The World

Noct uses that thingy that makes Risky Treasures not blow up.

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Sab giggles at Euryale's lame name for Thiera, "She has a point Thiera, it isn't that bad. And those screamer things aren't scary if you expect them to be coming."

Mortal just looks around, "Man, this place is beautiful."

Monudon:<Great. I was afraid my grunty was going to be sick or something.>

Hotaru: I think it's good to check on them at least once a day. I guess most players don't carry their Grunty around, like I do.
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*Golden orbs of light exit the chest as it changes color & name.*

~Disarmed Traps!~

*When opened, the chest yields a Mage's Soul.*
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Thiera: You never expect them to scream, that's the point!

*Listening to Mortal.*

Yeah...it sort of makes you wonder why the CC Corporation put so much effort into this area, only to not use it, doesn't it?

Euryale: Not really. But, I guess you have a point, now that I think of it. I'll ask someone about it.

Monudon:<I didn't know if was possible to carry around a grunty.>

"But... you did expect it, that is why you muted it," Sab said.

"Maybe it is part of some event," Mortal suggested.

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Noct gives a little fist pump, and continues on to the next room.

Euryale: Silver Knight says that the area has never been featured in an event, & he isn't aware of any plans to do so. Actually, apparently, there are a lot of fields related to the Cursed Wave that you can't even get to, because they haven't released the keywords.
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*Noctis is now running south. As she approaches the door, she sees a skeleton in one corner & a chest in the other.*
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Hotaru: You can only carry a baby Grunty within the Root Towns. You can't take him or her into a field.

Monudon:<Cool! Thanks for telling me.>

*Monudon picks up his grunty*

Monudon:<So...I guess you're logging off soon then?>

"Maybe its another glitch? Some exploration might be in order?"

She opens both.

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"That is weird," Mortal said.

*She obtains a Restorative & The Lovers. Should she decide to go ahead with her original plan, she'll enter a small room with a chest & 2 other exits.*
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Euryale: Well, with an MMO, you don't want to release the story all at once. But I'm guessing the secret of this church disappeared along with Harald.
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*It continues bouncing around.*

<Mandragora!>

Hokuto: This is boring. I think I'm gonna log out.
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Hotaru: I think I probably should. I've been on so late, the sun is already up.

Monudon:<Ouch. Well, thanks for your help.>

*Blake sighs.*

Blake: <Wow, that was kinda challenging... So out of practice right now.>

*He continues to look around the place.*

"I guess that is true," Mortal said, "I bet this is the last time they just let one guy come up with everything for a game. He dies and half of it is just there because no one knows what to do with it. Wait, why don't they just repurpose it? So it won't be what the original writer had in mind, but it is better than letting assets go to waste."

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Noct does a little fist pump from getting those other items, then opens the chest.

Euryale: I don't know. Respect, maybe? I'm sure he's been declared legally dead by now.
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*Blake finds a hill in the middle of an expanse of nothingness.*
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*The chest contains a scroll of The Moon. There is still an east, & a south exit. She entered from the north.*
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Hotaru: You're very welcome. Good luck with your Grunty.

She does a little fist pump, then continues down south.

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Mortal just shrugged, and went back to looking around.

"Yeah same"

Monudon:<You too.>

*This room contains the staircase down.*
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*Back at the Root Town, Hokuto logs off without bothering with the Recorder.*
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*Hokuto logs out.*
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Euryale: Well, we've been here for about 20 minutes, I don't think anything's going to show today.

*Monudon puts down his grunty and heads for the cliffs*

Monudon:<Even if that girl's not there, I still wanna check that place out.>

Noct goes downstairs.

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"Oh well," Sab said.

Mortal was still smiling, "I don't mind it. This area is beautiful, thanks for showing me."

Seraph logs out.

Euryale: Well, you're certainly welcome, but...isn't it a little boring?
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*The room after the staircase up contains a skeleton, a south exit, & a west exit.*
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*Peering through the clouds, Monudon can see that Dun Loireag is built among a series of conical mountain peaks. Peaks that are close to "ground" level have long trails of bow-shaped kites attached to them. Situated around the Recorder cliff are a bunch of seemingly inaccessible peaks, although a particularly large peak situated directly across from him has a small tower built onto the side, sporting 2 slowly rotating windmills.*

*Monudon decides to go check out the tower*

"A little if you're alone, I guess," Mortal said, "But I've always appreciated beautiful things, and good company makes it even better."

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Opens the skeleton, and heads out south again.

Euryale: I guess. I think the people that come here mostly just hang out. Talk about dungeon crawls, etc. But it can be a bit inconvenient, because party speak & whisper speak don't work here.

Thiera: Really? Why?

Euryale: You can't hide anything from the Gods.
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*It's a cliff, so there's no way to move closer to it.*
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*Nothing in the skeleton, the next room is vaguely U-shaped. A look on the map will reveal a chest & a dead end on the other side. At least until the map vanishes, because the magic portal in the center opens, revealing a Crab Turtle (giant crab) & a Cyclo Shark.*