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Chapter 3:
Geffen City. Geffen is known as the City of Magic because it is home to the Wizards' Guild of Rune Midgard. The Wizards' Guild is based in the gigantic Wizards' Tower which dominates the center of the city. A vast dungeon full of monsters is located beneath the Wizards' Tower and many adventurers use this dungeon to train, although many who venture too far into the lower levels never return again. Geffen is located in the western part of the kingdom of Rune Midgard. It is not in very close proximity to anything other than the ancient ruins of Glast Heim. Being located close to Glast Heim makes Geffen an almost unavoidable rest-stop for adventurers seeking fame and fortune by assaulting Glast Heim. Geffen is also located at the base of Mt. Mjolnir, atop which stand the cities of Al De Baran and Juno.
The first thing Jela noticed about his old friend Aya was not actually something that was different about her. As they both stood up he noticed that she was still about as tall as she had been when he left Geffen years ago.
"Have you grown taller at all since I left?" Jela asked her. Aya, who had been almost jumping up and down with happiness, suddenly looked angry and grabbed her staff from off her belt.
"BAD JELA!" she shouted as she whacked Jela in the head with her staff, sending him sprawling to the ground once again. He stayed on the ground for a second in case she hit him again, but when she didn't Jela stood up and dusted himself off. "What are you staring at?" Aya asked suspiciously as he stood up.
"Nothing," replied Jela, who didn't want to admit that while she wasn't any taller than when he had left, Aya was more mature.
"Ok," said Aya, still somewhat suspicious. "Now come meet my teacher! He's really nice and he's traveled a lot so he has lots of great stories to tell!" The two set off towards the Wizards' Tower, chatting and catching up on what's happened in the last few years. Occasionally Aya would catch Jela looking over her shoulder at another girl's chest and would hit Jela on the head with her staff, but they eventually made it to the Wizards' Tower.
"May I help you?" asked the wizard standing inside the door.
"We're looking for Master Sigma," replied Aya.
"I will go get him. Please wait here for a few minutes," the wizard said as he walked over to a nearby staircase and began to climb. Aya and Jela sat down on a bench near the stairs and continued talking about what they had done over the past few years. A few minutes later they heard footsteps coming back down the stairs. The wizard who had greeted them returned first followed by another wizard.
"That's my teacher Sigma," Aya whispered to Jela, pointing at the second wizard. Jela had seen several wizards during his time in Morroc with the Thieves' Guild, but this wizard seemed somehow more powerful than any other wizard Jela had ever seen. "Is he some kind of king?" whispered Jela.
"No, why would you think that?" Aya whispered back.
"He's wearing a crown," whispered Jela.
"Oh, that. No, he's not a king. Ask him about that crown," whispered Aya.
"Aya, it's good to see you as always. Who's your friend?" said Sigma as he stepped off the stairs and approached the pair.
"I'm Jela," the thief told the wizard.
"Ah, so you're the famous Jela. Aya's told me a lot about you, and whenever I've gone to Morroc she's always asked me to let you know how she's doing. Unfortunately, I never saw you. I guess the Thieves' Guild kept you busy," said Sigma. He then noticed Jela staring at the crown atop the wizard's head.
"Where did you get the crown?" asked Jela.
"This? I actually found this deep in the pyramids of Morroc back in my adventuring days. I found that it helps me focus my magic and so I kept it," replied the wizard. Sigma took the crown and handed it to Jela to look at for a minute before placing it back around his silver-grey hair. The wizard then turned and addressed Aya. "Aya, now that your friend is here I think it's time for you to begin your final exam. Please tell me the first rule of traveling as a mage."
"Never travel alone," Aya recited from memory.
"Good. For your final exam you two are going to travel from here to Prontera on foot. There's nothing incredibly dangerous between here and Prontera, so you two shouldn't have very much trouble getting there. Since Jela just arrived, I'll give you two the rest of the day to prepare for your journey and rest. You can bring as many people along on the journey as you wish, but you are not allowed to use a warp portal to get to Prontera. Your journey will start tomorrow morning outside the east gate of Geffen. See you tomorrow!" Sigma told them. He then reached into his cape and took a piece of paper with all of the instructions for the exam out and gave it to Aya. With a cheerful wave, Sigma strode out of the wizard tower and into the main city.
"How did I get drafted to help you with your final exam?" Jela asked Aya after Sigma had left.
"Well, Master Sigma told me about my final exam and said I needed to find a friend to come along with me. Since mage training takes years anyway and I knew you were coming back here once you'd become a thief, I told him you'd help me," replied Aya. The two walked out of the tower and spent the rest of the day visiting their families and old friends as well as stocking up on supplies for the journey.
Next morning the two woke up and, after making sure they had everything they needed, said goodbye to their families and went to Geffen's east gate. They found Sigma there waiting for them.
"Good morning," said Sigma as they approached. "Before you leave I have something for each of you that I think might help you on your journey." Sigma extracted from his cape a pair of goggles and a red hat with a talisman hanging from the front. "Aya, take this Munak Hat. The magic talisman on the front will offer you some protection from the undead. And Jela take these goggles. They will help protect you from harm. Now I wish both of you good luck on your journey. I will meet you in Prontera." With those final words, Sigma drew a small object from his cape, tapped it, and disappeared in a flash.
"Well, let's get going," said Aya and the two set off into the world of Rune-Midgard.
Chapter 3:
Geffen City. Geffen is known as the City of Magic because it is home to the Wizards' Guild of Rune Midgard. The Wizards' Guild is based in the gigantic Wizards' Tower which dominates the center of the city. A vast dungeon full of monsters is located beneath the Wizards' Tower and many adventurers use this dungeon to train, although many who venture too far into the lower levels never return again. Geffen is located in the western part of the kingdom of Rune Midgard. It is not in very close proximity to anything other than the ancient ruins of Glast Heim. Being located close to Glast Heim makes Geffen an almost unavoidable rest-stop for adventurers seeking fame and fortune by assaulting Glast Heim. Geffen is also located at the base of Mt. Mjolnir, atop which stand the cities of Al De Baran and Juno.
The first thing Jela noticed about his old friend Aya was not actually something that was different about her. As they both stood up he noticed that she was still about as tall as she had been when he left Geffen years ago.
"Have you grown taller at all since I left?" Jela asked her. Aya, who had been almost jumping up and down with happiness, suddenly looked angry and grabbed her staff from off her belt.
"BAD JELA!" she shouted as she whacked Jela in the head with her staff, sending him sprawling to the ground once again. He stayed on the ground for a second in case she hit him again, but when she didn't Jela stood up and dusted himself off. "What are you staring at?" Aya asked suspiciously as he stood up.
"Nothing," replied Jela, who didn't want to admit that while she wasn't any taller than when he had left, Aya was more mature.
"Ok," said Aya, still somewhat suspicious. "Now come meet my teacher! He's really nice and he's traveled a lot so he has lots of great stories to tell!" The two set off towards the Wizards' Tower, chatting and catching up on what's happened in the last few years. Occasionally Aya would catch Jela looking over her shoulder at another girl's chest and would hit Jela on the head with her staff, but they eventually made it to the Wizards' Tower.
"May I help you?" asked the wizard standing inside the door.
"We're looking for Master Sigma," replied Aya.
"I will go get him. Please wait here for a few minutes," the wizard said as he walked over to a nearby staircase and began to climb. Aya and Jela sat down on a bench near the stairs and continued talking about what they had done over the past few years. A few minutes later they heard footsteps coming back down the stairs. The wizard who had greeted them returned first followed by another wizard.
"That's my teacher Sigma," Aya whispered to Jela, pointing at the second wizard. Jela had seen several wizards during his time in Morroc with the Thieves' Guild, but this wizard seemed somehow more powerful than any other wizard Jela had ever seen. "Is he some kind of king?" whispered Jela.
"No, why would you think that?" Aya whispered back.
"He's wearing a crown," whispered Jela.
"Oh, that. No, he's not a king. Ask him about that crown," whispered Aya.
"Aya, it's good to see you as always. Who's your friend?" said Sigma as he stepped off the stairs and approached the pair.
"I'm Jela," the thief told the wizard.
"Ah, so you're the famous Jela. Aya's told me a lot about you, and whenever I've gone to Morroc she's always asked me to let you know how she's doing. Unfortunately, I never saw you. I guess the Thieves' Guild kept you busy," said Sigma. He then noticed Jela staring at the crown atop the wizard's head.
"Where did you get the crown?" asked Jela.
"This? I actually found this deep in the pyramids of Morroc back in my adventuring days. I found that it helps me focus my magic and so I kept it," replied the wizard. Sigma took the crown and handed it to Jela to look at for a minute before placing it back around his silver-grey hair. The wizard then turned and addressed Aya. "Aya, now that your friend is here I think it's time for you to begin your final exam. Please tell me the first rule of traveling as a mage."
"Never travel alone," Aya recited from memory.
"Good. For your final exam you two are going to travel from here to Prontera on foot. There's nothing incredibly dangerous between here and Prontera, so you two shouldn't have very much trouble getting there. Since Jela just arrived, I'll give you two the rest of the day to prepare for your journey and rest. You can bring as many people along on the journey as you wish, but you are not allowed to use a warp portal to get to Prontera. Your journey will start tomorrow morning outside the east gate of Geffen. See you tomorrow!" Sigma told them. He then reached into his cape and took a piece of paper with all of the instructions for the exam out and gave it to Aya. With a cheerful wave, Sigma strode out of the wizard tower and into the main city.
"How did I get drafted to help you with your final exam?" Jela asked Aya after Sigma had left.
"Well, Master Sigma told me about my final exam and said I needed to find a friend to come along with me. Since mage training takes years anyway and I knew you were coming back here once you'd become a thief, I told him you'd help me," replied Aya. The two walked out of the tower and spent the rest of the day visiting their families and old friends as well as stocking up on supplies for the journey.
Next morning the two woke up and, after making sure they had everything they needed, said goodbye to their families and went to Geffen's east gate. They found Sigma there waiting for them.
"Good morning," said Sigma as they approached. "Before you leave I have something for each of you that I think might help you on your journey." Sigma extracted from his cape a pair of goggles and a red hat with a talisman hanging from the front. "Aya, take this Munak Hat. The magic talisman on the front will offer you some protection from the undead. And Jela take these goggles. They will help protect you from harm. Now I wish both of you good luck on your journey. I will meet you in Prontera." With those final words, Sigma drew a small object from his cape, tapped it, and disappeared in a flash.
"Well, let's get going," said Aya and the two set off into the world of Rune-Midgard.