Chapter 4 – 004

Felix spent the subsequent thirty minutes hiding within the weeds, largely recovering but additionally frankly too fearful to face up and expose himself to different monsters which will or might not be ready. He searched what he might of the small clearing he’d discovered himself in, however discovered no proof of different creatures. He did, nevertheless, discover a small patch of crimson grass known as flitweed.

Identify: Flitweed

Lore: A small leafy weed grown from the blood of slain beasts.

Properties: Devour to regain 1 Stamina per second for 10 seconds. Different results unknown.

Alchemical Properties: Unknown

Regardless of it is grotesque lore, flitweed tasted a bit like coriander and reminded him of his mom’s cooking. Extra importantly, it was mandatory. The Stamina regeneration it provided allowed Felix to rise up and take inventory of his scenario.

Identify:

Felix Nevarre

Degree:

2

Race:

Nym (+1 to WIL, INT, DEX, END, +5 Bonus Stats per Degree, -5% XP Acquire)

Omen:

The Magician (+2 to WIL, +1 to INT, +1 to PER per Degree)

Born Trait:

Eager Thoughts (+2 INT, 30 day good recall)

Well being:

31/45

Stamina:

10/51

Mana:

77/77

STR:

3

PER:

7

VIT:

9

END:

10

INT:

14

WIL:

14

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4

DEX:

5

Expertise:

Acid Resistance (C), Degree 6

Classes of the Previous (R), Degree 2

Analyze (C), Degree 10

+1 PER

Operating is Degree 3!

Operating is Degree 4!

Acrobatics is Degree 2!

Herbalism is Degree 2!

Herbalism is Degree 3!

You have Realized a New Talent!

Bodily Conditioning (Uncommon), Degree 1! By means of software and arduous work, you’ve got begun a routine to enhance your well being and bodily health. Will increase charge at which your Bodily Expertise develop, based mostly on Talent Degree.

The burning sensation he’d felt on and off intensified, like dangerous heartburn or if you swallowed one thing manner too scorching. It was painful, however did not drop his Well being, and when it was over, he felt modified. Stronger.

“Hell sure,” Felix whispered to himself. He’d additionally gained a second uncommon Talent.

His eyes strayed again towards his rocky impediment course, however one other cry of that cat creature and the steadily failing mild was sufficient to nip that thought within the bud. He must discover shelter for his first night time.

“Jesus Christ, what a day.”

Felix discovered the tree a long way away from his rocky glen.

It was sturdy, thick sufficient that three of him could not embody it is trunk with their arms outstretched. It was additionally tall, perhaps 100 ft to the crown and stuffed with darkish purple leaves. The bark was white with horizontal striations in pale ochre. Analyze known as it a Kingsap Tree.

Identify: Kingsap Tree

Lore: Historic bushes, there are only some dozen groves left within the lands of males. To search out one within the wild is a real treasure.

Properties: Wooden of the Kingsap extremely magical, the sap itself dense with Mana.

Alchemical Properties: Unknown.

“Okay, magic tree,” Felix put his arms on his hips, contemplating the graceful bark and roughly twenty foot span earlier than branches began appearing. “How do I climb you?”

It was the clear winner for most secure perch on this forest. The runner up was a low grime dugout, and that had the twin issues of being simply accessible to predators and the overwhelming odor of piss. One thing undoubtedly lived in that den, and he did not wish to be there after they returned.

Felix set down his strolling stick and wrapped his arms across the clean bark of the Kingsap in an try and shimmy up the large tree. His first few tries have been, properly…he hadn’t climbed a tree in a decade. He ended up on his ass at least 5 instances, lastly touchdown on a very knobby rock. Cursing and respiration by means of the ache, he turned away from the Kingsap. His eyes landed on a a lot smaller tree a couple of dozen ft away. It had low branches however was about fifty ft tall.

Struck by an concept, Felix rapidly clambered up onto the branches, shimmying his weight up additional and additional on the tree. When he had gotten about twenty ft off the bottom, he received the notification that he hoped for:

You Have Realized A New Talent!

Free Climbing (Unusual), Degree 1! Climb surfaces with out assist of elaborate gear. Climbing pace will increase with Talent Degree.

Felix grinned.

Now he simply needed to get down.

Felix stopped grinning.

You Have Realized A New Talent!

Ache Resistance (Unusual), Degree 1! You have got discovered to handle ache, pushing by means of it to attain your targets.

Felix limped fastidiously again over to the Kingsap tree, wishing he had extra yarrow. He’d come to understand the herb regardless of its bitter taste, and it had saved his life already. This time, it would not even salvage his pleasure.

Cannot consider I fell out of a tree. All these creatures out to get me and I almost kill myself.

No matter. No less than he discovered a brand new Talent.

It was getting nearer to full darkish now, and Felix was beginning to really feel an fringe of hazard within the air. Whereas he’d but to really feel absolutely snug on this world, he was sure that when night time fell it might deliver with it an entire bucket of dangerous. A number of yowls and cries within the distance affirmed his ideas, and he gulped audibly.

Time to climb.

It took three tries earlier than Felix’s Free Climb Talent activated, permitting him to catch onto a ridge of bark he could not see within the failing mild. He strained upward and reached once more, sliding his free hand throughout the face of the Kingsap. One other handhold, simply barely sufficient to maintain going. He wrapped his legs across the trunk, giving himself that further friction wanted to not fall on his ass. Once more.

5 grueling minutes later, Felix flopped closely onto the vast expanse of the primary break up within the trunk. Wheezing, the sides of his imaginative and prescient darkish and flashing, he simply laid there for a stable twenty minutes. Stamina considerably recovered, Felix sat up and took inventory.

The Kingsap was large, feeling even larger from his perch, and the realm was roughly 9 ft in diameter. Simply massive sufficient for him to stretch out and sleep. It was additionally oddly clean, the bark feeling virtually polished and waxed. His vantage from this top was additionally substantial; whereas he could not see very far because of the heavy foliage and rising darkish, he might see your entire glen and his rocky impediment course.

DEX +1

STR +1

Free Climb is Degree 2!

Felix leaned again towards one of many massive boughs and took a deep, regular breath. This was a superb place, and it appeared protected. He’d be advantageous so long as he stored his ears open and his stick….

“Shit.”

He climbed down the tree.