It has been a thousand years since the last great cataclysm divided a once thriving world spanning empire and plunged it into utter ruin.The world was sundered by unknown magical forces, former allies turned to enemies, races resparking ancient feuds and descending back into conflict for few to take advantage of the chaos of it all. People survive, but most folk find that the ruins and relics are both valuable and dangerous, some not worth the price they enact.This is different though, this is worth it, this is finally worth the scrapping of mostly destroyed books, stories from people who heard those stories from long dead parents, and carvings on tablets that just mention shipments.The question is now, who follows the path?A: Nicolas Namelost: A Human, a scholar and minor magician. No family, no friends, a lost bitter man who learned his letters for loafs of bread and followed this path to make a name for himself.B: Burn the Exile: A Dwarf, a former smith who was banished after his armor failed a warrior fighting against a massive foe. The armor wasn’t built for that, but no one would listen. Bitterness, loss of purpose, and a spark of determination is all that keeps him going.C: Pick: Kobold, a sacrificed slave. Formerly held by a crew of adventurers who were exploring the mountain range, seeking treasure. A few kobolds slaves were cheap, and if one ‘fell’ into the river like Pick did, who would notice? Who cares where he ended up?
Stats:Baseline Stat for an Adult Human (Average)Str: 10Dex: 10Con: 10Int: 10Spirit: 10Personality: 10Luck: 10Each creature will have varying stats depending on multiple factors, all starting characters will start out at unique stats.Notable:Nicolas is very average, minor focus on mental.Burn has a very advanced Spirit stat.Pick has a high luck stat, and lower than human average in all other areas.
>>6370694>PICKAlways be luckmaxxing
>>6370690>B: Burn the ExileDwarves are the coolest fantasy race.
Spluttering out of the river, Pick dragged himself out of the water and onto the shore of the underground cavern. The river had taken him from the surface, where they had been crossing over a log when his brother Shovel had pushed him into the water below by mistake.Pick had to believe it was a mistake, his brother would never try to kill him! Right? They were all brothers, Shovel, Pick, Wrench, and Bar. They had all been bought by the adventurers, and they were all ‘working’ for them. At least they weren’t in that old workshop, being beaten for being out of the way for too long or being in the way for too long.Humans had always been so cruel to the kobolds there, and the humans who took them into the wilds were worse!It didn’t matter though, Pick was free! He looked around the place he was in and was very confused. A huge, smooth room underground being fed by the river behind him. He stepped forward toward what appeared to be a giant anvil. A glowing jewel floated above it, and a stool for someone to look over the top rested next to it, so he could climb and grab the jewel himself.There was power here, power he could not yet understand. It spoke to him, something whispering in the dark as he heard shifting of something nearby, and he had to make a choice.A: Grab the floating jewel.B: Investigate the moving things nearbyC: Hide!D: Call out to the voices
>>6370700>A: Grab the floating jewel.Get money get paiddddd
>>6370705The stone was in Pick's hand before he was thinking. It settled there, the heat of the gemstone burning into his hand as it sunk into his flesh. As he called out in pain, it fused with his flesh and he fell from the stool onto his back. He writhed and wriggled in pain before it stopped. It perhaps took a full minute before he realized it was all over.He looked at his hand, and in the center of his palm, the jewel had burrowed itself and stuck fast into his body. He tapped it a few times before a voice spoke out around him."Ah, not our usual Master, but not unheard of for a Kobold to take command." The voice drew the attention of Pick to it, a floating stone orb that pulsed with every word."I welcome you My Lord, to the Golem Forge of the Spinestone Mountains. I apologize for the lack of cleanliness, but we have been out of sorts since we were last inhabited by living beings of Imperial origin." It explained. “Though it seems due to your position in life and the time passed you may not be from the Imperial Capital...” “No matter, whoever holds the Jewel is in charge, and I don’t suppose you would want to give it up. This forge is able to create a manner of magical goods, primarily however it makes Golems and other Constructs, artificial creatures made of stone. By default, they can be controllleld by you, but other instructions can be given. “"Ah and for reference, we have 50 Animating Crystals ready to be used, along with 100 units of Stone for Stone Constructs. Other materials could be gathered, but that would require you to build Constructs of the proper type to gather them, or to build constructs to obtain them in a military manner.”“Now though what is important is the Forge’s configuration, would you prefer it to be built for Resource Collection, Battle Readiness, or Magical Research?”A: Resource CollectionB: Battle ReadinessC: Magical ResearchD: Other (Write in)Current Stats:Str: 7Dex: 9Con: 9Int: 10Spirit: 9Personality: 10Luck: 15Resources:Glowing Advisor50 Animating Crystals100 Stone
>>6370710>B: Battle ReadinessAdventurers steal Pick's treasure!
>>6370710>B: Battle Readiness
