[Game Thread] Lord Windos’ PokeRole Adventure 2: The Wild Lands

[Lord Windos]

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Uhm... Whatever the heck has happened, Bernhard utterly fails to grasp or understand it. Last thing he remembers observing the stormy weather from his room at the Magi Embassy and sipping the blackest of tea there is, the next moment he awoke in the rooms bed abruptly. Hmm... Was it all just a dream or a delusion? ...Nope, it all felt way too real. The whole thing lowkey reminded him of that event in his young-adult-years that caused his wanderlust in the first place.

Either way, must be another ploy of Lady Luck, Miss Fortune and Father Fate. ...Yes yes, indeed it must be. Bern opts to just accept that and roll with it; after all they know the way. Next~


His precious mythical partner however, the poor state  she's in... It worries Bern. Massively so. Seems like she didn't take the recent events all too well...? And, uhm, where did she get...??? What happens when Bernhard tries to touch that card of some sort she's clutching? Not 'take it', just try to carefully touch it with one hand. The Icy Stone in her paws (I take you mean the Icy Rock, which extends the duration of hail? Aka not the evolution stone, yes?) - we'll leave it in her paws. For now, until Bern is able to question his trusty Mythic, she shall catch up on all the rest she needs, even if that means she'll be unavailable for the day. She's recalled into her Premier Ball.

A quick check-up on his remaining partnermon turns out just fine, good to know. Bern's delighted that Myra is in such a good spirit, she receives a gentle headpat. "We'll get to test out your new skills soon, just wait a little longer, will you? Good, thank you."

That pink letter on his nightstand - cue for a heavy sigh, what has gotten into him that he was the one contacting/inviting her instead the other way round??! ...However, after giving it some thought, maybe it wasn't all too bad. After all, there were things that needed to be adressed between them. And asked. And said. And done. All before he'll be off for another no-doubt eventful voyage through the region alongside the other chosen ones. ....... Bernhard feels VERY torn between dreading tonight and looking forward to it.


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That Heavy Rain outside doesn't bother the Mage all that much - though it'd be more suited for the Water Scims than his Air alignment. He'll just cast some spell for water to be repelled from his robe while being outside, to help shield him from Rain, and he's good to go!~ Feeling a little vulnerable though without making use of the skills of Zephy, though it's surely pleasantly quiet without her nagging him? Sorta?? He finds himself missing it + her though after a while. Too used to one another they seem to be.

The first stop in town (Moderate Encounter) - is the local Black Market of Bayhama. Is it open today despite the heavy rain in the first place? Does anyone react in a notable way to HIM, a Scimitar of high ranks and having fantastic relations with the Settlers, appearing at the scene? (◕‿◕) He'll reassure that he's not here to crash the scene. "I'm here for business. The shady sort of business, if you want", Bernhard will answer will a mild smile.

Whatever it is you're feElIng, it is all to real yet nebulous. Like smOke, sLIppinging through your fingers.

No reactions from interacting with the Card, nor do you detect any Magic or energy in it. So far as you can tell, it's completely begnin (if enigmatic) . 

The Icy Rock's effect simply doubles the Effectiveness of Weather and the Moves that interact with Hail/Snow - that Aurora Veil is going to be tanky, and so will your Ice Pokemon! You could also give it to Myra is you want alter how her Drought works....

Knowing Morgona, she was (and still is) no doubt thrilled and Tinkled Pink about your forwardness. Whether or not that'll have an impact on your meetings....oh, you DEFINATELY know it'll spice them up. Oh boy...

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Since this is 'only' Heavy Rain, you can easily Magic Up some way to remain relatively dry and unbothered by the Weather, much to the envious and amazed looks of the very few people you pass on by while trying to search for the elusive Black Markets of Bayhama...


Searching: INS + Survival + Alert + Tip - Scimitar (5) - Bold Approach (2) +/- Rep (?)
(2)(5) 1 Success...

....You are, by and large, unsuccessful as you try and boldly sleuth around for a way to Dive into the seedy underground. People by and large are baffled by your inquiries, as if they couldn't believe a man of your standing would stoop so low to indulge in such shady business, or are very Skittish and panicking as they (think) you are trying to strong arm them into confessing things to get them arrested, in trouble, or on the hook for SOMETHING.

While Scimitars in Sutalor generally have a FANTASTIC relationship to Settlers, they're also by and large seen as HEORIC and Law Abidding (well, honorable in their own way) People. This means that the Criminal Elements of the society, while still holding a good deal of admiration and respect for you, also are extremely wary and reasonably nervous about getting your attention - well, at least until they find out they can Trust you. Considering you're fairly Anti-Social even by Scimitar/Magi standards, the fact that this slipped your mind (and may still do so, if you want to RP Bern being oblivious) is not surprising - Zephy has always been the social Butterfree between the two of you, for better and worse.

So far, so bust with the Search: you can either leave it for now and let this be a Minor Encounter (+ Information, ???), or come up with a more nuanced plan to trying and find the Black Market. Think back to when it was first mentioned to your character in-game if that helps come up with anything, and considering WHICH part of the City you want to search (City Map, looking for 'poor' or seedy areas). Lastly, you could try the Afterlife to get more info, which will continue the Moderate Encounter but abandon your current search for the Market for the time being.