I do know the place the Title comes from and I put it there for the memes since I assumed it was becoming haha.

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/5 minutes later…/

/Creak…/

The Village Head entered the room as he wiped the sweat out of his brow.

“I’m sorry for the wait everybody, I got here again as quick as I might…”

“So let’s begin this assembly.”

Misgurd scoffed and requested:

“Can this even be referred to as a gathering?”

“That might be as much as that younger man to resolve.” The Village Head replied with a slight smile

And with that everybody within the room checked out Dale, making him tense once more.

“…”

‘Act pure… Act pure…’

“Have a look at you all, cease placing stress on the child.” Granny Tina stated as she tapped the desk barely

“I used to be only a bit curious, his armor was fairly attention-grabbing, and that sword…” One other one of many Elders identified as he caressed his tummy

He was an outdated man with giant muscle tissue and an equally thick, fats stomach.

He appeared very excited as he checked out Dale’s armor set.

“It has been some time since I noticed you so enthusiastic about working within the forge, are you able to even carry the hammer outdated bum?” Tina requested with a smirk as she mocked the outdated man

“Humph…”

The person obtained a bit offended, however simply when he was about to lash out…

/Clap!/

The village Head interrupted the 2 with a powerful clap.

“Tina, Barme, please, chorus from inflicting a commotion. It is late.”

He checked out Dale and stated:

“First, enable me to introduce everybody right here correctly, ranging from me.”

“My title is Edimund, I’m the present Village head of Resko, an unofficial title however nonetheless…”

“There wasn’t anybody prepared to take the place and the Village cannot go on with out some fundamental management… So the function ended up falling onto my shoulders.”

There appeared to be some story in his phrases because of his tone, however he did not talk about it.

He appeared on the particular person on his left and stated:

“You already met her, that is Tina Eino, she is certainly one of our Village’s warriors and at the moment acts primarily as a herbalist.”

Tina chuckled and stated:

“I’m removed from my youth and am too outdated to be referred to as a warrior, however I can on the very least seize a couple of herbs and fruits within the forest now and again.”

The Village Head nodded and appeared on the particular person subsequent to Tina, she had lengthy white hair that went to her waist, and her eyes have been additionally blue like these of Edimund, totally different from Tina who had brown eyes and curly white hair.

“Subsequent is Adamante, she is our village’s finest leatherworker… “

“You forgot so as to add I’m the one behind all the things from butchering to processing of monster supplies.” She stated as she pushed her glasses up

“Haha!… In fact, Miss Adamante is the one answerable for making most of our guards’ fabric armor, with out her, I wager most of us could be half-naked…” Edimund stated with a clumsy smile as he moved on to the following particular person

“Subsequent to her is Barme, he’s the perfect smith within the village, his household has been operating a forge for generations.”

“You speak as if anybody else knew the best way to forge… It is not something spectacular…”

“Regardless, good to make you acquainted child, would you thoughts if I took a have a look at your armor later? It has been some time since I noticed such a factor…”

“Positive I do not thoughts.” Dale replied with a nod

‘So the Village did have a correct smith, good, getting myself near him is a should if I wish to preserve my gear sooner or later.’

‘And identical to Tina and Misgurd, he might have his personal Questline.’

‘Every part associated to the core of the Village is sure to finish up in unpredictable methods, identical to how the straightforward fetch quest within the Church led to me getting my arms on a Legendary Merchandise…’

‘I mustn’t neglect, however there may be one Epic Rank Quest inside Degree 10 hidden within the Village, maybe of even increased Ranges…’

‘I have to hold my eyes open always, it will possible be unimaginable to get my arms on all of them, however some…’

Barme smiled, permitting Edimund to proceed.

“Subsequent is Misgurd, Ophelia, and Jyter. Veterans of their respective fields. With Misgurd being a retired Mercenary, Ophelia being a retired Hunter, and Jyter being a retired Miner from when the mines have been nonetheless in operation a number of many years in the past.”

“…”

Dale turned pensive when he heard concerning the mines.

‘The Mines huh, it is the second time I heard about it.’

‘David talked about it, and now there may be an NPC associated to those locations… Is it a coincidence?’

‘If I have been to deal with all of this as a sport, then no…’

‘However in actuality, I…’

The village head turned his gaze yet one more time and stated:

“And the ultimate member of the Elder council is Testros… However sadly, he is not right here now.”

“And that is about it.”

Edimund checked out Dale and requested:

“What about you younger man? Who’re you?”

(Insert Skyrim character creation display)

“Me? My title is Dale and I’m a… Hum… An adventurer?”

‘Actually… Ought to I say I’m a fallen Noble? However how would they react to this?’

“That’s sufficient, we can’t press you concerning the previous. And now that everybody is aware of one another… Inform us, what occurred?” Edimund requested with a nod

“Ought to I’m going from the very begin or…”

“From the beginning, we all know it has one thing to do with Misgurd, however it will be higher to listen to all of it from you first.”

“Alright, then, it began once I made my approach to the Guild after…”

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Dale turned targeted as he began to relate the occasions, from when he arrived on the church to the boy’s assist and what he discovered within the labyrinth.

Although he modified the final half barely, saying that there was some form of creature gnawing on the Icon, which is true, however not totally so…

He additional added how he used Caladgolg to slash the creature down and the way he purified its physique with the Icon, in fact, he did not point out that David, the golden head, was truly conscious and really a lot ‘alive’.

Nonetheless, Dale forgot to contemplate one thing essential, to have made use of the Icon to purify the creature meant that…

His story made everybody’s eyes come out, however they did not point out something concerning the final half.

However Edimund was unresponsive as he closed his eyes…

“To assume such a factor was taking place beneath us all this time…”

“I knew there was an in depth array of passages beneath the village, however I did not anticipate it to carry such secrets and techniques… Risks.”

“If solely we hadn’t been so negligent…”

“Nonetheless, that is information that Testros would love to listen to…”

“Don’t be concerned, I’m right here.”

Everybody appeared on the door to see the outdated man with spiked white hair coming into the room.

“No want for formalities, I already heard all the things.”

Tina had a cheeky smile as she stated:

“Aren’t you too outdated to listen in on different folks’s dialog?”

However Testros smiled and shook his head.

“I needed to go there and ensure it for myself, so I took a bit longer to return…”

This made Edimund frown.

“That was harmful, I assumed we had agreed to attend…”

“I apologize, I simply could not maintain myself once I noticed the Sword… Caladgolg…”

“!”

‘I by no means shared the title with anybody although?!’ Dale thought as his eyes shook just a little

There have been many issues Dale could not inform because of their unknown supply.

However listening to it from the outdated man’s personal lips made him so stunned he virtually misplaced his cool.

“In any case, I’m high-quality so let’s minimize the chase and get all the way down to enterprise.”

Edimund shook his head and set free a sigh.

“So, as I used to be saying, I by no means thought I might deliver this up…”

“However beneath the Village lies the Catacombs of the Fallen order of the Southern Wall Corps.”

“It is a relic of a time when Resko was a way more affluent territory… From time earlier than it went from a bustling city to a damaged down Village…”

Testros continued from the place Edimund stopped:

“Child, you need to’ve realized one thing occurred right here up to now, it is not troublesome to determine it out.”

“This occurred round 150 years in the past… And all of it boils all the way down to the Southern Wall Corps.”

Dale requested:

“What was the Southern Wall Corps?”

Testros needed to assume for some time, refresh his reminiscence and select the precise phrases earlier than he replied:

“The Empire’s affect covers the whole continent, but it surely wasn’t at all times like that.”

“As its energy elevated and the territory expanded, issues began to come up…”

“Who would acquire tax within the area? Who would govern the place within the Empire’s stead?”

“Who would develop the area?”

“Nobles fought for territory, bloody civil wars which led to dozens of Households vanished skilled the lands crimson… However ultimately, a map was drawn.”

“But, because of their immense attain, much more issues began to rise each time it got here to resolving issues.”

“If a robust beast appeared someplace, then by the point they despatched somebody to care for it, dozens of Villages would fall.”

“Nobles are very hierarchical, so it is usually simple to resolve issues between them, they simply have to seek the advice of a better ranked one…”

“However Nobles aren’t the Empire, they are often purchased, they are often unjust, they will not take heed to motive if it means elevating their very own energy and territory, as a result of which means an opportunity to lift within the bureaucratic ladder.”

“So the necessity of a localized energy that would content material with all Regional powers whereas additionally being neutral and utterly loyal to the principle heart energy was wanted…”

“To this, the empire created 5 corps to handle its territory and shield it, utterly modifying its present construction to suit this new order.”

“The Northern Infantry that oversees the Northern Plains the place many of the inhabitants of the Empire is situated, and in addition the place the outdated Empire was situated…”

“The Western and Jap Navy who patrol the oceans and produce forth many treasures from past land.”

“Adopted by the Southern Wall Corps, who have been tasked with creating the best bastion of the Empire…”

“Lastly, within the heart of its territory lies the strongest of the 5 corps, the Imperial Arms who shield the Royal bloodline.”

“Let’s ignore them and go to what issues. The explanation why the Southern Wall Corps is known as Southern Wall Corps.”

Dale nodded, absolutely targeted.

“Child, do you know that there is not just one continent?”

“Yeah?…”

‘Fairly an abrupt approach of introducing it however…’

“… You do not appear stunned, do you know about it?”

“Properly, I imply… No, I did not know, I simply at all times thought someplace on the market. Past the ocean could be one other place.”

Testros smiled.

“You are proper child, I do not know what number of, however I can verify no less than one.”

“5 centuries in the past, when the empire had been first established after many brutal wars and conflicts, the Emperor on the time realized how harmful and precarious the South was.”

“It was a legal responsibility that needed to be taken care of.”

Edimund opened his mouth and continued:

“The South is by far, probably the most harmful out of all zones within the continent. And that is because of its proximity with one other continent.”

“If we go deeper into that forest close to us, go on for a couple of days… Round 4-5 weeks on foot, we’ll arrive on the shores.”

“In the event you go into the ocean you’ll enter into what is known as, the Sinking Archipelago. It is a zone with an excessive amount of islands, condensed, you may even name them a path since they go all the best way to the opposite continent.”

“As for the opposite continent itself… It is hell.”

“Terrific monsters and worse all prowl that place day in and night time.”

“Each infrequently, a couple of handle to cross the ocean through the use of these islands as footholds, some even migrate between the continents as a part of their habits…”

“The emperor of the time could not stand these creatures, they have been too harmful to be left alone, particularly when the whole Southern part of the continent was full of valuable sources and people monsters would oftentimes trigger mayhem in its neighboring areas…”

“So a large plan was created and the monsters have been pushed again, and with it, a wall was raised and the creation of the Southern Wall Corps was officialized as a part of the managing system Testros instructed you about.”

Everybody nodded, and this gave Testros an opportunity to proceed:

“Resko was constructed and used as a base for these Corps to relaxation and enhance themselves, it might even be referred to as the Capital of the South…”

“Not solely that, Resko was the primary city of the South, and due to that, many immigrants have been despatched right here to assist harvest and discover the sources of this space…”

“Every part went nicely after that, many highly effective warriors rose inside the corps, and Resko grew massively, and at one time, one of many emperors even thought of making Resko right into a Capital metropolis, though that plan failed throughout its execution…”

“Time is merciless child, and nothing is supposed to final eternally… The wealthy sources of Resko began to deplete and because the Corps was so Goddamn good at their job, folks had lengthy forgotten what it meant to stay proper subsequent to a Continent filled with monsters.”

“And after the rise of the Corps’ biggest hero, the empire obtained afraid…”

Tina interrupted him.

“Testros! That could be a bit an excessive amount of to say out loud…”

“Humph! As if these awful asses will hear me… Do not interrupt me, I’m reaching the top of my story.”

Tina eyes’s rolled up in annoyance.

“Cough! Ultimately, the Hero died mysteriously, the sources have been near depleting, and there have been no extra monsters to kill since all the things had been pushed outdoors of the wall… Due to this, folks began to go away Resko.”

“And this wasn’t all…”

Testros began to clench his fists in anger…

“With the diminishing assist of the Empire that was afraid of the potential energy and affect of the corps, it turned tougher and tougher to maintain issues regular…”

“Recruits obtained scarce and the gear began to get rusty and tattered because of lack of supplies…”

“Resko wasn’t the town of goals and alternatives anymore, so the proficient and impressive folks did not have a motive to stay there anymore… The issue was that this was completed too abruptly, inflicting instability…”

“One leaves… Two leaves… That ultimately results in a mass exodus.”

“All of that led the Corps to fall from grace, now not have been they as sturdy as earlier than.”

“Finally, we have been overrun… On the time, I used to be nothing however a low-ranking soldier… Being raised in there from a younger age.”

“I watched with my very own two eyes the true horrors of what lies past the wall, and but, I might do nothing.”

“Many have been instructed to flee and inform the Empire of what occurred, with me being certainly one of them… But, right here I’m, alone.”

“I by no means regretted my actions, I solely did as I used to be instructed, even when it was in opposition to my very own beliefs…”

“My superiors died doing their duties and defending the folks… Even when they weren’t deserving of it as most simply left us behind… What I remorse is how their actions meant nothing!”

“Since ultimately… Nobody listened to me, and the empire by no means despatched reinforcements… And now our legacy is on the verge of ending.”

/SLAM!/

Testros slammed his fist on the desk in anger.

“That is the oversimplified story of Resko… As for why that is necessary…”

“It is only a little bit of context for you child since the general public right here know this outdated story.”

“A very powerful factor about this discovery was surely, the Icon, nonetheless, I might additionally prefer to thanks personally.”

“You probably did us… And the Troopers of the Southern Corps a grand favor…”

He shook his head.

“The issue from this was the creature you instructed me you slayed… I do not keep in mind a lot of my outdated days as a low-ranking soldier, so I can not assist in that regard…”

“Nonetheless, no matter lies sealed in there may be not at all one thing we should always ignore.”

“It is okay, thanks for sharing all of this, it is a terrific assist nonetheless.” Stated Edimund

He turned to Dale and stated:

“Thanks Dale, you helped our village survive one other day, I can not think about what would’ve occurred had this example escalated additional.”

He, along with everybody else, bowed.

[Your reputation rises massively! Resko Reputation +10*2=20]

[You have achieved the minimum Reputation threshold! Your standing has changed!]

[You are now an Honored Guest!]

“Please everybody… This can be a bit a lot…”

Dale tried his finest to maintain calm and remedy this example however…

[DING]

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Notes

Lore dump! Yeah, this chapter was one other huge dump.

Additionally, there it’s, extra Status achieve, one quest gave a number of repute positive factors, scattered by means of a number of interactions, that is to make issues a bit extra life like and fewer like a sport.

As folks get knowledgeable about his actions, their standing with Dale will change systematically and never without delay.

Properly, we now have a giant image of what Resko truly is and signified for the remainder of the continent, and even perhaps a little bit of a sneak peek into what the Mc will do sooner or later, lets’s see the place this story will deliver us.

See you all!