melodiesoflife | The Temple of Wind

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The Temple of Wind

Who: Ales, NPCs, any Heroes here to fight
What: Confronting the Archfiend of Wind
Where: Outside Trano Golsaucia, Trano Golsaucia, Temple of Wind
When: May 15th
Notes: Toplevels will be unlocked as progress is made. Replies will be made at least once a day. See the OOC plotting thread EDIT: OOC dungeon information

Mingle at the Camp
Approaching the Temple
The Flying Fortress
Ales Mansay, the Archfiend of Wind
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[Traveling from the west end of the continent is risky with the Archfiend watching over Trano Golsaucia, and there is help in the form of natives when taking the eastern approach. They restock in the Village of Santa Claus, take a Chocobo-driven sleigh to the refugee camps in the middle of the continent, and travel on their own to the Temple of Wind.

The camps are populated only by adults brave enough to scavenge the machinery in Trano Golsaucia and sell it to the Village, but with a giant robot known as the "Snow Beast" guarding the way, it has become too dangerous for them. The residents all wish the Heroes best of luck and say they will be watching them from afar. They provide last-minute provisions such as food and potions...for a fee. They need to survive, after all.

The head engineer, Gelin, is at the westenmost camp. He's feeling less like crawling into a corner and covering himself in a mountain of blankets after hearing the good news that the Heroes of Light have returned, but he remains seated with a thick comforter wrapped around him.]

((ooc: pm this journal if you want to talk to Gelin. otherwise, this functions as a general mingle))

[A dark shape is seen in the distance: a fortress of machinery, surrounded by deadly sharp winds. The bright light of Trano Golsaucia shines from beyond the snowy hills, a warning signal that they are entering dangerous territory.

The Snow Beast is said to blend into the environment well, so going ahead blindly will surely result in a confrontation. There are various ways Heroes can approach this problem...]

[As everyone enters the new Temple of Wind from the secret passageway, the howling wind grows quieter and quieter until all that can be heard are the miles of machinery and piping. Judging by the steam pouring out of whistles at regular intervals, they are near the engine room. Or one of them, anyway. The place is so huge, one must assume that there are hundreds of crystal-powered machines holding it up.

At the bottom of the fortress, where they begin, the surrounding air is hot an muggy. The only passages are narrow and dangerous. If they aren't careful, they could get hit by boiling steam. Jumping from pipe to pipe is a viable option. The narrow crevices are good places to find treasure....

Once past that, they must have to get past the numerous robots that roam the hallways. Humanoid drones, monstrous ones - come resembling those used by the Heran empire - and some...that just sit there. Cleaning the floors. Perhaps the rooms have interesting supplies.

As they get reach upper levels, they may run into prototypes of new machines. Instead of crystals, however, they appear to be powered by small yellow glowing orbs inside glass tubes. Looking closer, they have small invisible wings...wait, are those arms? Are those faces?!

At the very top is the main office...]

((OOC: Please feel free to play out dungeon crawling! Healing items and standard equipment in treasure chests can be handwaved, but there are a total of 10 Experience Crystals to be distributed. Each one adds +1 month to equipped jobs.

If you are searching for something specific, please PM this account.))

Edited 2017-05-17 18:13 (UTC)

[The large wood doors to the office creak open, revealing the inside of the room. On the opposite end of the Heroes, a raised desk with a cushioned leather chair are framed by the wide window overlooking the plains. The walls are covered in blueprints, memos, and scribbled drawings of what appears to be Ales standing on top of an airship. The only lights come from the window and several circular lamps hanging from the walls.

The ceiling is dark, cross by multitudes of wires, and there are bits of metal protruding from smooth tubes.

Ales stands on top of his desk, typing on his laptop. He wears the same hat, but his jacket has been replaced by a deep black cloak longer than he is tall..] I'm busy right now, can't it wait?

[Which mecha had bothered to interrupt in him the middle of his work? Ales peeks over the top of the computer.]

Wha--?! You're already here?! [He jumps up, shoving the laptop onto the floor. Brushing his hands on his purple shirt, he then holds them up and takes a deep breath.] Whatever. I'll have to revamp the security when I'm finished with you.

Edited 2017-05-17 18:35 (UTC)

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