>>82347
Grab the girl and exit, dynamically.

We need to return with someone who knows magic. This shit is too deep for you.

Unless you're feeling like a six million dollar Indiana Jones, in which case grab something pointy (you did bring a weapon didn't you?) and smash it at the dead centre of that disk.

>>82347
What is that she's molding? Wax?

oh lawdy I see some boldbutt

>>82347
Oh...
Oh god.
Ridder. You've stumbled upon something far greater than you know.
I fear she may already be too powerful for you...
Steel youself.

and lo, we get the inevitable Ruby reference in every single quest.

BE CAREFUL DON'T ACCIDENTALLY SLIP ON ALL THE WAX AND FALL INTO HER

Ridder 2009/11/27(Fri)19:01 No. 82361 ID: fb5d8e
File 125937730037.png - (114.13KB , 700x700 , B56.png )

No need to delay in this horrible place. I have to take the girl out of here.
I reach out to grab her, fighting the darkness' resistance.

"And so th-- Eeehh?!"

She's spotted me and jumps to her feet. Startled, she drops a wax statuette to the floor and stumbles away from me.

Ridder 2009/11/27(Fri)19:01 No. 82363 ID: fb5d8e
File 12593773091.png - (211.37KB , 700x700 , B57.png )

She slips.

"Mister?"

>>82363
Ridder, you have no idea what the fuck you have just done. Nice job breaking it, hero.

JUMP IN AFTER HER LIKE THE BIG DAMN HERO YOU ARE

>>82363
Oh no. You've got to try and save her!

Oh shi-

Make a quick grab for her, real quick!

Save the FUCK out of her, failing that, get your ass in that portal.

>>82363
JUMP IN AFTER HER DAMNIT

Oh god! GO IN AFTER HER!

A ND so i t has cometo p ass t h e WHEEL s of f a te t ur n on a nd o n e TALE LEAdsinto t h enext

First: please don't tell me she's naked.

Second: grab her or fall in trying.

Third: yell out at black fang as you do so.

Fourth: yell "Cjopaze Fhtagn" as you fall through. Who knows, it may keep you from being completely obliterated upon arrival by the sinister fleshgod, the Barbed Wheel, he who sees all, knows all, and is.....

(continues babbling on inanely)

Oh ffff-

Shit just got real, Ridder. You have no idea what you just caused.

and then kobold was a skullking

well, neither do we really.

Ridder 2009/11/27(Fri)19:14 No. 82381 ID: fb5d8e
File 125937805382.png - (43.51KB , 700x700 , B58.png )

I have to go after her! I stretch my legs for a great leap..

..and hit my head hard against the wall.

The darkness is gone. There is just a crudely drawn circle on the wall and a whole bunch of burning candles around me.

I couldn't save the girl, but at least the rest of the village is safe.

..I'm sorry, little girl.

Wasn't the Skullking a Kobold?

Well, we know what's happening well in the future...

>>82381
And thus the barbed wheel of fate turns ever on. I think it's best to report back with the sad news.

>>82381
Well, at least we didn't end the world in a TIME PARADOX.

Examine the circle on the wall with your third eye and- oh wait...

Get out of the cave and return to the village.

>>82381
Very well.
There is nothing more you can do here but inform the rest of the kobolds what has happened.

hah ah ah aha haha hH AAAAHAHAHHH hahhhahahh hh hh hh hh h hhh hhh hhh hh h h hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

>>82381
Erase the circle so that the shrine can never become active again.

Ridder 2009/11/27(Fri)19:24 No. 82392 ID: fb5d8e
File 125937866025.png - (63.22KB , 700x700 , B59.png )

As I work my way down the tree I notice a crowd has gathered around the base. All look up with wonder: Some at me, some at the door I just left.
I better announce the loss right away.

"The darkness is gone, but.. I could not save the little one!"

>>82392
Hang head, press palms together, and prophesy the rise of someone called the Skullking.
Kneel to put you at the same height as your hosts.

Ridder 2009/11/27(Fri)19:27 No. 82397 ID: fb5d8e
File 125937884947.png - (27.37KB , 700x700 , B60.png )

The kobold clicks his tongue in disagreement.

"Not fail to save.. Little one dead for long time. You succeed.. You save village. Thank you, stranger."

>>82397
She was dead? But you saw her! Tell them that.

Ia Ia my fellow... Ia Ia indeed.

Investigate the wax statuet- oh darn already left the room :(

>>82397
Descend. Ask, "What had she done to become dead to you?"

Say he's welcome.

Also ask what the kobold knows about that little one.

Ridder 2009/11/27(Fri)19:36 No. 82408 ID: fb5d8e
File 125937937594.png - (25.80KB , 700x700 , B61.png )

"You're welcome, sir. It is but my duty. What do you know of the little one?"
"One day little one eat bad mush.. Then little one so sick.. Little one going to die. But man comes. Say he will help. Give little one strange drink.. Little one look better but.. now acting different. Bleed alot. Bleed more than hunted animal. Little one no longer little one... Man also take two villagers to home in east rocks. Never see again."

>>82408
...boss...

Oh
FUCK.

>>82408
It's that same man, the one who razed the village. His evil extends here as well, and we will never know the full repercussions of what just occured. Your resolve should be steeled yet more, for his defeat cannot come swiftly enough.

Tell them you know the man of whom they speak, and you oppose him in his conquest. Ask them if they can spare anyone to assist you.

Ridder 2009/11/27(Fri)19:53 No. 82420 ID: fb5d8e
File 125938039568.png - (81.21KB , 700x700 , B62.png )

Indeed. There is no other way. It must be.. the 'Boss'.
Signs of his evil reign continue to surface. I can no longer see this as a simple quest: The complete destruction of his evil has become my life's goal.

"Sir."
"..Y-yes?"
"I am raising an army to oppose that man. I need craftsman to restore and improve a stronghold. Could you round up any volunteers, please?"
"O.. ofcourse. R-right away."

Now then: What kind of men (or women) do I need? I better not recruit more than two.

>>82420
Make sure you include family time for your minions.

>>82420
Looken pretty familiar there Ridder, mind if we call you little boss?

>>82420
Hot damn, Ridder. They should cover leftover food with you when they put it in the fridge.

A sexy female ranger/hunter and a squat manly repairbold.

You have muscle, but now you need brains.

A wood turner or a carpenter might come in handy, since time is pressing and wood is easily worked on.

Some kind of herbalist or apothecary is also advisable. He or she will have knowledge of the surrounding enviroment and can provide medicine in emergency cases.

>>82420
Looking pretty intense there, Ridder.

Right now we lack a source of food, and a way of making money. Farming, hunting, carpentry, blacksmithing, mining, plant gathering and alchemy all come to mind as being useful.

They should also preferably be skilled in some form of fighting, to help with defense if the time comes.

My word.

That very well could have been the Skullking.

Ridder 2009/11/28(Sat)04:26 No. 82562 ID: fb5d8e
File 125941119429.png - (58.57KB , 700x700 , B63.png )

Well thought! A herbalist and a carpenter will turn the forest's vegetation from an obstacle into an advantage.

I find two skilled and particulary eager kobolds who wish to join the fight.
One is Iesgip, who has great knowledge of plants and how to cultivate them, and some skill at tracking and trapping.
The other is Nakraska, a humble but capable carpenter and lumberjack, who is also able to craft simple weapons and tools in times of need.

They're willing to join me right away.

Good. Strike a heroic pose and head out to the elven ruins. Once we've set up camp we'll come back for our tinker.

End of chapter 5 Ridder 2009/11/28(Sat)05:24 No. 82566 ID: fb5d8e
File 125941468126.png - (99.45KB , 700x700 , B64.png )

Good idea.
Iesgip can deal with aggressive flora and provide food, Nakraska can begin work on renovating, with Black Fang to help with heavy lifting and protecting the base.
When a room has been prepared I will head back to pick up my tinkerer and her equipment.

Now we head for Sepia Town. I am desperate need of some rest.