- Job Info:
- Job Title: Investigating the Growth
Rank: D
Player Requirements: 500 Word count. Must have completed The Sickness first.
Job Requirements: Must bring samples and data of all the plants, as well as kill the different animals. It takes a post action to study and harvest one plant.
Job Location: Beanstalk Village (forest nearby)
Job Description: After the incident, you receive word from the scientist and go to meet him. He informs you that the plants are somehow connected to magic and that he requires samples, as well as some data from them in the field. However his magic is for research and not studying so you'll be doing the field work. He gives you several devices meant to scan for magic essence. Determine whether the magic is dark, light, or neutral. And another that detects if it is harmful or harmless. If you wish to add any devices you are free to do so.
You must then venture into the forest, killing infected animals that will attack you, and harvest data from the plants before bringing them back for further research. At the same time you feel like something is very wrong with the forest. Not like your being watched, or that some evil creeps here. It almost feels as if it were welcoming you, drawing you in. In addition to the change of the environment, this could unnerve most.- Details on Individual Plants:
- Tainted Weed. Harvestable. No magic essence. A purple plant that grows up to knee height maximum. These plants seem to break down and loosen the material they grow through, spreading more of these weeds. You wonder if these are what started all of this. Due to the roots, you may have to cut the roots to pull them out successfully.
Tainted Growth: Not Harvestable. Magic essence: Corruption magic. Something that appears to be vines, but not. Wherever the growth is, the air and ground appear darker, the ground itself appearing gray. Stepping on it for too long begins to burn you, almost like acid will. By cutting some of it off from the rest of the growth, it turns gray and dies, breaking down into ash. No changes to the land it effected however.
Tainted Crust: Harvestable. No magic essence. It appears that wherever the growth is, the bark on the trees begin to puff up, turning into a sort of crust over the tree. It seems that the crust itself is not alive, or infused with magic, however the more there is, the more the tree suffocates.
Tainted Moss: Not Harvestable. No magic essence. One or two trees have already been covered in the crust and the growth appears to have entered the tree. These trees have some sort of moss replacing the leaves. The purple moss is slimy and stings the hand. If broken off from the others, it also turns to ash.
Tainted Algae: Harvestable. Some magic essence: mana. Any water nearby the growth appears to have a sort of very dark purple algae. You can tell the algae itself isn’t magical, but appears to soak in any type of mana. Direct contact with it drains mana, in a role play sense, not enough to effect combat or spell activation.
Enemies: Players can choose one of these difficulties, or more to fight in the thread
Weak: Infected pigs that will attempt to knock you over and proceed to stomp or bite you. They can deal half your rank in damage each successful attack. It takes 4 rank D attacks to kill them. There are x4 pigs.
Normal: Infected wolves that are agile and quick to strike, able to detect weak points. They deal your rank in damage each attack. It takes five rank D attacks to kill them. There are x7 wolves.
Strong: Infected bear that is very durable and possesses strong attacks. They deal x2 your rank in damage. They take seven rank D attacks to kill them. There are x4 bears.
Reward 1,500 jewel
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The Plague Part 4: Investigating the Growth (Private, Solo, Job)
Samira NassarCelestial Avatar
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Lineage : Summoner of Divinities
Position : Goddess of Humility
Faction : Luminous Covenant
Posts : 1697
Guild : Lamia Scale (Ace)
Cosmic Coins : 485
Dungeon Tokens : 0
Experience : 10,188,889
Character Sheet
First Skill: Celestial Avatar Summoning
Second Skill: Celestial Avatar
Third Skill: Avatar Aspect
Samira NassarCelestial Avatar
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Lineage : Summoner of Divinities
Position : Goddess of Humility
Faction : Luminous Covenant
Posts : 1697
Guild : Lamia Scale (Ace)
Cosmic Coins : 485
Dungeon Tokens : 0
Experience : 10,188,889
Character Sheet
First Skill: Celestial Avatar Summoning
Second Skill: Celestial Avatar
Third Skill: Avatar Aspect
For a few days Samira stayed in Beanstalk Village with the scientist and herbalist that had originally called her to that place. More so to make sure the infected animals stayed away from the villagers and their livestock to prevent the mysterious disease from spreading. That and she wasn't all too sure if there was anything worse in the nearby forest that may have been infected and could attack. Those few days had only a few incidents that were easily dealt with. The illness was contained in the forest now, which led to the next part of the plan to figure out what was going on.
During those few days the scientist got in touch with some of his colleagues and they sent him some devices to aid in advancing his research further. Practical. Of course the devices also only studied the plants instead of the more convenient animal samples from the corpses of the slain infected. There were not too many plant samples available. Even then there was the theory that the ones outside the forest and were plaguing nearby towns were only the first stage of the infection. There had to be more advanced stages further in where the infection started. Naturally Samira was the one that was the best suited to venture into that plague ridden forest. And so, having no real choice but to volunteer for the job, she was given the devices and some containers for samples early that morning and set off into the forest.
As time went by Samira began to find various plants that were out of place. Or so she assumed. The devices were to help with that. Supposedly they were able to pick up on whether there was magic within the plant and from there it could pinpoint other various things. Such as whether it was dark, light, or neutral. And another one detected whether the plant in question was harmful or harmless. Quite advanced really for plants that supposedly had unknown properties. But well, she was no herbal scientist. Her expertise was in the family hobby of archeology and other similar things of that nature, and so she really couldn't judge or comment on plants or the devices used to study them.
The first type of plant spotted was a generic sort, ones that seemed similar to the type that started the whole thing with her being involved in the first place. The device showed no magic essence was in its being. Still, she decided it wouldn't hurt to get a sample to add to the collection due to how much farther it was in the forest than the ones in the nearby villages and towns. The next plant that stood out was more troublesome. Several vine-like plants were running along the ground, a ground that was much darker than the rest and grey colored, as if dead or dying. Even the air seemed to be oddly colored and heavier. Samira scanned the vines from where she stood and found that the results produced that it was heavily corrupted. Getting a sample of that one would indeed be beneficial. However, the moment she stepped on the infected ground she felt a sort of burning from beneath her and even the air above the area that touched her skin affect her. This required her to put up a magical barrier so she could do what she needed to do, but even that was more difficult than it should have been. Instead of a plant, she would have to take ash instead. The plant itself died instantly the moment she broke a piece of it off from the rest, and nothing remained but dead particles.
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During those few days the scientist got in touch with some of his colleagues and they sent him some devices to aid in advancing his research further. Practical. Of course the devices also only studied the plants instead of the more convenient animal samples from the corpses of the slain infected. There were not too many plant samples available. Even then there was the theory that the ones outside the forest and were plaguing nearby towns were only the first stage of the infection. There had to be more advanced stages further in where the infection started. Naturally Samira was the one that was the best suited to venture into that plague ridden forest. And so, having no real choice but to volunteer for the job, she was given the devices and some containers for samples early that morning and set off into the forest.
As time went by Samira began to find various plants that were out of place. Or so she assumed. The devices were to help with that. Supposedly they were able to pick up on whether there was magic within the plant and from there it could pinpoint other various things. Such as whether it was dark, light, or neutral. And another one detected whether the plant in question was harmful or harmless. Quite advanced really for plants that supposedly had unknown properties. But well, she was no herbal scientist. Her expertise was in the family hobby of archeology and other similar things of that nature, and so she really couldn't judge or comment on plants or the devices used to study them.
The first type of plant spotted was a generic sort, ones that seemed similar to the type that started the whole thing with her being involved in the first place. The device showed no magic essence was in its being. Still, she decided it wouldn't hurt to get a sample to add to the collection due to how much farther it was in the forest than the ones in the nearby villages and towns. The next plant that stood out was more troublesome. Several vine-like plants were running along the ground, a ground that was much darker than the rest and grey colored, as if dead or dying. Even the air seemed to be oddly colored and heavier. Samira scanned the vines from where she stood and found that the results produced that it was heavily corrupted. Getting a sample of that one would indeed be beneficial. However, the moment she stepped on the infected ground she felt a sort of burning from beneath her and even the air above the area that touched her skin affect her. This required her to put up a magical barrier so she could do what she needed to do, but even that was more difficult than it should have been. Instead of a plant, she would have to take ash instead. The plant itself died instantly the moment she broke a piece of it off from the rest, and nothing remained but dead particles.
(Total So Far: 615)
Samira NassarCelestial Avatar
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Lineage : Summoner of Divinities
Position : Goddess of Humility
Faction : Luminous Covenant
Posts : 1697
Guild : Lamia Scale (Ace)
Cosmic Coins : 485
Dungeon Tokens : 0
Experience : 10,188,889
Character Sheet
First Skill: Celestial Avatar Summoning
Second Skill: Celestial Avatar
Third Skill: Avatar Aspect
Plant number three was more of a crust-like substance that was growing on the bark layer of the forest trees. No magical signature to be found, but it was harvested anyway for research. Unlike the second one, it didn't break apart the moment she tore a chunck off. A full quality sample it was. Along the way to find even more strange substances, it was clear that more of the infected animals stalked the woods, stalking her even. Those that acted in a hostile way were dealt with accordingly just as they had been when they attacked the village days ago. There was no curing them as they were. They were too far gone. More infected pigs, wolves, and bears were eliminated.
Further into the woods, the trees got uglier and more tainted. The crust from the others completely covered the ones she now saw. A more advanced stage of the infection was on the trees that now surrounded her. A thick purple moss was growing in the place of what used to be leaves upon the branches. One tree limb hung down low enough for Samira to grab a hold of it and tear it off from the others for examination. At first it felt slimy and even stung a bit but then, just like the plants earlier, it turned to ash. Peculiar. She scanned the others and saw that there was no magic essence there. The dust was collected and added to the container for the scientist to figure out later. The last of the plants that Samira had time to run into before heading back was near water. It resembeled a type of algae, although purple in color. Scanning it proved that it had a sort of magical signature around it, and just by touching it, it seemed to drain a tiny bit of her own magic power. Not nearly enough to do anything by itself, but left unattended and to continue growing it could end up as some sort of disaster for the mage world. A sample of that was also added to her now, hopefully complete, collection. If there were anymore types inside that forest then they were in some serious trouble. The ones she found so far she thought were too much, and it made her wonder just how long the infection existed. Hopefully it wasn't too late to do anything about it before destroying the entire forest and the wildlife became the only solution left.
Once the last plant was collected, Samira made her way back to the village. It was much later in the day, evening really, and the scientist and herbalist were starting to worry. Apparently they thought she would have been back hours ago. Well... she probably could have been... if she thought about using her spirits to cover more ground much quicker. Why was it that she didn't think of the easier ways to handle a job or objective until it was already over? Well, it was what it was. The samples were given to them both to go over. For now, her presence was no longer required. The village would be safe for some time since the nearby wildlife that was giving it trouble was taken care of. The forest itself would be blocked off from the villagers and wandering tourists until everything was settled. Samira could leave now with the knowledge that she would be called again once the data and samples were researched. There was a bigger problem behind it all to deal with, after all. They just had to find out what.
(Word Count: 597
Total: 1212)
500 Words used for original job
500 Words used for D rank Freeform
Further into the woods, the trees got uglier and more tainted. The crust from the others completely covered the ones she now saw. A more advanced stage of the infection was on the trees that now surrounded her. A thick purple moss was growing in the place of what used to be leaves upon the branches. One tree limb hung down low enough for Samira to grab a hold of it and tear it off from the others for examination. At first it felt slimy and even stung a bit but then, just like the plants earlier, it turned to ash. Peculiar. She scanned the others and saw that there was no magic essence there. The dust was collected and added to the container for the scientist to figure out later. The last of the plants that Samira had time to run into before heading back was near water. It resembeled a type of algae, although purple in color. Scanning it proved that it had a sort of magical signature around it, and just by touching it, it seemed to drain a tiny bit of her own magic power. Not nearly enough to do anything by itself, but left unattended and to continue growing it could end up as some sort of disaster for the mage world. A sample of that was also added to her now, hopefully complete, collection. If there were anymore types inside that forest then they were in some serious trouble. The ones she found so far she thought were too much, and it made her wonder just how long the infection existed. Hopefully it wasn't too late to do anything about it before destroying the entire forest and the wildlife became the only solution left.
Once the last plant was collected, Samira made her way back to the village. It was much later in the day, evening really, and the scientist and herbalist were starting to worry. Apparently they thought she would have been back hours ago. Well... she probably could have been... if she thought about using her spirits to cover more ground much quicker. Why was it that she didn't think of the easier ways to handle a job or objective until it was already over? Well, it was what it was. The samples were given to them both to go over. For now, her presence was no longer required. The village would be safe for some time since the nearby wildlife that was giving it trouble was taken care of. The forest itself would be blocked off from the villagers and wandering tourists until everything was settled. Samira could leave now with the knowledge that she would be called again once the data and samples were researched. There was a bigger problem behind it all to deal with, after all. They just had to find out what.
(Word Count: 597
Total: 1212)
500 Words used for original job
500 Words used for D rank Freeform