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Well, here you are. Standing outside of a looming hole into the earth covered in withered branches, surrounded by nothing but trees and an a discomforting fog. Your back bears the weight of your gear, as you’ve spent the past several weeks preparing for this exact moment.
In a world where status is decided at birth, you unfortunately lost a mandatory lottery. Though, it could be worse—had your family been peasants, you wouldn’t have had this opportunity at all. And being a commoner wasn’t terrible. Your cobblestone home in the village kept you safe for many years, and your mother worked hard to spoil you as much as she could. Your father… Well, he provided the same with his absence. You’d rather not think about the times he was around when you were a kid.
But no childhood lasts forever. You eventually grew up, learned new things, got a job. All of which was important, as you quickly became the sole breadwinner for your home as your mother aged out of the work force. She is the world to you, the woman who sacrificed everything for you. And that is why, when she suddenly became grievously ill, you sought every possible cure. But a commoner’s wealth reaches very little in the ways of medicine, and you soon became strapped for cash with no end in sight to your mother’s suffering. With your options running thin and your mother’s time running short, you handed her the last of your savings and turned to one last potential solution.
Legends speak of a dungeon that descends forever into the earth. Many powerful individuals, good and evil alike, have braved the unending descent in search of supposed infinite wealth and power that lies within. Apparently, only one man ever returned from the pit’s mouth. He turned back only minutes after entering, covered in cuts and bruises, but copper coins spilled from his bleeding hands. If anything about the cavern was true, it was that treasure was somewhere in there. Treasure that you needed.
All you had to do now was go inside. You were… Somewhat confident in your combat abilities, but you had no idea what you would find once you stepped in. Maybe you should take another minute to mentally brace yourself. Who were you again?
You step over to a stream, clear water racing over rocks. You look into the water, the rippling reflection of a <span class="mu-i">(boy/girl)</span> staring back at you.
In a world where status is decided at birth, you unfortunately lost a mandatory lottery. Though, it could be worse—had your family been peasants, you wouldn’t have had this opportunity at all. And being a commoner wasn’t terrible. Your cobblestone home in the village kept you safe for many years, and your mother worked hard to spoil you as much as she could. Your father… Well, he provided the same with his absence. You’d rather not think about the times he was around when you were a kid.
But no childhood lasts forever. You eventually grew up, learned new things, got a job. All of which was important, as you quickly became the sole breadwinner for your home as your mother aged out of the work force. She is the world to you, the woman who sacrificed everything for you. And that is why, when she suddenly became grievously ill, you sought every possible cure. But a commoner’s wealth reaches very little in the ways of medicine, and you soon became strapped for cash with no end in sight to your mother’s suffering. With your options running thin and your mother’s time running short, you handed her the last of your savings and turned to one last potential solution.
Legends speak of a dungeon that descends forever into the earth. Many powerful individuals, good and evil alike, have braved the unending descent in search of supposed infinite wealth and power that lies within. Apparently, only one man ever returned from the pit’s mouth. He turned back only minutes after entering, covered in cuts and bruises, but copper coins spilled from his bleeding hands. If anything about the cavern was true, it was that treasure was somewhere in there. Treasure that you needed.
All you had to do now was go inside. You were… Somewhat confident in your combat abilities, but you had no idea what you would find once you stepped in. Maybe you should take another minute to mentally brace yourself. Who were you again?
You step over to a stream, clear water racing over rocks. You look into the water, the rippling reflection of a <span class="mu-i">(boy/girl)</span> staring back at you.
