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The Third 2nd day of Dros, 250 AD

Who's Who in Life and Death

by Tink Coppertail

The productivity was wonderful, but took a toll on my constitution. I was able to finish Skrel's boots, knock out a good chunk of Eval's headband, as well as direct myself to break down all the piling reacquisitions from those that perished. It was either the fact I was working too hard on these, or the fact I was able to work but I neglected myself almost too much. I was too focused at the time, but near the end of the whole ordeal I was about 12lbs lighter. I was down to skin and bones with only my will keeping me, er, us going.
Maki had periodically checked on me, us, to make sure all was well, but I guess even he couldn't take it. I saw such a grim expression on his face, one that with out a double meant he was concerned. He left for just a moment, but I saw him sneak quietly back in with something in his hands. With a swift swing and my weakened state he hit me cleanly in the head with something blunt. It only took a few hits to kill me, but the aftermath was the most grizzly. Maki continued to bash me over and over as a black oil bled from my corpse separating from the spilt blood. The original vial I had been glancing at was originally a few bones and some pink viscera had gradually come to look like a blended up Kobold over the 28 hours of work. It started to rattle violently as the contents seemed to twist and reform back into the original concoction.
Now after this I, he, us? we? Everything got woozy as the world spun and I only really remember Maki's crazed expression, eyes wide, and a yelling in my head that was vaguely familiar. After steadying a bit I noticed that the tattoo from me reappeared on my arm. Though, it looked like someone carved it into my flesh this time. All this happened as the bloody mass of my corpse liquified and surged toward me. It jumped onto me and fused itself to my body. This mass of myself caused a reaction the like I would hope not to experience too often. My body stared to aggressively restore itself and the sounds and feelings are unspeakably horrible. Things snapping, and parts moving... I gat another sense of wooziness that Maki helps me steady. Then came the vision...
I saw myself, er a version of myself with demonic features. I was falling from the sky into a forested arena looking place. As I landed I saw 30-40 other Kobold looking creatures in various states of decay. They weren't dead though... They rose and rushed me. The tore me apart while proclaiming, "Knowledge! knowledge! We hunger for knowledge! Devour it! Eats it! RIP IT LIMB FROM LIMB!". I snapped back to reality as the cork on the vial stopped vibrating and the liquid swirled to a stop. The last thing I remembered was Maki hugging me as aggressively as possible, me turning, puking, and passing out.
 
Five hours later I awoke in the tower on a nice smelling bed. The portable tower the others had stayed in as I worked. I was sore and stiff like every mussel in my beaning had been torn and reattached. I looked over myself and discovered that I had my ring back as well as most of my self such as mussel mass. The arm tattoo that came back was raw, but didn't looked carved any longer. I was fully restored if not a bit weak with bandages wrapped around various parts of myself. I even had the familiar smell of scale balm. I had used almost my whole stock on the the storm dragon back at the camp near Brentwood. Down the hall I could hear Maki humming and cooking. Too bad...

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  1. Fest Day One
  2. The library scuffle
  3. The party meets
  4. The Shop and the Competition
  5. Afternoon Events
  6. Dawn of Fest Day 2
  7. End of the Fest
  8. Meeting Gina
    The first 8th day of Myr, 250 AD
  9. First Week On the Road
    The first 8th day of Myr, 250 AD to the 2nd 8th
  10. The Wildflower Forest: Post Combat
    The second 8th day of Myr, 250 AD
  11. The Blinkdogs and the Ambush
    The second 9th day of Myr, 250 AD to the third 7th day
  12. The Ambush
    The third 7th day of Myr, 250 AD
  13. Forest Fey Party
    The third 8th day of Myr, 250 AD to the 1th 8th day of Dros
  14. The Town of Brentwood: Day 1
    The first 8th day of Dros, 250 AD
  15. The Town of Brentwood: Day 2
    The first 9th day of Dros, 250 AD
  16. The Town of Brentwood: Day 3
    The first 10th day of Dros, 250 AD
  17. Wedding Bashers
    The first 10th day of Dros, 250 AD
  18. Wedding: Aftermath
    The first 10th day of Dros, 250 AD
  19. Dragonfall
    The first 10th day of Dros, 250 AD to the 2nd 3rd?
  20. Plans of Inaction
    The first 10th day of Dros, 250 AD
  21. Split Decisions
    The first 10th day of Dros, 250 AD to the 2nd 1st
  22. Raiding Requests
    The second 1st day of Dros, 250 AD to the second 3rd day.
  23. Crystal Caverns
    The second 3rd day of Dros, 250 AD to the second 4th day
  24. Crystal Kobolds
    The second 4th day of Dros, 250 AD
  25. Even the Slimes are Crystal
    The second 4th day of Dros, 250 AD
  26. The Crystals are Spirits?
    The second 4th day of Dros, 250 AD
  27. Skull Jelly
    The second 5th day of Dros, 250 AD
  28. I am but a Humble Merchant
    The second 6th day of Dros, 250 AD
  29. Trust is a Fleeting Resource
    The second 6th day of Dros, 250 AD
  30. The Lure of Adventure
    The second 6th day of Dros, 250 AD
  31. Grab and Go
    The second 6th day of Dros, 250 AD
  32. The Runes and Return
    The second 6th day of Dros, 250 AD
  33. Maki and the Cursed
    The second 7th day of Dros, 250 AD
  34. United Plans
    The second 7th day of Dros, 250 AD
  35. Ghoulish Light
    The second 7th day of Dros, 250 AD
  36. Weapons of Old
    The second 7th day of Dros, 250 AD
  37. CAN Y'ALL JUST LET ME MAKE ONE THING
    The second 7th to the second 8th day of Dros, 250 AD
  38. Hot and Cold
    The second 8th day of Dros, 250 AD
  39. Trades of The Traveler
    The second 8th day of Dros, 250 AD
  40. The Spider's Game
    The second 8th to the second 9th day of Dros, 250 AD
  41. And Out
    The second 9th day of Dros, 250 AD
  42. Beat Feet in the Heat
    The second 9th to the second 10th day of Dros, 250 AD
  43. Five Hours a Minute
    The second 10th day of Dros, 250 AD
  44. Silky In-greed-ients
    The second 10th day of Dros, 250 AD
  45. Crafting Elsewhere During a Lore Dump
    The second 10th day of Dros, 250 AD
  46. Split Decisions 2 Tink 2 Handle
    The Third 1st day of Dros, 250 AD
  47. Running Colors
    The Third 1st day of Dros, 250 AD
  48. Who's Who in Life and Death
    The Third 2nd day of Dros, 250 AD
  49. The Scorpion Squad
    The Third 2nd to the 3rd day of Dros, 250 AD
  50. Calistria's spit, SPITE
    The Third 3rd day of Dros, 250 AD
  51. The Damned Redeemed
    The Third 3rd day of Dros, 250 AD
  52. Arms in Sleeves, Not Sheathes
    The Third 3rd day of Dros, 250 AD
  53. The Nap and the Necromancer
    The Third 3rd day of Dros, 250 AD
  54. The Return of a King
    The Third 3rd day of Dros, 250 AD

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