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[Ithillian Turambar]

It can't always be loot lol

[Ithillian Turambar]

Study is good

 

Story Update – Day 4, Late Afternoon
You kneel beside the broken rope glyphs, etched faintly into the weather-worn stone. Their whorled patterns spiral like miniature cyclones, half-vanished by time and wind. The Codex vibrates softly at your side, resonating with latent Air energy.

Placing your palm over the glyphs, you channel a trickle of EP. Air shimmers around your fingertips as the runes briefly alight, revealing faint echoes of an ancient Windwalker's passage. Your vision blurs—wind, motion, flight.

Then, insight: a basic Air technique, once used to manipulate lightness and balance during precarious travel. You commit it to memory, your Codex responding with a soft, chime-like tone.

You’ve learned a new passive Weave:

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New Passive Learned – "Gale Step" (Air)
You instinctively lighten your steps, reducing fall damage and improving mobility across unstable terrain.

• Grants +1 Air Weave casting speed in outdoor environments
• Automatically active while moving in windy or high-altitude areas

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Updated Stats:

• HP: 27 / 27
• EP: 17 / 17
• Air Strength: 2
• New Passive: Gale Step (Air)
• Time: Day 4, Late Afternoon
• Fatigue: Mild
• Familiar: Flickerling Sprout (bonded, passive bonus active)

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Outcome of the Choice:
You’ve deciphered and absorbed a forgotten Air technique, improving your mobility and elemental response in future challenges—especially helpful for traversing Skyreach's hazards.

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Next Choices:

1. Climb the Stair of Clouds – Begin ascent to Skyreach Monastery
2. Rest at the Wind Ledge – Safe and scenic, but time will pass
3. Return to Windrest Hollow – Reconnect with allies or resources
4. Use Soul Veil on the cliffside air – Sense echoes or emotional traces of the past
5. Meditate to stabilize your Air affinity – May enhance future Air Weaves or resistance

Let me know your next move!

[Turin Turambar]

More air skills could be useful.  Maybe just a small meditation session. 

[Ithillian Turambar]

Ok. Time to chill again

 

Story Update – Day 4, Early Evening
You find a smooth outcrop at the edge of the cliffside, where the wind whistles in long, drawn-out tones. Kneeling, you anchor your Codex at your side, resting your hands upon your knees as the world stills.

You close your eyes and draw a deep breath. The air here is thin but charged. Each inhale feels like a thread pulled from the sky itself.

Spirit light pulses from your Codex, mingling with rising currents of air. Your thoughts drift—memories of fire, water, spirit, and now air, all blending into a current of elemental balance.

Suddenly, a surge runs through your limbs. Your bond with Air shivers and tightens—the element acknowledging your presence.

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Elemental Growth: Air Attunement Enhanced

• Air Strength increased to Level 3
• Gale Step effect improved – Now reduces minor Wind-based knockback
• Future Air Weaves gain +1 casting range

Your Flickerling Familiar flutters briefly in your periphery, a faint swirl of blue-white drifting from your shoulder, mimicking the flow of wind. It hums, pleased by the clarity of elemental meditation.

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Updated Stats:

• HP: 27 / 27
• EP: 17 / 17
• Air Strength: 3 (+1 from meditation)
• Passive Weaves:
  • Gale Step (Improved) – +1 Air casting speed, reduced knockback, better terrain traversal
• Time: Day 4, Evening
• Fatigue: Moderate
• Flickerling Sprout: Bond stable – Familiar appears responsive to elemental progress

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Outcome of the Choice:
You’ve deepened your bond with Air, boosting your elemental strength and refining your passive weave. This will improve your spell range and resistance during future high-altitude or aerial encounters.

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Next Choices:

1. Climb the Stair of Clouds – Attempt the final ascent to Skyreach Monastery
2. Camp at the Wind Ledge – Rest now to recover EP and reduce fatigue
3. Return to Windrest Hollow – Resupply or check on planted familiar site
4. Call upon the Flickerling – Attempt a connection or command
5. Use Soul Veil to scan the air – Seek hidden traces or echoes before nightfall

Let me know your next move!

[HeavyHalfMoonBlade]

Just keep on? Fatigue is only moderate. Not sure if camping would be a good idea. 

[Ithillian Turambar]

I think we should be safe from random darkness encounters once we get inside. 

[HeavyHalfMoonBlade]

I'll say press on then.

[Turin Turambar]

OK. On we go. Try not to die while I'm working,  lol

[Ithillian Turambar]

Right. Ever onwards, trying not to die

 

Story Update – Day 4, Evening (Sunset)
You step onto the Stair of Clouds, a weathered stone path winding up the cliffs like a ribbon carved by the wind itself. Each step is narrower, colder—less touched by time and more claimed by air.

As you ascend, the wind howls louder, resisting your progress with every stride. At one turn, a gust threatens to throw you off the edge—but your improved Gale Step kicks in, grounding your stance and propelling you forward with subtle, airy momentum.

Near the summit, you see glimmering glyphs etched into the stone—a guardian ward. The air here is sacred, and only those with sufficient elemental harmony may pass.

Your Codex glows softly, threads of Water, Fire, Spirit, and now Air dancing in unison. The glyphs flicker, then dissolve, recognizing your bond.

As the last light of day dips below the clouds, Skyreach Monastery looms above—floating in defiance of gravity, suspended by constant, controlled winds. A rope bridge leads across a chasm of swirling air.

You’ve reached the outer threshold.

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Skyreach Monastery – Air Temple Discovered

• You may now attempt to enter the Air Temple trials
• Access restricted to those with Air Affinity (you meet the requirement)

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Updated Stats:

• HP: 27 / 27
• EP: 17 / 17
• Fatigue: Moderate–High
• Air Strength: 3
• Current Location: Skyreach Threshold (Outside Air Temple)
• Time: Night approaching

Flickerling Sprout:

• Feels jittery and excitable in this charged location
• Spirit glow faintly brighter (reacting to altitude and Spirit energy in the temple)

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Outcome of Choice:
You have reached the gateway to the Air Temple, but the journey here has taken its toll. The wind is stronger at night, and trials may be more dangerous if entered fatigued.

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Next Choices:

1. Attempt the Air Temple now – Brave the trials under moonlight
2. Camp on the Threshold – Rest before entering; chance of random encounter
3. Study the floating structure – Gain insight on Skyreach architecture and glyph use
4. Use Soul Veil on the glyph remnants – Seek residual emotions or memories from past travelers
5. Meditate with the Codex – Attempt to stabilize your elements before the trials

What will you do?

[Gudrean]

3, 4, or 5

[Millon]

Attempt the temple!! LEEEEERROOYYYYY JEEENNNKIIIIINNSSSS!!!!

Edited April 19 by Millon

[Ithillian Turambar]

 

[Ithillian Turambar]

But I still think we'd be safer doing trials inside than staying outside in the dark.

[HeavyHalfMoonBlade]

Difficult to judge how much of an issue the fatigue is - other than that we are tip top.

 

Just keep going? Not much point in resting if we have to use all our EP in an encounter instead of getting rest.

[Gudrean]

so which option is this you speak of?

[HeavyHalfMoonBlade]

1, attempt the temple right now! Yesterday! Get a move on, lazy bones!

 

I think that is what it says anyway. Maybe I'm misremembering.

[Ithillian Turambar]

Ok let's just get on with it.

 

Story Update – Day 4, Nightfall
Moonlight spills across the Skyreach rope bridge, bathing everything in pale silver. The winds have calmed slightly—as if the temple itself is watching, waiting.

You step onto the bridge. Each footfall feels weightless, supported by gusts that rise to catch you. Your Codex pulses. The Flickerling hums faintly, excitement lacing its glow.

As you reach the monastery gate, it parts soundlessly. A gust of cool, scented air flows outward—laden with incense, feathers, and memory.

Inside, you find yourself in a circular chamber, open to the stars. A monk, robed in flowing garments of translucent silk, floats inches off the floor. His voice is the whisper of storms.

“To walk the wind is to let go, to trust what cannot be held.
The Trial of Breath awaits. Pass, and the wind will know your name.”

You are offered three paths:

• A room with no floor, only stepping stones suspended in air.
• A wind tunnel that shifts with invisible forces.
• A mirror chamber where your reflection moves against you.

The monk gestures. “Choose your path.”

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Air Temple Trial Initiated – Trial of Breath
You must complete one of the three challenges to gain mastery of the Air element.

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Updated Stats:

• HP: 27 / 27
• EP: 17 / 17
• Fatigue: High – Pushing into trials at night without rest
• Air Strength: 3 (Eligible for challenge)
• Time: Night (late)
• Location: Skyreach Monastery – Inner Trial Hall
• Flickerling Sprout: Pulsing erratically, seems both excited and anxious

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Outcome of Choice:
You entered the Air Temple at night and initiated the Trial of Breath. Fatigue may slightly affect clarity or reflex-based checks.

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Next Choices:

1. Choose the Stepping Stones Path – Test balance, reflex, and wind-walking skill
2. Enter the Wind Tunnel – Navigate against unseen forces and disorienting gales
3. Enter the Mirror Chamber – Face your reflection’s unpredictable will
4. Rest at the antechamber before trial – Risk of dream-visions or minor spirit incursions
5. Back out temporarily – You may attempt the trial again after rest or preparation

What path will you choose?

[Ithillian Turambar]

So looks like we have to do the Breath Trial here instead.

 

And maybe have a rest in the room?

[Millon]

Mirror Room. Trust what cannot be held. I cannot be held. I’m too round and prone to rash decisions. I shall not be contained!

[Ithillian Turambar]

Ooh I don't want to look in a mirror at all. 

 

Not unless there's some really good lighting in there.

[Millon]

Too distracted by all the “Fiiiiiiiiine! Daaaaaamn fiiiiiine!” Huh? Yeah. I get it. 

[Ithillian Turambar]

I probably need some beauty sleep yes?

 

*cough..antechamber*

[Turin Turambar]

Let's have a nap. Hopefully we feel rested and maybe we get some guidance in our slumber.

[Ithillian Turambar]

I vote for bedtime too

 

Story Update – Day 4, Deep Night
You step back from the trial paths and request time to rest. The floating monk nods without judgment. “Even wind must pause.” He gestures, and a corridor of shifting currents parts, revealing a small antechamber lined with soft mats and quiet chimes.

You settle down, Codex resting beside you. The Flickerling Sprout hovers near your chest, dimming its glow as if curling into sleep.

You drift…

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Dream-Vision Event Triggered

In your dream, you stand upon a vast sky—no ground, no stars, only drifting wind. A voice calls from above and below:

“You cannot command the wind… only become it.”

A silhouette of yourself, glowing with Air and Spirit energy, emerges. It raises a hand—your own—and a gust bursts forth, splitting clouds.

Then you awaken. Your Codex glows faintly. Something has shifted.

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You have gained: Passive – Breathbound Instinct

• Minor resistance to knockback and wind-based effects
• +1 to Air evasion checks
• Flickerling has absorbed part of the dream. Unknown effect pending.

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Updated Stats:

• HP: 27 / 27
• EP: 17 / 17
• Fatigue: Moderate (rested slightly)
• Air Strength: 3
• Spirit Strength: 10
• Time: Early Morning – Day 5
• Location: Skyreach Monastery – Trial Antechamber
• Flickerling Sprout: Absorbing dream essence… subtle changes detected

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Outcome of Choice:
You chose to rest before facing the trial, avoiding penalties from fatigue. A Spirit-infused dream granted a new passive, and your familiar’s growth advanced.

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Next Choices:

1. Attempt the Stepping Stones Path – Test agility and balance mid-air
2. Enter the Wind Tunnel Trial – Brave unpredictable currents
3. Enter the Mirror Chamber – Confront the you that walks the other way
4. Speak briefly to the monk – Ask about the dream and familiar's change
5. Use a Revive Stone to fully restore and prepare – Rare, but may help optimize trial outcome

What will you do next?

[Ithillian Turambar]

I would not choose option 5 btw.  Those are the stones we can use if we actually die.