Key Quest into the unknown


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#1
THE PRINCE
(You're welcome for getting the song stuck in your head).


For decades it has been rumoured that from the Last Step, wishes could be granted. Have you ever wondered why that might be? Why this place, of all places? There are certain places in Caido where, at certain times, the world grows a little bit thin. You remember when Aamu was able to bring the ascended back, during Ludo's festival? It's a bit like that.

Only not really.

Into a land lacking in any sort of landmarks, the three ascended find themselves. There is a rectangular haze behind them that leads back to the Last Step, but otherwise? Otherwise this place is an infinity of diffused pale lighting. In the distance whorls of light snap and dance, though it's impossible to tell how far away they are. A clear trail of slime is directly before your feet.



Welcome to the Relic KQ!

Because this has plot ramifications, it (and all subsequent relic KQs) will be scaled based on level and more difficult than normal). Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well. If you don't do this, they won't be taken into account!

Your randomly assigned order is: Azrael, Isla, Nate You have 48 hours to reply.

Azrael HP: 40/40
Isla HP: 192/192
Nate HP: 270/270
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Azrael

They all jump in together and Azrael is sure to cling to Nate with all the panicked sensors in their mind telling them to calm down - especially when they come out on the other side unharmed aside from the death grip that Azrael has on Isla’s hand. They straighten up, brows pinching as they focus on what’s all around them, patting their pockets to make sure they haven’t lost what they’d brought on the switcharoo from the Last Step to wherever they are now.

They do spy the trail of slime, however, and they let Isla’s hand go to step toward it, instead reaching for Nate’s arm to remain close. “I don’t know where we are.” They admit, confused, but they point toward the trail of slime and glance up at Nate and Isla curiously. “Wessex mentioned something like this for the Prince.” It’s a whispered utterance and they begin to follow the trail of slime – after Nate.



Azrael chooses to follow the trail of slime! They’re positioned after Nate.

They bring the upgrades/magic listed on their profile as well as their monster repellant!

Magic: Repair | Summons an electrical field from Azrael, Ascended within 60ft of them are repaired 30pts.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered

Magic: Inventor | Can create tech (subject to admin approval), with a 50% chance of malfunction.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic

Magic: Architect (FEAT) | Rolls with advantage when using Ascended tech
Type: Light | Rank: Basic

Type: Grey
Monster Repellant | Will make the air hostile to the senses of any predatory monster-like creatures. Sufficient strength and mental fortification can overcome the effects of the spray. Works in a 30ft radius.
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ISLA

Oh, this is... Isla doesn't really know what this is. Letting Azrael go, she steps out a little to examine the ground in more detail, keeping behind Nate as previously requested. "No, this is nowhere I have ever been," she agrees with Az, frowning and leaning down to tilt her head. "The Prince must have gone this way." It might sound obvious, but it bears saying anyway. "Be careful not to actually touch this, okay?" The slime, she means.

And for a moment Isla sort of wishes she'd brought something to collect a sample. Alas, instead she straightens up and gestures for Nate to lead the way, ensuring that she's also behind him. "If anything happens, you stay back and just focus on keeping safe, okay?" she murmurs to Az.



Isla brings herself and everything listed in her profile!

She follows the slime trail, positioning herself behind Nate as well.
apres moi le deluge
after me comes the flood
Nate Wrenzaok
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yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes
What they find on the other side of the portal doesn’t exactly fill Nate with any amount of relief; if anything, he’s more suspicious, his steps careful and his eyes darting around, searching for some way to ground them in this place. “I’m not sure this is even really a place.” An uneasy mutter as Nate reaches back offer Azrae as much of his arm as he can, activating his damage link at the same time, just in case.

The slime is the only real path they have to follow, Nate making sure to keep a distance from it while he follows along beside it, his head swivelling to make sure nothing takes them off guard. At least he can relax a little bit with Az sandwiched between Isla and himself. “We can take care of ourselves, okay?” The reassurance is tacked onto to his fellow doctors words, Nate offering the younger Demi-god a quick grin before facing forward again, his feet not pausing once.



Nate brings everything in his profile

He follows the slime trail and keeps a sharp eye out for anything that might come out of the fog
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THE PRINCE
Nate, Isla, then Azrael. It's a good enough marching order. Nate will be the first to see a blemish of purple, but as it swims through the pale space that's presumably where the sky would be, it will be clear to Isla and Azrael as well. As it grows closer, you can make out that its shape is vaguely like that of a stretched-out weasel? or...a thick noodle with legs? No, no.

Oh. Oh.

The scales give it away. That's a dragon. Or at least...the soul of one, perhaps? Though it doesn't seem much larger than a cat.



Welcome to the Relic KQ!

Because this has plot ramifications, it (and all subsequent relic KQs) will be scaled based on level and more difficult than normal). Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well. If you don't do this, they won't be taken into account!

Your randomly assigned order is: Azrael, Isla, Nate You have 48 hours to reply.

Azrael HP: 40/40
Isla HP: 192/192
Nate HP: 270/270

Purple Dragon: 175/175
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Azrael

It’s a place none of them have been and that doesn’t entirely sit well with Azrael – thinking that perhaps they should have taken a bite from Wessex when she’d offered if only to be able to protect themself better than they do right now with the minimal things they have. At least they can heal, though, and if they need something they might have a chance to craft it.

Still, Isla’s warning on not touching the slime has them nodding, keeping a careful distance between it and themself, trailing between Nate and Isla as they glance around for anything else interesting. And their gaze lifts to spy something purple, something that looks relatively small but dragon-like as it approaches and their head lifts curiously. “What’s that? Do you think we could ask it for help?” They whisper to Isla and Nate, eyes wide as they lock on the dragon.



Azrael, sandwiched between Nate and Isla, spies the dragon and asks if they should ask the dragon for help in searching for the Prince!
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ISLA

The going seems relatively easy at first; Isla keeps her senses sharp and ready for anything suspicious, making sure to tip toe around the slime as well. She's just about to call out for the Prince again when Az speaks up, and as she squints into the distance, she can also make out the little purple dragon. "That looks like Ronin's companion, Sugar. Except purple, obviously," she says slowly. "Dragons are usually a lot... larger. Do you think this is someone else's companion?"

Asking it for help probably wouldn't be something she'd consider if it weren't for Azrael (Isla does have a shift stored away, but it's not the happy-friendly kind), but their suggestion does seem to have merit. "We can try." She nods, before shouting over to the dragon. "Hello? Do you know where we are? Or where The Prince is?"



Isla calls out for help from the purple dragon!
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Nate Wrenzaok
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#8
yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes
If it wasn’t for all the horror stories he’d heard about everything surrounding the Prince so far, this might be almost peaceful. As it is though, Nate is a tense, stony wall, his steps only slowing when a shape begins to twist out of the mists surrounding them, purple and serpentine and alien until the shape clicks in his head, and he doesn’t know how he ever saw anything other than a dragon.

Azrael is a voice of reason they are desperately in need of apparently, the suggestion that leaves them the only thing that stops Nate’s next threatening advance. “A companion makes sense.” There’s no other reason it would be so small. “But who’s?

Isla calls out, and Nate takes a more direct approach, squeezing Azrael’s hand and tightly before stepping forward, slow and careful. He crouches as much as he can, unwilling to open too much of a gap for the others to be targeted. “We’re looking for Emyr. Or uh... Tali, Talullah?



Nate takes a few non threatening steps to learn the dragon and specifies that they’re looking for Tallulah or Emyr and he activated his damage link on Az i remembered the description this time

Magic: Damage Sponge | Nate creates an intrinsic link between himself and one other person, represented by a beam of ethereal lightning. Whilst linked, damage taken by the recipient is halved and shared with Nate for one post, for a distance of up to 15ft. The ability has a two post cooldown, and when cast, will remain active until damage is sustained.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
NATE


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THE PRINCE
Swanning about through the nondescript vista, the dragon loops casually through the air. If it understands what's being asked of it there's no indication, though its eyes are bright and thoughtful. Drifting towards Nate, it suddenly lunges in his direction like a cat after a piece of string, though the ascended is able to evade its touch. Warbling sadly, it rises back into the air before tilting its head back and yowling into the distance.

With a sound not unlike ice cracking, a fat green dragon appears. It waddles rather than flies. Eyeing its purple counterpart, the creature flares its nostrils and huffs.



Welcome to the Relic KQ!

Because this has plot ramifications, it (and all subsequent relic KQs) will be scaled based on level and more difficult than normal). Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well. If you don't do this, they won't be taken into account!

Your randomly assigned order is: Azrael, Isla, Nate You have 48 hours to reply.

Azrael HP: 40/40
Isla HP: 192/192
Nate HP: 270/270

Purple Dragon: 175/175
Green Dragon: 100/100
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Azrael

Isla calls out to the dragon and Azrael watches with big wide eyes, hopeful that the creature might help. With Nate’s addition and the squeeze of their hand they feel a short burst of confidence they haven’t otherwise felt until now. But the small purple dragon lunges at Nate in what appears to be a playful way and they frown when it warbles sadly.

But a sharp sound hits them and they flinch before drawing up taller, spying the bigger dragon, and with that book of confidence they step off to the side of Azrael and offer the green dragon a smile and a wave. “Hi! Can you help us?” They ask, hope glittering in their gaze. “Do you know where this slime trail ends?



Azrael kind of steps off to the side of Nate to greet the green dragon and asks if it can help them and if it knows where the slime trail ends!

Gonna use their citizenship ability as well!

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but it ain't the way that you want
Isla Lockwood
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ISLA

It's whimsical in a way that, if Isla hadn't stepped through a strange portal to get here while following a slime trail, she might just enjoy. When Azrael steps away to the side, she's quick to follow them, making sure that, regardless of anything else, someone is always in the way of the youngest Ascended and a bite from a dragon (in this case).

"And if you don't know where it ends, would you mind letting us pass?" she asks hopefully, though even as she speaks, scalpel blades start to slip out from her fingertips - just in case. "We're not going to hurt you if you don't hurt us. Though I'm afraid I haven't got anything to give you as a treat..."



Isla tries to bargain with the dragons (which is probably stupid), but she does arm herself with her claws just in case.

Type: Grey
Prosthetic Scalpel Blades | Three sharpened scalpel blades made of an unknown lightweight metal have been embedded in the pads of Isla's fingers. By flexing certain muscles in her arms and hands, the blades can extend and retract.

She - i.e. me - also belatedly remembers her citizenship ability:

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after me comes the flood
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#12
yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes // yikes
Too slow.” The tease and laugh are both second nature, a way to hide the surprise and worry. A dragon, even a small one, swooping at him is enough for Nate to second guess himself and take a half step back. He’s glad for it when the second dragon appears, the Demi-god allows his companions to speak while he tries to take stock of the strange situation they’re in.

He glances back, brows furrowing when he sees how Azrael has shifted, and then looks back up at the dragons. A single crackling arm sparks into existence as gently as Nate can summon it and rises, offered out to the purple dragon specifically. Maybe giving it what it wanted will keep it from calling more of the little beasts.



Nate offers out a fake arm to the purple dragon and keeps an eye on Isla and Az, ready to move if need be

Magic: Finger in Everything | Nate possesses the ability to create four extra arms in the same style as the Voice’s holograms. The arms share Nate's strength stat and can be summoned/dismissed at will. They are able to reach a radius of 30ft.
Type: Dark | Rank: Mastered
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THE PRINCE
Waddling towards Isla, the green dragon plonks down at her feet looking weary. Quite fat, it seems unaccustomed to having to move about and indeed appears quite winded. Looking about at her, it huffs a breath that sparks and then fizzles.

The purple dragon makes a mocking sound at Nate swiping at the offered tentacle but missing the mark. Unhappy about this, it tilts its head back and wails, sounding like a yowling cat that is being vigorously shaken.

In the distance, something shifts and the ground rumbles.



Welcome to the Relic KQ!

Because this has plot ramifications, it (and all subsequent relic KQs) will be scaled based on level and more difficult than normal). Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well. If you don't do this, they won't be taken into account!

Your randomly assigned order is: Azrael, Isla, Nate You have 48 hours to reply.

Azrael HP: 40/40
Isla HP: 192/192
Nate HP: 270/270

Purple Dragon: 175/175
Green Dragon: 100/100
Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!
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Azrael

The green dragon waddles closer and as it plops in front of Isla and the purple dragon starts wailing, Azrael can hear the rumbling in the distance and concern creases their brow. They fumble in their pockets for anything of use, coming up mostly empty handed when a thought occurs to them. The little green dragon reminds them of a child, and with the loose ends in their pocket they fit together something small but hopefully easy.

With a loose screw driver stem and a combination of a bolt and a nut, they jimmy rig together a little pinwheel. They bend down to crouch in front of the dragon and offer it out to the green dragon. “We don’t want to be here long. We’ll leave you on your way but we’d like to find our friend. Can we pass?” Hopefully, if whatever is approaching, is a parent of sorts they won’t think they’re out here hurting these creatures but instead being kind, that was the goal right?



Azrael fashions together a small pinwheel out of building stuff in their pockets and offers it as a gift to the Green Dragon, hoping it might help them go without a fight.

Gonna use their citizenship ability as well!

The world is new to you, and you to it. During PQ/PQ+/KQs/Drops, you roll with advantage on luck-based rolls and receive an extra name during drops. (In order to use this, make sure to note the ability at the bottom of each post)
Say, times are hard, you get this far,
but it ain't the way that you want


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