close the distance between us and them? If so, can we then use our tendrils to bind and incapacitate the bandit troupe?

>>1731560
What's the nearest thing we can teleport to, is there any way we can close the distance between us and the direction of the bullet to catch him by surprise as he reloads?

If there's not many shadows around, how easily can we change spirits? Because that earth spirit thing that we have in our list would be pretty fucking handy right now.

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>>1731560

You peer around the rock and you catch a glimpse at three of them. They seem to have moved up some. One of them appears to be an elf with knives in both hands, another is a human with the musket, a third appears to be a Beast folk... worrying with wispy magic emanating from her hands.

They're mostly out of the light, but you think you can get to them relatively quickly.

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>>1731713

>>1731713
>>1731727

"Can you reach them from here?" You ask Saturia.

"I can roast them easy, but that rifleman's got a good eye... i think the moment i step out to toss anything significant i'm going to get shot."

"Anything you can do without looking at them?" Your body swirls with inky blackness. "They're in the light so i can't shadow walk right in their face, so they'd get the first attack off probably... i might be able to get em down, but its three to one at close quarters."

"I can toss something blindly... no guarantees it'll hit. And i can't do it all day or i'm a wet noodle..." She says. "What do you think?"

>Who does what?

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Okay so here's the master plan!

1. Saturia uses her magic to create an explosion of light, smoke or anything that will momentarily block line of sight.

2. We dash ten feet and enter the shadows, immediately warping behind the rock while they're distracted, hiding our movement and stopping that sniper from putting holes in us.

3. Sneaky sneaky around the rock while they're still focused on the rock that we're behind.

4. Ambush! Although we'll have to announce ourselves so it'll be us spooking them most likely, which will give Saturia a chance to hurl some hot fiyah!

>>1731713
>>1731727
>>1731767
>>1731777
Good plan, great plan!

Don't forget that you have those shadow tendrils, so if any of the bandits step into a shadow, be ready to restrain them!

>>1731777
Seems good to me.

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>>1731777
>>1731767
>>1731777 >Trips of truth (Critical Effect)

"Distraction? I can do distraction!" She suddenly stands up and raises her athame. Suddenly a huge gout of fire and molten rock blasts up from the center of the plain. Sending up dust and smoke. You suddenly meld into the ground crawling towards the far rock on shadowy limbs faster than any creature could run or fly.

Your back rests against the far rock, you smile widely and evilly your voice grows deep and echos with power. Tendrils of pure elemental darkness snake out from you. Flailing around the edges of the rock. in a booming deep voice you utter a simple phrase. "You Dun Goof'd".

You rush around the corner with your blades writhed in the void. True to your prediction, The marksman turned is gun to face you and fired, only for the bullet to meet the side of your saber. You give the blade a lick, picking the flattened ball off the blade; And stare the bandits down.

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>>1731875

You flash your blades, and rush forward. The knify elf rushes forward to meet you in combat. You, being a tricky player wrap your saber with tendrils of darkness and whip it out! You don't quite cut down the elf, but you definitely gave her less upper body protection and a good scare.

Suddenly a hail of small miniature fireballs rain in from that gap. The Beast Folk Caster raises a pale blue wall of force between the fighting and the fireballs. The wall cracks upon first impact, and only cracks more with the dosen more impacts.

The marksman backs up strategically, fixing a bayonet, and loading another round.

>Who do you go after first?
>try not to get accidentally roasted by Saturia.

>>1731928

Oh so we can wield our swords God of war style with the grasping tendrils. .. perfect! Subdue the elf then the mage.

The musk man isn't that much of a threat at this range.

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>>1731928

While the elf's balance is off from her wardrobe interruption, you see that her shadow intercepts yours. You stomp down and a rope of blackness wraps around the elf's and yanks it down, slamming her head into the rocky ground knocking her out cold.

The mage turns her attention towards you, she flings a lance of ghostly energy that collides with your chest, knocking the wind out of you. You whip your saber out to retaliate, but the blade reaches just shy of where you want it to go.

The marksman levels his rifle at you one eye squinted and filled with stoic grimness.

>Clench everything.

>>1731928
Tendril up the marksman. Bullets hurt, as you've already discovered!

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>>1732125

(gosh darn pictures)

>>1732127
The Giant barrier shatters followed by a huge gout of flame. The bullet from The marksman's shot just misses your ear.

Just in time for you to move up and yank the weapon from its hands and tie it to the ground via shadow tendril.

>>1732134

https://youtu.be/oMNELG6AdRg

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>>1732134
Using the explosion, you rush the Beast Folk mage and punch her in the snoot. You can feel a tooth fly from her mouth as you rush for the marksman. He attempts to draw a stowed pistol, but your blade meets him first. The pommel of your saber resounds of is temple with a sickening crack and he falls to the ground. You whirl your blades around and look behind you... seeing no one standing.

You can faintly see Saturia rushing up to you, holding onto her hat. She stops and leans over panting. "Did... did we win?" She asked.

Your observe your beaten and broken foes. you give her a sharp nod. On the inside your screaming in elation, but now is the time to be an look cool!

She sits down for a moment still panting. "Ha... haa... we need to get out of here... These cant be the only ones and they'll have seen that dust cloud... or heard the explosions..."

>Head into the rocky crags. More cover means more hiding spots.
>Retreat for now and approach later. Maybe we can get a do over.

>>1732237
See if they were carrying anything important and then head for the crags. Especially anything to heal your shoulder, not sure how bad that injury was.

Check Injury. Loot Bodies. Head for the crags, that gives you lots of cover and lots of shadows to either fight with or hide from your foes. Hiding Saturia might be a little tricky, but you could always wrap her completely in shadow tendrils and stuff her in a dark corner somewhere.

>>1732237
Check the bandits for useful or valuable items with a quickness. If we have room in our luggage or on our person for the sharpshooter's weaponry, his firearms may prove useful or lucrative in the future.

That being done, we should really head for the hills and find someplace to hide before our battle brings more bandits down on top of us. Are we close enough to this shrine that we can find it and duck inside?

>>1733067
>>1733048
>>1732314
Loot and hide, while celebrating your victory!

Quietly celebrate your victory.

Quietly.

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>>1732237
You swiftly check over the bodies of the bandits. The Knife-y Elf wasn't wearing much of anything, so other than a few pennies, you don't get much from her. The Beast Folk woman however got you a few simple Amber jewels. That will keep you both casting, without wearing you both out. The marksman had a rifled musket and a pistol. neither of which were your style, hell you've never even shot a musket before.

You rush into the rocky crags with Saturia following close behind. Your running is a bit better than Saturia, who seems more concerned with her hat blowing away in the wind than actual speed. You enter the rocky crags and start getting above ground level. You find a little nook where its in the shade and out of the way, and has an unobstructed view of the fight. Seems Saturia's assessment was correct, quite a bit more bandits showed up, checking the bodies, putting the elf onto a stretcher while carrying the other two.
You pump you first at your successful get away and victory, smiling widely.

"Right... so we're in the thick of it now..." Saturia say trying to catch her breath. "How do we want to go about this?"

"My gut tells me that we should..."

>Look for The Shrine First
>Take out the bandits first
>Wait until the coast is clear and get outta here.

>>1733180

Bandits wouldn't be Bandits if they knew what kind of treasure was in their backyard.

Search for the shrine first

>>1733180
We had enough problems with three bandits, let's not start fights with even more of them. Hunt for the shrine, maybe you'll find some super powerful artefact or a fuckton of amber to aid you.

>>1733180
How many bandits showed up? A sizeable number needs a large camp to hang around and if we can find it we can report it to local authorities for a reward.

>>1733207
>>1733208
Yeah, you can kick some butt, but you're a lover, not a fighter. You and Saturia might not be able to take down so many bandits by yourselves. Better to quit while you're ahead!

You should both start moving, hidden by the crags and shadows. Saturia can search for the shrine's entrance and you can keep an eye in the bandits below!

>>1733180
Look for the bandits. You at least need to know where they are so you can avoid them. Don't want to get that treasure and then have the bandits find you.

You might want to switch off Duchess Dark though. Having to announce yourself to all foes could be messy.

>>1733180
>Look for The Shrine First
Can the fighter sprit be gaston?

>>1733241
No one hits like Alex!
No one crits like Alex!
No one oggles his childhood friend's tits like Alex!

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>>1733180

"... we should look for the Shrine. If we stay hidden and find it, we might find something that could help. If we find where the bandits are holed up, then we know what to avoid." You suggest.

"Sounds like an idea." Saturia says.

"Keep an eye out for signs for signs of the Shrine. "

You look around and find a few locations to start looking.

>deep ravine: You think you see something shiny down there.
> tallest plateau: hogh places are important!
>Rocky path: difficult terrain might explain why no one has found the Shrine yet.
>Wait until noon so you can channel a new spirit.

>>1733358
>You think you see something shiny down there.
Yeah, the corpse of a previous adventurer.
>Rocky path: difficult terrain might explain why no one has found the Shrine yet.
I chose this because it makes more sense.

>>1733358
Deep ravine, if we can't channel a new spirit till noon then let's go to the place where we can zip around in the shadows and hide with our shadow powers. Besides we can see in darkness, and a ravine is gonna be pretty dark, who knows what could have been missed in the darkness?

>>1733385
>>1733371
>>1733358
Decisions, decisions!

If the Empire was so high and mighty, it would make sense that they'd want to build their shrines and temples waaaaaaaaaaaay up high too!

But, that rocky path does seem like it might be a safer bet, considering that nobody's supposed to have found this place yet...

And also, whatever's down deep in that ravine is suuuuuuuuuuuuper shiny. Weren't Empire ruins supposed to be shiny?

Could you ask the local spirits for guidance?

>>1733457
How far off is Noon from now?

>>1733467
2 hours from now

>>1733473
Are you able to seek guidance from any local spirits without waiting to summon a new spirit into you?

>>1733480
>>1733480

You may attempt to do so

>>1733269
Yes thats what i wanted thanks

>>1733358
>deep ravine: You think you see something shiny down there.

>>1733487
How about this, everyone? There are three (almost) equal possibilities for where the shrine could be. Alex could see if there are any lingering spirits in the area that could point them in the right direction.

I am also in favour of asking local spirits about the locations first.

>>1733541
We could ask the one we have in us right now

Also im all for useing the tendrils to climb down

>>1733715
Also would we pee standing up with the dick
Or would we pee squting with the vag?
Or both

>>1733729
This man is asking the important questions. Standing

>>1733729
>>1733766

Being able to aim while peeing is the primary advantage to having a dick.

>>1733843
"Outdoor plumbing."

>>1733889
it's called a latrine and it's his sanitary sir or madam

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>>1733358

You ponder your options before deciding you need a little assistance. You start drawing a small focusing circle in the dirt and few simple sigils.

"Isn't it a bit early to channel a new spirit" Saturia looks outside.

"I'm not channeling... just summoning. and yes technically you are supposed to wait at noon or midnight for the strongest spirits... but I don't want the strongest spirit... I just want a local." you pour a small amount of water in the center of the circle from your canteen. You hold your hand over the circle and concentrate.

The damp dirt in the center of the circle shuffles and shifts... and up pops a flower! Then the circle bursts up in a puff of dust and a bipedal creature stands in its place. it looks like a doll, made from fruits and vegetables. It reaches behind itself and places on a cap made from an orange peel and then waves at you.

"Good morning friend! My name is Alex, this is my friend Saturia" He squeaks and waves at Saturia as well. "Saturia this is... Thaddeus the Murderizer." The tiny Plant person flexes heroically when you say its name.

"Hello... Thaddeus..." She seems bemused.

"Well thaddeus, I was hoping you could help us. We're looking for this" You pull out the drawing of The Goddess. "have you seen that anywhere around here?"

The little plant person picks up the drawing and looks over it. It squeeks an affirmation.

"Can you show us where you saw it?"

The little one gestures for you to follow it. It starts heading towards the Deep Ravine.

>>1734255
I mean with a name like that its going to try to kill us
Also look its taking us where we going anyways

>>1734255
What a cute little thug! Or is it a thuggish cutie? Anyway, you should follow Thaddeus the Murderizer toward the ravine. The Spirits haven't steered you wrong before! Keep an eye out for those bandits in case they might hear or sight your movements, and find a little something to reward the spirit with for its guidance. Also, flash Saturia a grin and give her a reassuring thumbs-up!

>>1734255

The Decent into the ravine is steep, having to jump down from ledge to ledge. There were portions where it looked like climbing would have been necessary, but you simply teleported into shadow and Saturia glided her way down via a wind spell.
You flash Saturia a prize winning grin every step of the way.
Thaddeus leads you up the small stream at the base of the ravine. You're almost completely shrouded in darkness save for a small ray of light here and there. Eventually you come to a small trickling waterfall and a small pool illuminated by a grand ray of sunshine. There are a few small round disks in the pool, though in the center of it, you see one glittering coin made of gold. its hard to make out the details from the pool shore.

Thaddeus emphatically point toward a portion of the waterfall covered by deep shade. The reflected sunlight doesn't quite touch it.
You grab a rock from the shore and infuse magical energy into it to make it glow like candle and toss it up there.

you see a bust. Two large, partially eroded stone breasts connected to broken shoulders and a neck without a head connected to the wall. Proportionally these bolder like boobs are massive compared to the shoulders, and on a person I'd require a sling... or a wheel barrel. It looks like they've been glazed in honey or some other goldish liquid, giving off a sort of bronzey color.

"That's a pair of goddess tits if i ever saw any" You say with your hands on your hips.

"Marble... Amber Lacquer... 3 to one ratio... it checks out! Though typically statues of The Goddess are in better condition"

>Search for more signs of relics around the statue.
>search the pool for more relics.
>Discuss with Saturia her thoughts
>Fantasize about the massive mammaries.

>>1734518
You fantasize about those divine breasts as you make a game plan with Saturia, unable to avoid making a few Freudian slips along the way, revealing what's also on your mind. Maybe you two should each take part of the shrine to search! Divide and conquer!

>>1734518
Check the pool. Things have probably washed down into it. Keep abreast of the situation, you don't want to make a tit of yourself.

>>1734518
>Fantasize about the massive mammaries
>search the pool for more relics.

>>1734518
If everyone else is suggesting that we go for a swim, let's go for a swim and see what we can find in the pool. Besides, it might feel good. I Saturia wants to check out the area around the statue and can do so safely, let her do that.

Also, breast puns.

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You look at the pair of granite gazongas with an idle smile your vision blurs and you swear that those Ossified Orbs turn soft and bouncy before your eyes. Swaying to and fro, inviting you for some lurid act or harmless cuddling... possibly both.

"Alex! Get your head out of the clouds before you fall" Saturia snaps he fingers in front of your eyes.

"Uhmp Sorry Saturia. I was thinking about the tits, i-i mean the treasure! yeah" You wipe your mouth of any drool you might have accumulated.
"uhm. I'm going to check this pool for clues, you see if you can find out anything from that Stacked- s-statue!" you correct yourself. You start undoing you sashes. No way are you getting this fine cerimonal adventure ware wet. You were just gonna wade in and check out the disks and the coin. Might even cool you off your positively pomf crazy right now. You drop your pants. and Saturia quickly ascends the waterfall via a levitation spell. For a given value of quickly.

You jump into the water anSWEET SACRED SPIRITS THATS COLD!!!! You swiftly wade in towards the center of the pool. "F-f-ff-uuuuck!" You roll up your sleaves and, using the fork of your toes lift the gold coin up to your hands. you do the same with the other disks in the pool before rushing out. You jump out of the water dripping wet.

"c-c-cold! Agh! I think I'm finally fully female now... Twig and berries just went inside me!" You chatter out.

"Spirits i don not need to know that!" Saturia calls down somewhat perturbed.

"This is something I have to deal with Satty! It's like getting diamond cutters... but reverse!" You complain... You try focusing on the coins you pick up. They're all gold, just with some grime built up on them. With a little polishing you find that they're of no mint your familiar of. There is an etherial looking woman's face on the head side along with The Goddess on the tails side. This is Empire Era Currency!

" i've found something interesting."

"What did you find?"

"Lussian Money!" you shout up.

"I found something too!" She calls back

"What's that?"

"I found a butt!" She calls back.

>Today just gets better and better
>Down boy/girl focus on the job
>try to dry off and warm up.

>>1735578
>>Today just gets better and better

>>1735578
>>Today just gets better and better
Give into temptation and fondle some stone titties.

>>1735578
First stone boobs, then good coins and now butts? This day really DOES just keep getting better and better! You try to warm yourself up as you enquire more about the butt Saturia has discovered.

Ask her to paint you a word-picture!

>>1735723
Gold coins. Gold coins are good coins.

>>1735578
We should dry ourselves off and go examine that butt, both for the chance to see a fine butt and to see why Saturia seems to think this butt is so significant to our search for artifacts related to the Goddess.

>Today just gets better and better
More statues of the goddess it seems, unless they happened to have even more overly curvaceous deities that we weren't informed about. Thankfully the cold will serve its goal of keeping us focused on the task at hand, lets go check out that butt.

>>1735578

>Today just gets better and better
Could we use thr tendrills to pick up all the coins in the pool?

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"... Can you describe it to me?" You ask with a smile, while you get all the coins into a bag, using Duchess Dark's inky tendrils to withdraw all the coins still in the pool towards you.

"Uuum... Its got that bronze tan hue like the bust we found over here... its that same three to one to three ratio. the thighs are intact and fairly wide too..." She discribes. In your mind you see each titanic cheek bounding with each step as you bite your lip.
"So the statue broke in half then?"

"No. this is an entirely different statue... the back and shoulders are still there, head's missing and the chest is buried in rock... Alex i think this is the entrance to the shrine!" She calls back. You instantly teleport next to her, looking over her shoulder. You see the large stone ass that could be mistaken for a pair of pillows strapped to a lady's bum. you crawl over the great stone tits to get a better viewing angle. It indeed is a separate statue. The anatomy of each statue doesn't add up.

"How do you figure that we're not already in the shrine?" you say wile straddling The Goddess's left tit.

"These are Sentinel statues. You know how at the entrance to a building you have two statues on either side of the door? This is that. I think the door's been buried rock somehow." Saturia explains
>Time to excavate! excavate the booty!
>Look for a hole to climb into
>Other

>>1736897
You WANT to dig right in! Discovering a lost shrine to the Goddess of T&A? That's SUPER exciting! But, there's always a chance that excavating recklessly could break some of the valuable artifacts inside, or worse, could cause a cave-in that destroys everything and puts you both in danger!

Look for some entrance first, and start digging CAREFULLY if there isn't one.

>>1736911
Backing

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>>1736897

"Well what are we waiting for!?" You say excitedly. "Let's look for a way in!" You start clamoring for a door, a archway, heck even a hole will do nicely. You start looking anywhere in between the two statues for some form of entrance. Everything seems so naturally formed aside from the two statues it's hard to tell how the rocks formed here. Finally you see a small crack in the rock wall that goes deeper than the others into blackness. you yank at the rock pulling it free opening a bigger hole.

"I think we've got a winner!" you call to Saturia. You open up the hole a bit more and look inside... You can see what looks like a pristine polished marble wall. "Come on! let's get rich!" You start crawl in, its a tight squeeze but after a few minutes pop out the other side and onto your back.

"You okay!" Saturia yells in.

"Yeah, just be careful there's a small drop. " you stand up and take a moment to look around yourself. The Chamber is grand, the only real blemish is the rocky wall you just crawled through. The walls are pristine and polished marble glazed that golden tan. Intricate carvings line the fifteen foot high walls. Statues in elegant poses line the walls. Dancers both male and female in sheer clothing frozen in the middle of some long forgotten tune.

"Uhm, Little help!?" Saturia's muffled voice calls back to you. turning around you see her legs sticking out of the hole, flailing. You reach out you dark tendrils and start pulling her legs. "Aaah! Gently!" You slowly work her out, and with a pop she come out of hole into the air. She falls on you.

"Ow..." You both say in unison.

>Look for treasure!
>Study the artwork!
>Take a break. This Treasure hunting stuff is hard work.

>>1737084
Study the artwork! It might contain clues for puzzles, or more ancient boobs! Also contemplate lost opportunities involved in what you could have done instead of just pulling Saturia through the hole with your tentacles... then dismiss those thoughts and get back to the art!

>>1737084
Rest?

REST!?

Who could rest at a time like this!? You've made a discovery! You and Saturia are real treasure hunters now! You and she should celebrate your accomplishment and hug it out before strolling around a while, admiring the art! You're probably the first people to step foot into this shrine in thousands of years, after all!

There will be plenty of time for gathering and cataloging artifacts as you go!

>>1737084
>Look for treasure!
treasure hunting 101: The obvious treasure is a deadly treasure, stuff that's just in reach of us can and probably be a trap.
Stuff in pillars are an obvious sign but there's a way to be inspect the object and determine if that is bait or actual treasure, simply pass your knife at any crevice surrounding the object, if any dust falls you have a mechanism, therefore a trap.

>>1737084
>Study the artwork!
Make some stuipd sex joke
Is it cold in here or ate you happy to see me
Or like not in front of thr dancers
Mybe even coper the dancers movements

>>1737199
Forgot to mention, >>1737167 this person speaks the truth.

>>1737175
> You and she should celebrate your accomplishment and hug it out before strolling around a while, admiring the art!

Yes, excited hugging!

>>1737203
>>1737199
Great treasure hunting advice, and also, imitating the dancers is a good idea too.

>>1736897
Is that Satty's butt?

>>1737354
Nah, everyone in the party as it stands is rather reasonably endowed... for now...

>>1737354
Don't think so. Not yet, anyway. Satty's got a trim sort of hourglass figure going on, I think.

>>1737371
>>1737372
Wait so even the MC can be plumper too?

>>1737084

With elation you go to hug your childhood friend. she however, beat you to the punch and tackles you with a hug of her own.

" this is great!" She laughs hugging you tightly to her own chest. "This is probably the most intact Empire Era Shrine in existence!"

" I am excited too, but we can't study the ruins if you keep crushing me like this." You wheeze out. She releases you from her grip, and sets about getting a notebook and a writing utensil.

You yourself decided to observe the statues. The dancers depicted in stone were so lovely and elegant that you attempted to copy their movements. As you went down the hall to each statue you saw that the movements were getting very complicated and also very very erotic. Nothing explicit was shown but as you went through the movements yourself, you could tell that this was a sexy dance.

Eventually you find yet another depiction of The Goddess. that familiar three to one to three ratio, highlighted by her arms held wide open as if inviting an embrace. This statue had a detailed face with hair. Soft features with long flowing locks that kept the statue's naked body decent.

You also find two paths available to take flanking the statue. Both lead to hallways into the dark.

> go left
> go right
> discuss findings

>>1737382
>discuss findings
Oh i know what this is.
We need to dance, both of us, like the statues, then we must enter the hallways, (we should examine them to see for which gender) and then.. well. fun things. This IS a fertility Goddess.

>>1737382
You're still on a bit of a discovery high. Ask Satty to dance with you! Ask her more about this Goddess in whose shrine you're dancing! Point to the statue of the Goddess and tell Satty that would look good on her and teasingly clarify that you meant the long hair when she gets flustered!

Remember that you're here for pleasure as we'll as business! No sense in rushing this adventure!

>>1737382
>discuss findings
"She looks like she wants a hug. I dare you to hug the statue."

>>1737382
> discuss findings
Hug the goddess

>>1737382
>> discuss findings
Fondle goddess

>>1737382

You can't say why, but you feel very 'charged' after completing the dance routine. Flushed in the face and panting, you look at Saturia with an eager expression.

"Satty! Come dance with me!" You call to the scholar. She had been taking charcoal rubbings of some intricate carving.

"Ahhno. Definitely not" she looks at you then the statues. "Nopee uhuh no way." She buries herself back into the carving.

"What's the problem? " you walk over to her gyrating your hips in a provocative manner.

"W-we've got work to do. Get serious! " Saturia chides you.

"You're really easy to tease~.... finding anything interesting? " you ask her.

"Well, if im correct in interpreting these carvings, this is a plase of generosity. People come from far and wide to receive blessings and gifts. Food, clothing.. erm a night of passion. All courtesy of The Goddess's grace. Asking only ... what looks like worship in return."

> contemplate this
> choose a path. Left or right
> what would Satty do?

Well, maybe for good luck leave a generous offering at the base of the statue, like a couple of marshmallows or something. And maybe a hug, nothing more generous than a hug to someone who wants it..

>>1737837
Oh and go left ultimately, always hug the left wall when exploring.

>>1737775
> contemplate this
As we go the right path
Its on the right so much be the right one to take

>>1737775
You think long and hard about what Satty has been able to learn about the shrine and it's Goddess, thinking hat maybe an offering of some kind might not be out of the question. You also think of pestering her some more, but you don't want to irk her too badly.

You look as far down both left and right hallways as you can see, trying to find any obvious differences or indicators as to what goes where, asking your friend if she thinks a Shrine to a Goddess of Generosity would be booby-trapped, and if splitting up is a stupid or an awesome idea.

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>>1737775

You take a closer look at the left path. You see statues of women in sheer gowns pouring wine, carrying platters of food and undressing what little they wore. The hall ends before what looks like a torn heavy curtain.

The path to the right extends farther than the left path. Even with the vision Dutchess Dark granted you, you can't see to the end. You however see that it branches off into smaller rooms and halls.
The hall to the right is no less opulent than the left, but the statues don't seem to fit a theme

You approach the statue of the goddess. You place a marshmallow at her feet andhold up a hand in a prayer.

You don't notice anything physical happen. You feel like something liked what you did, or someone.


> Left
> right

>>1738230
Left
The party room

>>1738230
This is plump quest, I'm voting for the route with the statues of ladies with food.

>>1738230
Left. Gluttony for the win!

>>1738230
The right-hand passage seems like it might have a lot of treasure tucked away in all those rooms...

But, come oooooooooooon!

The left-hand passage with all those lovely statues stripping down for some sort of feast? That's soooooooooooo much more interesting!

You should go left and see what you find!

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>>1738230

As you approach the curtain on the far left side of the hall you swear that you can smell some sort of combination of lavender musk bacon and chocolate. You look at Saturia and your suspicions are confirmed that the smell exist as you catch her whipping the air as well. you place your hand within the curtain to draw it away but the curtain crumbles to dust falling onto the ground and disintegrating. It is immediately made clear that the immaculate nature of the shrine seems to be isolated to the goddess' s chambers.

immediately visible is a small cave in from the center have a large feasting Hall. Several marble tables have been up turned and are partially shattered a large rectangular table in the center by fallen rubble.

there is a small film of grime dirt and other unexplained stains on the Fallen Rock and the broken tables. the rotted remains of several large pillows or cushions lies next to each table.

to your immediate right you see a line of rooms, each one blocked off only by a curtain.

On the far wall you see an open archway.The grime that covers most of the room,s seems to be more concentrated over there.

" you know I was expecting it to be more like this" you say

" I was actually expecting more of a rocky remains like we saw outside" Saturia admits.

> investigate rooms on the right.
> investigate the grime.
> investigate the archway on the far side of the room
> leave and come back later
> it's been a while since you ate have a snack.

>>1738575
>> it's been a while since you ate have a snack.

>it's been a while since you ate, have a snack
Odd that you should mention but is had indeed been a while and we should totally have a snack. Once that's done, gotta that grime, might be spooky shit.

>>1738575
> it's been a while since you ate have a snack...
Eat enough to waddle.

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>1738575

"... Hey... You hungry?" You turn to Saturia.

"Mmm... yeah now that you mention it. it's been several hours since breakfast. " She nods, "something quick to hold us over... Why do you mention?"

"Well it smells pretty great in here, and we are in a feast hall after all. If we're going to eat, this is the place to do it." You rationalize it, reaching into your bag to pull out the rations.

"maybe the ambient smell will make it taste better..." Saturia mentions with a sulk.

"Probably!" Alex pulls out a loaf of bread, breaks it in half and hands it to Saturia. "Eat up..."

"guh, what i'd do for one of mom's cook's apple pies..." Saturia sulks biting into her loaf.

It is at the moment you take a bite, you suddenly hear a sound. like the clinking of pottery, or metal. and a new smell fills the room...

...Apples, cooked apples...

it seems to be coming from beyond the archway.

>>1738686
You hear a thud in the roof above, you and a little bit of dust falls from the roof. Then you hear a few more clangs and clinks from the archway room.

All of a sudden you see a jar bouncing and rolling into view from the far archway. It keeps rolling into the feast hall until it hits the furniture. and stops. The jar itself is clay or something like it with some sort of stopper on top.

>What is this? Take the jar and inspect it
>Check the room beyond.
>other.

>>1738713
>Check the room beyond.

>Inspect jar
I mean, shit, it's a cool jar and it's right there! After that, archway room!

>>1738713
Check the room first. Seems like there's something moving around in there.

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>1738713
>>1738686

You move forward, with a hand on your saber, up to the Archway. As you do the smell of fresh food grows stronger and stronger. you press your back up against the side of the arch, while you motion to Saturia to do the same. She draws out her Athame, and gives you a sharp nod.

You rush in, weapons drawn. You nearly slip on slick gunk on the ground. It looks like a massive kitchen, large enough to prepare a score of meals at once. Everything is covered in what appears to be a black film of oily blugh. You look to and fro and don't seem to see anyone. Though the smell of fresh food is extremely strong.

You walk further into the kitchen. Weapon still drawn, you scan around to try to see anything living. You soon see a shelf that looks half destroyed, a few jars, much like the one that fell into the feast hall still rest upon it. You look at the ground the kitchen tables and see no sign of other jars that might of fallen or broke.

There's a few pantries that look like they've been broken into and raided ages ago. Wood has almost rotted completely out.


>What do?

Well now we should definitely check one of these jars.

>>1738774
>check one of these jars.

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>>1738774
You decide to give one of these jars and open. You set it down on a counter, and pop the cork. Suddenly a golden liquid spurts out from the edges. Reflexively you jump back, knocking the jar over. A thick viscous golden substance dumps out onto the counter, and you sense a huge wave of... butterscotch. You give the liquid a closer look... it looks like food preserves, a jam or pudding.

"Wow... that looks oddly fresh for being a thousand years old..." You muse. you go to touch it.

A centimeter away from making contact, it starts to bubble and roil in place. The viscous liquid starts to rise like yeast. You see what looks like crude eyes form and a small mouth.

>Uhh
>um
>WTF!?
>What do?

>>1738871
>um
then eat it

>>1738871
Wave to it? Tell it to roll over? Who's a good ooze? You're a good ooze.

>>1738871

You decide to wave to the ooze. It looks at you and waves back burbling and bubbling. The creature then doesn't move for awhile. a good minute long awkward pause takes place before it points at itself, then its open mouth then at you.

You look at Saturia who seems to be a little bit away, checking some cabinets. You then look at the creature again.

>feed it?
>Eat it?
>other?

>>1738936
>>Eat it?

>>1738936

You briefly wonder if this is a good idea or not, before dipping your finger into the butterscotch pudding... thing. It seems to burble in approval. you slowly stick the small bit of pudding in your mouth.

Your tastebuds light up with activity! you reflexively moan a bit with the flavor. "Mpph~ you taste good." It burbles happily and makes a gesture like a child that wants to be picked up. You smile and take a knee next to the counter and start to scoop the creature into your mouth. The Butterscotch Pudding Slime seems to actively enjoy it, and is actually moving closer to your mouth, and eventually it just feeds you without having to do much of anything.

In no time at all, you lick your lips and the pudding is gone and you feel quite satiated, even feeling a bit warm inside.

You then hear something... plip plop plip. You turn around, not quite seeing anything. Then suddenly a drop of something catches your eye falling from the celing. like dew from a cave top. You trace it up.

Your vision is filled with a massive rainbow of viscous liquids, shifting and moving. you see eyes all over it and mouths just like the one you just ate.

"Umm..."

>MOVE!
>YELL!
>KILL IT, KILL IT, KILL IT!!!!

>>1738936
Try giving it some jerky and see if it reacts to the black goop.

Also try a spoonful of it. Maybe it's meant to turn otherwise inedible stuff into food for you to eat?

>>1738970
Saturia run! You'll hold it off!

>>1738970
>>MOVE!

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Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>1738970

"Satty! Run!" You yell as you spin to run. She looks up in alarm. She rushes for the archway. You start running for it yourself. You can see the giant preserve slime start to fall down around you. The kitchen counters start to shatter with hundreds of pounds of viscous food stuff smashing into them like a gelatin wrecking ball.
You see Saturia get out of the kitchen, and you reach the edge of the archway. Your feet start to skid on the grime covered floor tiles.

>continued (Moderate Test: Aiming Low)