Another day in Runescape
Finally arriving to the land of Runescape, I took the time to glance around. What town was I in? I would have to go to the local general store and buy a newcomer map. I checked my pack for any sign of coins. Huh? I know I grabbed the 25gold that was in my bank on tutorial island! Where are they? All that I could see was the bronze shortsword, bronze pickaxe, wooden shield, the different elemental runes, bow, and bronze arrows that I had acquired on tutorial island. I had no idea on where to get the money for the map. Hmm, what if I sold something at the shop? Would that give me enough for a newcomers map? I have no clue on how much the maps are, or how much the item I sell would give me. Maybe I could kill an animal, or do a quest as the Questguide had mentioned. As I looked around I noticed that most people were what looked like beginners. But sometimes, those players would switch to armor of different colors. Finally I decided to ask if I could borrow some money.
"Excuse me, I was wondering if I could borrow just a small bit of money?" I asked as polite as possible
"Huh? Oh yeah sure. Here you go." the character handed me a large amount of money
"Whoa! How much is here?" I asked shocked
"Just 100gp" he replied
"Whoa! Your giving me 100 gold pieces! That's a ton of money!" I exclaimed
"No, not really. Not for me anyway! I bet I know what you want the money for. A newcomer's map, right?"
"Yeah! Could you show me where a general store is?"
"Sure! Follow me."
As I followed him, I noticed many characters talking, killing, selling, and wearing armor that I hadn't even heard of in legends. I started to wonder where we were going. We crossed a bridge, passed a cow pen, walked through an area with bears and unicorns, passed a mining area, and finally reached the town gates. The character spoke again
"Welcome, to Varrock! Up ahead is a bank, here as you have found out from tutorial island, is where you are able to withdraw, and store items. Come on! There's 25gp, gold pieces every body calls them gp, sitting in your bank."
I walked up to the bank, stepped toward the crowd of people, and went up to a banker. "Hi, I'd like to withdraw from my account? My name is Bexran."
"Just a moment sir." the banker looked through a book, and looked up my name. When they found it they turned toward me and asked "Do you want to withdraw all, or just some of your money? You currently have 25gold pieces."
"All please. Oh, and I was also wondering if I could deposit my bow, arrows, axe, tinderbox, pickaxe, and hammer."
"Sure thing sir." the banker said as they took the items I handed them toward the banker
"Thank you!" I said as I left. I searched for the person that had led me here. Sure enough, he was standing right where he had been before. I walked over to him. "So, what's your name? I'm Bexran!"
"My name is Dudester2004! Gee! I thought you would have identified me even with me wearing all of this armor little brother!" as he took off the armor, I noticed that it was my older brother. He had been sent to Runescape to find a better place to live. I hadn't seen him in a whole year.
"Hey! How comes the search for land? And how did you know I was here?" I asked
"Follow me to my house. I'll answer all of your questions when we get there." he brought me back to where we started, but instead of him going on, he took a left. We followed that path toward a church and a museum. Across the street from the museum, was a small house. Here he took out a brass key and opened the door. He got out a couple of raw beefs from his satchel and brought them over to the range. When they were finished cooking, he got out two plates and placed the meat on each of them. He handed me a plate along with a fork and a knife. Instantly I started eating.
"You got anything to drink?" I asked
"Uh yeah, what do you want? Wine, beer, water, or milk?"
"Water will be fine." he said
"Do you know why you're here?" he asked
"Yeah, mom sent me to find you and help you out with the job that she sent you out with. Why do you ask?"
"That's not the reason. The reason is…"
Ok, I'm sorry. I always end with some dramatic pause, but hey! It builds up suspense! Just so you know, my real Runescape character's name is Bexran, so if you have a character, look me up. My brother's character is actually named Dudester2004. Don't look him up! (or he'll hit me and that hurts! L)