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> Travel to Malor
You decide the best course of action would be to just go back to Malor and try to find help. You do plan to fly high over the fortress on the way, just to see if you can spot anything of interest.
Before doing any of that though, you continue to focus digest. You recall that Marcus didn't take too kindly to this sort of thing, so you'd like to get your belly down to a size that doesn't appear to be human. At least then you can just say you ate an animal. Looking over at Bluebell, you doubt he'll be too happy with you bringing her into town either. It's not unheard of for people to bring tamed ferals into populated areas, but you worry that she might do something bad. You turn to her and point at yourself, then to her, saying that you are friends.
"Fre... nd..?" She says the word a few times before getting it. "Friend? Friend!" You nod to her and then point at your gurgling belly, saying that the bandit was not a friend, making sure she understands. "Not... friend?" You nod to her, continuing to explain that he was food, and that friends are not food. "Food? Friend... not food? Friend?" She tilts her head, seeming asking what a "friend" is, if not food. You think for a little bit before giving her a hug, and explaining that is what a friend is. She gives you a smile. "Friend!" With that, she gives you another tight hug.
After some more time digesting, your belly gets down a little smaller. Deciding that you shouldn't waste any more time, you motion for Bluebell to follow you and take off.
Flying high above the forest nestled between the Drathi Mountains, you feel much more free than ever before. Flying over the fortress, you can see the bandits moving about. They seem to be preparing to defend. You fly over towards the main road, hoping to spot the soldiers if they are approaching, but you don't see them.
After some time, you land a little ways outside of Malor's walls. Deciding it best to walk in, you motion Bluebell to stay close to you. As you approach the eastern gate, you are halted by a guard. "Hold it! Who are you?" You actually don't recognize this man. You wonder if he's one of the soldiers. Security of the town does seem a bit stronger now. You tell him who you are and explain that you need to talk to Marcus about the bandits. You also tell him that Bluebell is feral, but friendly. "I see. Keep her under control and we won't have issues. Captain Marcus is at the barracks." You thank him and continue through the gate.
Once inside the town, you very quickly head to the barracks. You get a few strange looks from people who recognize you and a few more strange looks just from the naked harpy with you. You make a note that you'll need to get her some simple clothing soon.
Once inside the barracks, you immediately see Marcus at his desk, and standing nearby is Garrett.
"Hm? Who..?" Marcus looks up at you as you enter and then gets a shocked look on his face. "What..? Floria..? What on earth happened to you?"
"Floria?!" Garrett quickly turns to you, rushing up to you. "You... You're okay!" He seems to ignore the fact that you're a harpy now as he gives you a tight hug. "I'm sorry! Everything happened so quick! You got knocked out and Myla just told me to run and... and..." He suddenly stops with a worried look on his face. "Wh.. where's Myla though?"
You tell both the centaur and the captain that you'll explain everything you can. Sitting down at the desk, you explain what happened after you woke, about the letter, and about what you learned from a bandit. You do leave out the fact that you ate him though. Bluebell curiously looks around the barracks as you talk. You also leave out the part where she unbirthed you, instead saying that she just used some strange magic on you that turned you into a harpy.
"I see..." The captain looks over towards Garrett. "Garrett had told us about how you were caught in a trap. We sent for reinforcements immediately. That fortress has long been a problem for Malor, and I intend to see it taken care of." He turns back to you. "My request has already been approved. Seems the higher ups want more information from those bandits on that cloaked man we encountered. If it truely was him that destroyed the seige armor, then they want to know as much as possible about them." He turns back to Garrett. "Garrett, go to the storage room and see if you can find some clothes for the feral. We should have something for her." Garrett nods and disappears into another room as the captain turns back to you with a sigh. "You've caused a lot of trouble, you know? Bringing a feral into my town, walking into traps..." He looks down at your belly. "And don't think for a minute that I don't know what happened to that bandit you met out in the wilds." You fidget at that. The captain seems pretty capable of seeing through your lies. "But... Somehow, you've managed to be helpful. Helping us defeat Nysk and bringing us helpful information about the situation at the fortress. Not only that, but also helping Jates when she needed it the most." He pauses for a few moments. "I... appreciate your help. I really do. Your methods may be risky, but at least you've been willing to get stuff done."
You tell him that you must rescue Myla. He nods to that. "Yes, I agree. However, we must not act hastily. If she has been taken prisioner, then she will likely be okay for a while longer." He gets a grim look on his face. "If they were going to kill her... Then she would already be dead. It's already been a full day since she would have been captured." Your heart sinks upon hearing that. You pray that they've just kept her prisioner. "Reinforcements will arrive later today. We'll leave immediately once they do. It will likely mean that we attack the fortress at sundown, but we cannot waste any more time. For now though, get some rest. I will send for you when we are ready."
Garrett returns with some simple clothing, which you teach Bluebell how to wear. She seems quite happy with them. "Listen uh..." Garrett speaks to you. "I'm sorry about before. I should have at least grabbed Myla before I ran. I... I wanna make it up to you." He gets a determined look on his face. "I still wanna travel with you! I promise that I'll do better! I want to save Myla too!"
The centaur seems determined. Unskilled as he is, he still wants to help. Bluebell looks at him and happily chirps. She seems exited to see all these new things. You point to Garrett and explain to Bluebell that he is a friend. "Friend?" The harpy looks up at him. "Friend!" With that, she suddenly gives him a tight hug.
"Eh? Sh-she's uh... pretty friendly!" Garrett is taken by surprise by the harpy's hug. "Bluebell, right?" She happily chirps to him. "She's a feral, right? I've always heard that ferals are... well... not friendly." Bluebell continues to make happy noises as she jumps up on his back. It would seem that she's taken a liking to him.
For now though, you have some time to kill. If Marcus was right about when the reinforcements will arrive, then you have several hours until you go to the fortress.
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Posted by Travisplo 9 years ago Report
Heh, cute Garrett!
Posted by nnn4463 9 years ago Report
Aww look at that little bluebell making friends and not devouring them, that's a good bluebell ^^
Posted by Travisplo 9 years ago Report
Mmmmmmm, tell Garrett that Bluebell is nice, and helped you out when she could have just eaten you, and that she listens to you.
Posted by Travisplo 9 years ago Report
Maybe also try and learn harpy unbirb magic? Go capture a squirrel or something, then point to us, our pussy, then to Bluebell's then use torch to make our hand look like it was glowing like the birb's was?
Posted by Stunlocked 9 years ago Report
You want to turn the squirrel into a glowstick?
Posted by Travisplo 9 years ago Report
Mmmmm, to represent doing magic on the squirrel, then (hopefully) use the squirrel to practice unbirb on.
Posted by Humbug 9 years ago Report
Probably got a battle on our hands. Training helped out immensely last time, so let's do that again.
Posted by KinoTheCat 9 years ago Report
I also agree with this. Training definiteyl sounds helpful, it could also help Bluebell in some manner too.
Posted by YesImCanadian 9 years ago Report
Should probably digest the bandit a bit more though. Might be a little difficult to move with it as large as it is.
Posted by Moxx 9 years ago Report
It also took several days. We only have a few hours.
Posted by YesImCanadian 9 years ago Report
Any amount of training helps, even if it's only for a couple hours. Now it's more important than ever, since we still need to get used to how to fight with the new body.
Posted by Sergit 9 years ago Report
Well, I think the first thig we have to do is apologize to Garret. We made a poor decision and we took him to a trap. Floria could tell him that she'd understand if he were angry at her, and that she certainly is glad to be able to count with his support one more time.
Also, our current clothes are not bad, but we might want to gear up in weapons and armor before going to the battle. Finally, Floria must still be tired, so I'd go with Bluebell to somewhere not crowded and take a nap to recover our energy/hp.
Also, we could discuss with Gareet how we get Bluebell to learn civilized language, to help her stop being feral eventually.
At the very least, we need her to understand that we are going to go on a dangerous operation, and that we want to rescue a beastkin named Myla.
Posted by KinoTheCat 9 years ago Report
> visit Jates and explain what's going on. Also see if maybe she can help us acquire equipment or potions that will aid us in the fight.
> Also see if Marcus is willing to spare any supplies for the coming fight. Something that will help keep bluebell, Garret, and ourselves safe.
Posted by nbe21 9 years ago Report
Hey maybe before we go into battle we should train with out brand new body we prolly are not that used to yet. just sayin.
Posted by nbe21 9 years ago Report
our not out. stupid phone!
Posted by YesImCanadian 9 years ago Report
Training is always a good idea in these situations.
Posted by The_Prof 9 years ago Report
Teach Bluebell the ways of man
Posted by RumiBelly 9 years ago Report
If we've got the time we should check on Jates
Posted by Kartomic 9 years ago Report
We'll definitely need to train for battle with our new body. Practice dive bombing targets, and see if its possible to cast magic from the air. It may also be worthwhile to train in performing mid-air dodges.
Also yay, Garrett is okay, and still wants to be adventure buddies!
Finally, go see if Jates is awake, and fill her in on what happened.
Posted by YesImCanadian 9 years ago Report
Back on page 2-84, Rayen said that we could cast while flying, it just took a bit longer. Should definitely practice though. The more we do it, the easier it will come.
Posted by Kartomic 9 years ago Report
Nice. If we perfect it, bombing runs with spells and rock grenades are totally a thing.
Man, becoming a Harpy was a great decision! I feel bad for wanting to set Bluebell on fire when we met her :(
Posted by warbrand4 9 years ago Report
FIrst ask for money, and then get some new gear. We are going to need to be prepped, second start practicing usage of talens and magic... aka time to train.
Posted by MontyMiyagi2513 9 years ago Report
Check up on Jates
Posted by MontyMiyagi2513 9 years ago Report
Then train with Bluebell and Garrett
Finally gather necessary supplies
Posted by DeityV 9 years ago Report
Lewd Birb likes centaur, now we just need Myla to complete the party :) I agree with training. We should ask the Captain for supplies since we are pretty bare.
Posted by Jondo 9 years ago Report
Hope ya get to feeling better.
Probably should have made up a story about seeing Myla while learning to fly, but hey, at least Marcus isn't too upset about the bandit. We should ask him about some equipment for ourselves, Bluebell, and Garrett. Next order of business should be meeting up with Jates, preparing for the fight, and getting a little R & R for digestion. I'd also like to see if the Doc is still in town. He might be able to give us some information on our transformation and possibly information on Bluebell.
Oh my, dat stat distribution on Garrett. He's almost min-maxed for a Warrior. After this fight, we need to get him some warrior training. If Jates decides to join up for good, we've got the makings of a nice balanced group!
Posted by Jondo 9 years ago Report
We should ask Marcus about Dulstaff as well.
Posted by Thagrahn 9 years ago Report
I think Ranger training for Garrett would be more appropriate since he already uses a rifle.
Posted by Jondo 9 years ago Report
Anything would be good. He's got good stats for either, but he's a centaur. We don't really have the group comp. to make use of the equivalent of a mounted archer. Outfit him in some heavy armor, and he could do some major damage by charging down a group of bandits. Myla is our only other front liner since Floria is a flier now and having someone to take the heat off of her would help. Especially someone who could take more hits.
Posted by martyr 9 years ago Report
Woooooo, training montage! ^_^
Posted by DeityV 9 years ago Report
I liked our last one >:)
Posted by joe354 9 years ago Report
Okay, training after explaining to Jates about the situation and check up on him. Then improve Bluebell human speech after training.
Posted by Demicus 9 years ago Report
Feel better soon, Rave... waaaait, its Rayen. Welp. Been misspelling your name for an age then. :P
Also yay birb! Lets go get Myla!
Posted by Rayen 9 years ago Report
Pfft. Yer not the only one. :V
Posted by CrazedCultist 9 years ago Report
UNCE UNCE UNCE
Posted by SnipsChan 9 years ago Report
HORSE x BIRB
I SHIP IT!
Posted by VirtuosoViking 9 years ago Report
Ah, sorry to hear you're getting sick. Stock up on that soup!
Since we got time to prepare, we can think of some plans. I suggest maybe getting a helmet, or something to cover our face up. It seems that we're recognizable to anyone that knows us, so we should use that as an advantage to anyone that underestimates the birb force.
Especially Edris, assuming she's at the fort as well. If she thinks we're dead, then it's all the better to give her a pleasant surprise. It's the perfect revenge!
Or...well, I guess the perfect revenge would be to eat her, seeing as how not digesting her led to these events. Then again, we wouldn't have become a harpy. Oh well, she's still gonna pay.
Posted by YesImCanadian 9 years ago Report
If we do end up eating her, we should interrogate her first to see what she knows. She did say that, we're alive since her boss didn't want her to kill us. we should find out who the boss is.
Posted by Rendezvore 9 years ago Report
Both you and Florian need some rest, me thinks. Take a break if you need and feel better soon.
Posted by lordamaterasu03 9 years ago Report
I think we should train to fight in our new brib form and get some bonuses too.
it would help greatly to give us a upper hand in the long run
and we learn how our body works too so we don't have to make guesses.
Posted by paltiel 9 years ago Report
Thoughts o' the day:
- Politely ask for loaner equipment from Marcus. A focus glove and shield, if possible.
- Visit Jates. Let's introduce her as a friend to Bluebell if we do.
- Stop by the inn and see if we can pack a few meals-to-go.
- Feed Bluebell. She's bound to be hungry by now and we don't want her nomming folks in town.
- Blind agreement with Humbug's idea: Train
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Feel better!
After having seen the Anime Slayers, I always wondered why Lina Inverse (the main character) would mercilessly slaughter bandits whenever she came across them. Sometimes gleefully. It made no sense.
Since experiencing stuff through Floria's eyes, Lina's behavior makes more and more sense.
... heaven forbid we ever learn Dragon Slave.
Posted by YesImCanadian 9 years ago Report
Not sure if we can wear a glove on our talons, but I guess we can get it tailored.
When we visit Jates and make the meals, we should try digesting more of the bandit. The bigger we are, the more likely we'll be hit. Plus, while we can move fairly well, we can move faster.
I think we should do as VirtuosoViking's said and get a helmet that can cover our face as well.
Posted by paltiel 9 years ago Report
*nods* Agreed.
Paranoia is always good, plus it'd be nice to surprise our elfin surpriser. Suspect it's unlikely tho', since he-who-shall-not-be-named *cough* floaty, glowing blue guy *cough* is probably feeding Edris intel.
Posted by YesImCanadian 9 years ago Report
Oh, we should also teach Bluebell that just because someone is a "friend", doesn't mean that she should go up and hug them. That's only for friend's that we know.
If we tell her that the soldiers are "friends", they might not like it if she ran up to them and gave them a hug without warning.
Posted by paltiel 9 years ago Report
I'm torn.. who wouldn't like being hugged by a half-naked harpy?
Only bad guys, of course! ^_~
Posted by zbuilders 9 years ago Report
We need to get some sort of magical artifact so it is easier to cast spells whilst flying
Also EXP grind or something, I dunno, I'm new here
Posted by Stunlocked 9 years ago Report
Welcome
Posted by Apostolos 9 years ago Report
Let's get some weapon practice in so we can fight properly with our new form, maybe see if we can find more party mates like the half dragonewt we met before
Posted by The-Lonely-Gamefreak 9 years ago Report
Perhaps it is time to get some combat practice in as we have a new body to learn. Perhaps sparring or training with Bluebell might prove to help, but let her know it's training, not a real fight.
With that, choosing a weapon best fit with our new hands might be ideal. Of course, just using them might be strong as well. Still, can't hurt too much to test some things out, right?
Posted by AnominableBreadman 9 years ago Report
Ask Marcass if he got reports on Dustalf's whereabouts it's possible something terrible might have happened to him considering some of the bandits in the fortress where overseen by him the last time they heard of him. I really think we should start training Garret with archery, particularly a technique that will allow him to hit target while moving as fast as he can. We definitely need to Teach Bluebell about effective combat as well, mostly because we really don't know capable she really is in combat. Maybe even arm her claws with sharper blades.
Posted by Sarethas 9 years ago Report
Practice how to fly, so we can get to the point of swooping and catching someone. That way, we can look for scouts out near the way our group will have to take that night, and swoop them before they can raise an alarm! :D Sneak attacks ftw.
Posted by Sarethas 9 years ago Report
Also, let's get Bluebell something to eat while we practice, so she doesn't eat someone in town. >.>
Posted by gunnofspades 9 years ago Report
I would say practice flying for a while then rest up for at least an hour.
Posted by Shadowlyger 9 years ago Report
Learn the all-powerful Barrel Roll technique.
Posted by davidargall 9 years ago Report
Tasks, not necessarily in order...
1. FEED Bluebell. She casually decided that bandit was food. We can't have her getting hungry and eating a townsfolk, or a soldier. So we feed her a ration or two. If she doesn't like rations, tour the market and find what food she will eat. Later, we can teach her what is not legally food, but for now, we just got to keep her fed.
2. Visit Jates just to see how she is
3. Check with doc to see what he knows about ferals and harpys especially how to communicate with them.
4. Explain to Garrett that Bluebell is very friendly, and will likely try most anything with him. Advise he just enjoy himself.
Tell him there is no shame in escaping a death trap, especially when ordered to. warn him of possible ancient, and he is advised to run at first sight. It is we who owe the apology for not seeing the trap.
5. Language lessons for Bluebell: Do as much "friend" and "not friend"
Add a couple of words to her vocabulary "yes" by associating it with a smile, "no" with a frown, "food" by giving her some, "not food" by pointing to us and Garrett.
6. training-Use the training grounds for an hour or two.
7. Rest-We need to be well-rested for our night march/flight and battle. This is fairly high priority and we should make sure we have enough.
Posted by Ark 9 years ago Report
agreed to this.
Posted by paltiel 9 years ago Report
Ditto.
Posted by KinoTheCat 9 years ago Report
This is a huge set of really good plans.
Posted by Travisplo 9 years ago Report
Yep, this is good idea
Posted by YesImCanadian 9 years ago Report
Agreed
Posted by Ark 9 years ago Report
rayen has handed us another "get out of jail"
the only reson why we didnt end up as a pool out there is because it sutied rayen's fancy more to do this.
so guys lets be a little more careful about who we spare and for how long we are going to trust them because she is more then likely dead, broken, or feral by now. and its our fault, because she trusted our judgment.... its ok to show mercy its ok to make shows of trust to those you have shown mercy to.... but when the trap is that obvious and when they are acting THAT suspicious then its time to take back what you returned to them, their life.
we should have killed edris when the flags started popping. let this be a warning guys because next time its more then likely going to be a restart. also lets find that drake girl and see if we can get what the harpy did to use done with her >.>
Posted by Gutsman25 9 years ago Report
I don't think any of these have happened yet. Edris and her gang know that the guards are coming. They know that they will probably need a bargaining chip if they want to get out of the fort alive. If not that, they knew Myla worked (and potential had sex with) with Konic, a man who obviously had some type of disease. The bandits might be skepitical to do anything physical with her, out of fear of potential infection of said disease. They might hurt her with tools out of revenge for Nysk, but won't kill or eat her... yet. We will still need to get there as fast as possible when the troops arrive.
Posted by teslacoil22 9 years ago Report
Train, then when we attack the fortress, we'll attack from the rear in the air after the guards start their assault in the front of the fortress
Posted by Thagrahn 9 years ago Report
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No more shields since that will prevent flight.
Should also avoid two-handed weapons since can't use while flying or gliding.
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Bandits do not know three things;
1) Floira is alive.
2) Floira is now harpy.
3) Floira and Garrett made it back to Malor.
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Rest, digest, squire a sword and a focus glove, and act as Arial scout.
Posted by RavenXeo 9 years ago Report
Apologize to Garrett, Teach Blue some words then go visit Jates, dont tell Jates everything that happened, dont want to cause too much stress..
Posted by Travisplo 9 years ago Report
Hmmmmmmm... Would unbirthing Myla fix her issues with potions? I mean, it's an issue with her body, right? And unbirth only changes the body, sooooooo...
((No, this is not a bid to make everyone in the party birb! Promise!))
Posted by Ithilium 9 years ago Report
How about making some Molotov Cocktails to drop on the bandits. We could carry a lot and dropping them from above wont take much concentration. Also as an added bonus we could teach bluebell how to use them! Its better than the flame tome!
Posted by TotallyRandom 9 years ago Report
That's bad news, get well soon. Take a break if needed.
// end off topic
Garrett alive, no trouble with the guards, Bluebell hasn't eaten anyone, reinforcements are on the way. All things considered, this went way to smooth. So whatever happens next is Trap!
The bandits know from Edris that soldiers will attack the fortress soon. They know that Garrett escaped and probably told the soldiers the exact location of their hideout. Even if they defeat one group, they have to realize that another will come. Still they don't leave, but prepare their defences. So either they are stupid, or they want them to come and attack for reasons unknown. And since Floria allready covers the stupid decisions, it's probably the latter.
But Floria, as we know her, will go there anyway. xD
We should visit Jates and tell her what happend. Maybe she could give us some gold, we could use to buy better equipment. I don't think Floria can handle a Bow/Crossbow in flight, but maybe she can fit a small cannon, like Marcus had in the fight against Nysk, to one or both of her wings.
And something to eat for Bluebell. We don't want that birb to eat the local townfolk.
After that train and rest.
Posted by Razgriz 9 years ago Report
Remind Marcus that they took your potions and that Myla currently has a 'allergy' to them; if they wanted to do serious harm, they need only accidentally give her one. So time is of the essence.
That said, we need to work out if we need weapons or if our claws are sufficient. We can also see how Jates is doing.
Posted by Schpadoinkle 9 years ago Report
Mom, no! I thought I was special!
Posted by DresdenQ 9 years ago Report
practice dodging! we need to be fast! no one can touch us! we are untouchable!