You have been awarded 8,906 experience (base 203,556 x 0.07 x 1.25 x 0.5) from Brain Drain against Level 18 the Goblin Scout.
Congratulations! You have repaid the debt owed to your Specialty: Essence Enchanting. Long and bloody was the road you have walked for what you purchased. Honor your Specialty and Profession to advance. Because of your diligence and devotion, you will be rewarded!
You have unlocked a Secret Quest of the Essence Enchanter: Debts Must Be Paid I! Expend and earn back 10,000 experience points by using Talent Point Conversion. Reward: 10 Talent Points.
Congratulations! You have finished a Secret Quest of the Essence Enchanter: Debts Must be Paid I! Reward: 10 Talent Points. Reward: 1,250 (base 1,000) Experience Points.
You have unlocked a Secret Quest of the Essence Specialty: Debts Must be Paid II! Expend and earn back 100,000 experience points by using Talent Point Conversion. Reward: 20 Talent Points.
Congratulations! You have finished a Secret Quest of the Essence Enchanter: Debts Must be Paid I! Reward: 20 Talent Points. Reward: 6,250 (base 5,000) Experience Points.
You have unlocked a Secret Quest of the Essence Specialty: Debts Must be Paid II! Expend and earn back 1,000,000 experience points by using Talent Point Conversion. Reward: 30 Talent Points.
Talent Points Remaining: 31 Talent Points.
He was out of the fucking hole. It almost balanced out the fact that his veins were currently filled with nothing but gasoline. In fact, it did! Richter started grinning so broadly that when Sion saw his friend enjoying himself while they ran for their lives, the sprite muttered “asshole” under his breath. Richter didn’t hear him, but it wouldn’t have ruined his excitement if he had. The fact that it had taken the lives of over twenty sentient creatures to get him the final bit of needed experience didn’t faze him at all. There was no reason that all that XP should have gone to waste after all.
It was also awesome that he had found a new quest chain! And he had already completed the first two links! Cha-ching! When he had gained both his Profession and his Specialty he had been told to “honor” them if he was to progress. Richter had thought it was just hyperbole. These new secret quests proved him wrong. He realized that he really shouldn’t be surprised. Again and again, he was shown that words were not just idle wind in The Land. They had power. He resolved to pay closer attention to such things in the future.
Then he turned his attention to the items he had collected before running like a bat out of hell.
You have found: Psi Crystal. Durability: 10/10. Item Class: Scarce. Level: 10. Weight: 0.9 kg. …
You have found: Psi Crystal. Durability: 10/10. Item Class: Scarce. Level: 15. Weight: 0.9 kg. …
You have found: Psi Crystal. Durability: 10/10. Item Class: Scarce. Level: 12. Weight: 0.9 kg. …
Richter called Alma down to him and touched her with all three crystals. The blue-white light within the jewels flowed into his familiar, and she launched herself back into the air with a cry.
Know This! Pure psychic energy can enhance the characteristics of your Psi Dragonling. Each level of your Psi Crystal equates to 1 Psi Point. Current Psi Points available: 41. Any unused Psi Points will be lost after 24 hours. At her current evolution, Alma has the following advancements available.
Name of Enhancement
Traits
Cost
Natural Armor II
Current Armor: 4
Increase the natural armor of your dragonling by +1
20
Natural Attack I
Current Attack: 5
Increase the melee attack of your dragonling by +1
10
Flight Speed II
Increase Flight Speed by 10%
20
Convert to Ability Points
Allows the Purchase of 1 Ability Point
20
Chameleon I
Your dragonling’s body will change color by 10% to match the surrounding environment
20
Convert to Characteristic Points
(Size, Race, etc adjustments still apply)
Str 5, Agi 33, Dex 34, Con 13, End 18, Int 73, Wis 73, Chr 18, Luc 18
Allows Purchase of one Characteristic Point that will be added to base value
10
Darkvision I
Gives Darkvision with a radius of 50 yards
10
Weak Psi Poison
Your dragonling’s teeth and claw will now exude a psi poison. This does minimal damage but makes concentrating more difficult. While the poison is active, the target is also more susceptible to psychic attacks.
10
Richter was tempted to purchase Natural Armor II, but Alma needed more offensive capabilities. If she had them, maybe he wouldn’t have had to take a three-minute beating during the last fight as a distraction. It was time for his girl to get an upgrade. He bought Weak Psi Poison, and the description in the prompt changed.
Minor Psi Poison
Your dragonling’s teeth and claw will now exude a stronger psi poison. It still causes minimal damage, but the penalty to concentration is markedly increased. The target may suffer from profound paranoia. While the poison is active, the target is also more susceptible to psychic attacks.
20
The chaos seed read the new prompt. The minor version of the poison apparently made it hard to concentrate and caused paranoia… Richter was surprised it didn’t cause the munchies too. Still, the fact that it could increase the chance of mages to miscast made it worthwhile. He purchased the next rank, and the table changed again.
Psi Poison
Your dragonling’s teeth and claws will now exude a stronger psi poison. The poison now causes a slight amount of health, mana and stamina damage. Chance of spell misfire increased and now there is a slight chance for spell backfire.
40
Total Psi Points Remaining: 11
Richter dismissed the prompts and focused on the run. He felt a profound sense of relief when the three of them finally crested the last hill, and they saw the trees. They were barely a mile from the entrance to the valley! A check of Alma’s feed showed the leading edge of the goblin army was only two hundred yards back. Richter had been worried that their pursuers might slow when they got closer to the trees, but as he continued to scan the scene through the dragonling’s eyes, he realized with a sinking feeling that wouldn’t be a problem.
Just as he had feared, the slowest of the released prisoners hadn’t yet made it to the safety of the trees yet. They were spread out over a quarter mile, from the riverbed to the mouth of the valley. If the sun hadn’t risen, the goblins might have missed the former captives. With the sky lightening, however, if the prisoners weren’t seen immediately they would be seen soon.
“Sion!” he called out, worry in his voice. The pain of having sprinted three miles was horrid, and his stamina bar was getting close to bottoming out.
“I see them. Keep… running,” the meidon sprite responded.
“They’ll be killed!”