"So, I need help for a quest t'make my armor better," had been the opening line when Tal had run into Thalassa in Torchline. "An' we might as well have some fun with it, yeah?" Seeing as it was Leafchange and Ludo's season, after all. The courier might have pledged himself to Mort, but for all the crap he'd gone through for the raggedy masked god he figured he could throw it a bone as Mort's herald.
Er. Figuratively, of course!
And while they might have been able to do things more easily within Torchline itself, Tal was pretty damn proud and smug. Almost insufferably smug about having first helped kill the Void Guardian that had been infesting the nearby Oerwoud and then called down Vi (and gotten the Big Guy's approval!) to clean out the remains of said Guardian. So maybe he wanted to show off a bit just how safe the Oerwoud was again. Which... actually wasn't terribly safe? But at least it was a lot less purple! And anyways, he and Sah had played a fun game of tag down in the Undergrove once before, what felt like a lifetime ago. The weirdly-lit underground tunnels and spooky, rooty forest was the perfect place for a Ludo game!
The Vest had been veeeeery reluctantly handed over to the Ancient - and if Thal had needed to tug it the rest of the way out of Tal's hands as he hesitated a little too long during the hand-off, well, who could blame him? And Tal stood awkwardly in his rolled-up shirt sleeves, suddenly looking a lot less smug as he eyed the dapper Vest with ill-concealed worry. "So, yeah... Ludo'd probably love this game," he admitted ruefully. "I'll try an' tag you, hittin' th'armor when I do, an' then you can try an' tag me an' then we can be done an' y'can give it back." Simple, right?
"So, I'll give you a five second head start. Five... four... three... two..."
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Mastered
Rockhide Vest | An armoured vest flecked in black and white and lined with cool, fur-like material. This item blocks physical damage. Requires a 2 post cool-down between uses.
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Upgraded
Hands off! | Silver striping covers the Rockhide Vest. When successfully struck in melee combat it deals lightning damage at half the wearer's damage stat.
Er. Figuratively, of course!
And while they might have been able to do things more easily within Torchline itself, Tal was pretty damn proud and smug. Almost insufferably smug about having first helped kill the Void Guardian that had been infesting the nearby Oerwoud and then called down Vi (and gotten the Big Guy's approval!) to clean out the remains of said Guardian. So maybe he wanted to show off a bit just how safe the Oerwoud was again. Which... actually wasn't terribly safe? But at least it was a lot less purple! And anyways, he and Sah had played a fun game of tag down in the Undergrove once before, what felt like a lifetime ago. The weirdly-lit underground tunnels and spooky, rooty forest was the perfect place for a Ludo game!
The Vest had been veeeeery reluctantly handed over to the Ancient - and if Thal had needed to tug it the rest of the way out of Tal's hands as he hesitated a little too long during the hand-off, well, who could blame him? And Tal stood awkwardly in his rolled-up shirt sleeves, suddenly looking a lot less smug as he eyed the dapper Vest with ill-concealed worry. "So, yeah... Ludo'd probably love this game," he admitted ruefully. "I'll try an' tag you, hittin' th'armor when I do, an' then you can try an' tag me an' then we can be done an' y'can give it back." Simple, right?
"So, I'll give you a five second head start. Five... four... three... two..."
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Mastered
Rockhide Vest | An armoured vest flecked in black and white and lined with cool, fur-like material. This item blocks physical damage. Requires a 2 post cool-down between uses.
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Upgraded
Hands off! | Silver striping covers the Rockhide Vest. When successfully struck in melee combat it deals lightning damage at half the wearer's damage stat.
