Character Meet and Greet: Winter Wonderful!

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i.Main Street

Main Street has settled in for January, but there are still Christmas Decorations here and there to liven things up a little bit. Feel free to shop, mingle with the locals or explore the castle grounds.

Though after hours there are still some shadows that venture into the streets. Not everything here is as peaceful as it seems, and it’s best to defeat the corroded trespassers before they cause trouble.

ii. Cookie Overload

Do you like free cookies? Of course! Everyone does. After the Christmas Rush, there are plenty to go around, available only after the sun goes down to any hungry passerby. There are cookies of all styles and flavors. But watch out for the dreader sriracha cookie. It will make you breathe fire in three flavors and gives a bit of heartburn after, but the aftertaste will leave you craving more.


iii. The Eighth Wonder of the World
Now that the jungle has been purified, Apprentices can wander through to explore all the things the jungle has to offer. Take a (still somewhat shambly) riverboat and explore the river, or come to chat and trade with the villagers. (Shrunken heads, two for one special!) But beware. Even though the jungle is purified, it’s not a safe place. In this kingdom of animals, someone is always hungry.


iv. Pin It On Them
Some smugglers are hanging around the outskirts of New Orleans, selling dubious looking items from even more dubious looking bags. Do you buy from them? Haggle? Steal? (not recommended) Or quietly try to alert any sort of authority (good luck) The choice is yours.


v. Battle Mesa Gate
While the jungle may be purified, many other Kingdoms are still seething with corrosion. Erstwhile Apprentices will find such corrosion on the banks of the Rivers of America, right where the jungle river joins in. Fight corroded creatures on the shore and in the water and be careful, they are stronger than they look and cleverer than they seem.

Comments

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[im_a_hugger]

"Who, me?" Scorpia glanced around herself when Mary addressed her, as if figuring that she must be talking to someone else. But there was no one else immediately around her. That meant that there was someone who wanted to hang out with her!

"OK, sure!", she said. She happily took the seat across from Mary. The cafe chair proved to be a bit too small for her large frame, but if this bothered her she didn't show it. "Thanks for letting me hang out with you. You know, I've never actually taken tea with anyone before? Where exactly are we supposed to take it to?"

[rathersophistical]

Well why not? Mary had no reason to think she might be anything other than a pleasant person to share a meal with.

She smiled cheerfully, chuckling. "It's a turn of phrase. You don't literally take it anywhere. I'm inviting you to join me for a cup of tea and to share these lovely biscuits with me."

[im_a_hugger]

Scorpia is... not really used to being anybody's first choice of companion for much of anything. So when she is, it's very much appreciated.

"Of... course," she said. "I totally knew that. I was just... testing to make sure that you knew that too. So... uh, congratulations; you passed!" Yep, totally nailed that recovery.

"*ahem* Anyway, I'd love to have biscuits and tea," she said, attempting to divert attention back to the food on the table. She'd at lest been there long enough to know what biscuits were this time. "So, what kind of biscuits are we having?"