Chapter 1 - New Horizons

Wonder what our perception roll was for.

Vincent's knuckles go a bit pale around the mace for a moment. As he makes his place on the floor comfortable.

As the two moons rise in the night sky, the sounds outside the inn have changed. The light rustling of grass and trees are still audible, but a chorus of insect chirps and strange calls echo through the night. In the common room, most of the group has fallen asleep - including your new unnamed goblin minion.

Kimberly As you sit through watch, you can't help but keep replaying the dizzy flash you had when you were examining the cabinet runes up close. As the runes dance around in your mind, there's a sudden "aha" moment where your vision flashes and when your eyes adjust, you see the entire room painted in energy. Wisps, lines, and dust motes of glowing red power seem to exist everywhere your eyes rest and you can start to see patterns between them. However, as time drifts by, the all-encompassing red in your vision slowly fades until you see just a dark common room filled with sleeping bodies.

Vincent When Vincent is roused for his watch by a slightly distracted Kimberly, he spends his time listening to the sounds outside. Initially a blur of different noises and sounds, you slowly begin to pick out individual sounds that the creatures are making. Amidst all the insect chirps and the strange whooping sounds that dot the night, you can pick out the sound of an enormous "whomphing" sound that echoes throughout the hills - clearly made by a freakishly large creature.

Colin As Colin takes his watch, he thinks back on past memories and how they almost seem to be from another world. Running through the cons you've done in the past - the successful ones and the failures, something begins to happen with your thougth process. Things become more clear - so much more clear. You are able to recall the minute details of some of these people interactions and you can pick out exactly when you caught them or lost them in your con. It's almost as if your mind is giving you a masterclass on human interaction, as if you've suddenly learned everything there is to know. As you ponder and ruminate, that clarity slowly fades until you are just yourself again, but armed with memories of that lesson.

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When you wake up the next day, a window manifests abruptly out of thin air in front of each of you and it reads:

Colin
Diplomat Class obtained!
Diplomat Level 1!
New Skill - Insight

Vincent
Warrior Class obtained!
Warrior Level 1!
New Skill - Physique

Kimberly
Apprentice Class obtained!
Apprentice Level 1!
New Skill - Magic-Touched

"Something big was out there last night, couldn't see it in the dark but could hear it well enough. Maybe Sacrifice, can tell us more about what it might be." Vincent said looking to the Goblin and then stretched and folded up the blanket.

"Well Sacrifice knows where the town is and hopefully whatever was making those sounds last night is nocturnal. I will go take a look. Oh you and Eun are smart see if you can find a way to weaponize these seeds, they have acid or poison in them."

Necessity lead him to put on the leather armor before he looked around outside.

The goblin - seemingly named Sacrifice - doesn't respond until he notices Vincent staring at him after asking about the town. He points vaguely in the East and says, "Um. Town that way, close to river. Has super tall walls so easy to see.

Both Eun and David are staring at the windows that appeared in front of them in shock. Eun is poking and prodding the glowing window in an inquisitive manner, but all it does is shift the position of the window around. David, on the other hand, immediately closes the window and mutters under his breath, "What the heck does [Warrior Level 1] mean?"

Eun, hearing David's thoughts echoes it by saying, "Well, I'm a [Doctor Level 1] even though I never finished medical school. This is almost like a video game..."

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As Vincent heads outside, he sees much of the same that he saw yesterday. However, knowing that the town is in the East, he does notice a few very thin wisps of smoke spiraling up into the air. In the bright sunlight, Vincent sees that the specks on the river are what seems like small wooden fishing boats bobbing up and down as the current moves.

Signs of civilization.

"Thank you, Sacrifice.

After looking around outside he heads back in.
"See signs of the town and fishing boats possibly."

Vincent says quietly to Kimberly, "Keep them, they make you one of a kind on this world. I imagine they look really nice on you." He hands Kimberly and Eun some of the nuts from the blue fruit trees.
"There are several of those blue fruit trees in the courtyard too, might be able to sell some in town."
He moved away after that.

He then helps in whatever capacity he can to get the group ready to head out. Though he taps on Physique to see if that brings up any information to him.

"I didn't check all the rooms upstairs, there might be some clothes up there."

Vincent nods, "I will go with you."

He walked over to head up with Kimberly.

Helps look for clothing.

Missed my check as well.