>>6127691>>6127796>>6127806>What ‘Climbing’ means>Why Randy got exiled“So, she keeps asking me to ‘Climb’, what does that mean?”
“Well, exactly what it sounds like.” Randy answers, “You know they call this place the Ground Floor, right?”
You nod, and he continues, “That means there are more floors than that. A party of 3 to 6 people enters the Serpent’s Tower, and they go to the first floor. Then you find the next staircase, climb to the second, over and over again until you reach the top.”
“So you need a specific number of people?”
Eleanor answers this time, “Y-yeah, and, well, the <Maw> is different for every party that tries to climb. Of course, modifications can be made, but, um, the only way for somebody to be ejected from a party without completely disbanding it is for them to die, so, it’s a bit of a commitment.”
“And a disbanded party loses all progress in the Maw.” Randy adds, “So if you start climbing with us, make it up a few floors, and then decide to change your mind, all three of us will need to agree, and even if we do, you’ll have to start from the bottom all over again.”
“People are really upset at you guys, huh.” You say, unable to understand why these seemingly decent people are so despised, “So, I get why Eleanor was exiled, but what about you? Did you really kill someone?”
“Among other things.”
“..What other things?”
“Assaulting an officer, evading law enforcement, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice.. really it goes on and on.”
“H-he’s just trying to make himself look bad!” Eleanor interjects, “You should tell him what really happened!”
He sighs, rummaging for something in his satchel for a moment and mumbling to himself before beginning:
“I promised Father Garibaldi to be honest about this, so I suppose I have no choice." His eyes swivel, focusing intently on you, "You haven’t been down here long, so you probably don’t know, but every sentient Lyxish species is a little bit psychic.”
“Woah, really?” You gasp, “So you can, like, read minds?”
