Elimine Church

[Zet]

Elimine Church is a church dedicated to the Saint Elimine, one of the heroes who fought in the Scouring. It serves as the head church of Elibe. Many of the healers and monks in the world have either come from the church or have hopes of one day serving in it. Elimine Church's doors are always open and there is almost always a bed that the weary traveler can use for rest.

[Deebkal of Thunder]

Despite his decisions to leave Etruria quickly,Deebkal made his way to St Elimine's church one last time...

"Who knows how long it'll be before I see this place again...?" he asked himself as he stood at the front of the church,looking up at it.

The mage calmly walked into the church,his mind feeling at ease as he walked down a hallway and proceeded to his left,stopping near a closed door.

He closed his eyes and clasped his hands together,briefly praying for a great trip and to find maybe even a companion or two to aid in some way...

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While Deebkal was still in the middle of praying,a young woman turns a corner and walks down the hall carrying a basket.

As she passes the mage,she stops and looks at him questioningly.


Sensing her presence...or rather her eyes on him,he opens his limegreen eyes and meets her glance.

"Yes...?" he asks,surprising the young cleric a bit.

"Oh! I'm sorry I just noticed you seemed a bit deep in prayer...are you by chance going to see the world?"

"More or less...yeah." Deebkal answered,wondering what was the point of that question...

"Do you mind if I travel with you?" she asked quickly,causing Deebkal to raise an eyebrow at her.

"What about your duties here...? I'm sure you have things to do and all. Most clerics probably stay with the church for most of their lives,ya know?"

The young woman's face displayed a shocked expression upon hearing the mage's last sentence. She grabbed him by his robe and pulled him toward her.

"T-that may be the case...but I've been here for eight years...! I have no desire to continue here...I myself have prayed for the day that I could see the world...the way my parents most likely are seeing it."

"Your...parents?"

"That's right...but I can talk about that later. For now,I'd like to leave here before I get any older...so I ask you again...may I join you?"

The young woman let go of Deebkal's robes and looked at him with pleading eyes. Deebkal was rather surprised by her determination to leave and rubbed his forehead.

"W-well,if it won't cause any problems for you,then I guess you can come along."

"Great! I'll meet you outside then!" she said as she ran off.

'Huh....a cleric who wants adventure even more than me...? I'd call it preposterous...but this world is full of surprises....'
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Deebkal stood outside the church,waiting for the young girl to come back. Perhaps this would take a while...

[Rain]

'Coming into the area, Rain stopped his steed short of the church. Looked like someone was standing outside as well, possibly waiting on someone since there was no other reason to just stand around. Getting off of the horse as he let his partner rest near the church, he looked over to the man standing outside of the church. He looked like someone who'd use magic if anything rather than a weapon.'

"You're a traveler as well I take it?"

[Thor]

Coming up a bit after Rain, Thor made his way into the area also. Seemed like Rain had a habit of running into people, something that wasn't quite a bad thing. Heading up to the now two right after, Thor nodded to Deebkal in greetings. Looked like Rain had already begun a conversation at that.

[Deebkal of Thunder]

Deebkal hadn't expected anyone else to show up like this. The mage was simplyventuring about when he met the somewhat forceful cleric...and now two other strangers....

It seemed the world was full of interesting people...

"Indeed,I'm pretty much just starting my journey...as soon as my friend gets here we'll be off."

He looked at the other man and nodded back to him in greetings.

"Mind if I ask what brings you two here?"

[Thor]

"We're actually here to take a break before setting off ourselves. We won't be long ourselves."

He never had to take a break too long unless it was him turning in for the day. It was too bright and early for that though so he still had quite a bit of energy in him. Given that he didn't know how long or where it would be to reach wherever Rain wanted to go also meant that he would have to expect the unexpected.

[Rain]

'Rain nodded at Thor's words. Though it looked as though the mage had traveling plans, he wasn't sure if he had any direct destination or if he just wanted to go about and see the world. It was up to him really. He was just starting his journey and the world was a fairly large place to traverse, given how he found that out when he first started.'

"You're welcome to come with us if you'd like. If anything where we're headed, it won't be a long visit if everything goes right."

[Deebkal of Thunder]

"Hm...it would be good to travel with someone...I didn't have any specific plans,really. As for my partner,she should be-"

"And I'm back!" the cleric exclaimed,as she emerged from the church,stopping at the top of the steps nearby.

The healer stopped for a moment and looked at the two newcomers,then back to the mage.

"Oh! I see you've met even more people! That's great!" she said cheerfully.

"Indeed...and that reminds me,we've agreed to travel together,yet didn't introduce ourselves..." the mage said to the cleric as she reached the foot of the steps.

"Yeah,that's quite strange...but anyway! I'm Amy. Pleased to meet all of you."

Amy bowed toward them and the mage turned toward the other two.

"I'm Deebkal,a mage from Etruria. You all can just call me 'Deeb' if you want...but not 'Kal'. That sounds like it'd be someone else's name..." the mage said with a smile. "How about you guys?"

[Thor]

So he wasn't alone either it seemed. A cleric was a nice companion to have given that they could do healing with their stave. It was simply rare to see them these days around the world given that traveling at times could be a bit dangerous if you were by yourself.

"Thor Lilinus Keilen, it's good to meet you. You can simply call me Thor or Keilen, though if neither are satisfactory you can simply call me Kei."

[Rain]

'Clerics were always nice to have around, especially so given their usual reckless behavior in a fight. Or his, anyway. He took to the idea that removing enemies quickly served them better than letting them gather their numbers and swarm them eventually. It helped most times while others it would backfire and put him on the spot.'

"Rain Aledersaem. Simply Rain is fine."

'With this they had two more traveling companions, going from a duo to a quartet. Amy and Deeb it was then, the two covering two bases that they were lacking in anyway actually: magic and healing. They would be fine then so long as they played it smart, there would be no real problem unless things had taken a turn for the worst anyway. Then they would simply have to rectify things.'

"I'm ready whenever you all are."

[Deebkal of Thunder]

"Hm,I believe we're set to go. Right,Amy?"

"Yeah. I've taken care of matters here and all,so I'm sure they don't mind me leaving."

Amy smiled happily and looked toward Rain.

"So,where to first?"

[Thor]

Seeing as it wouldn't just be him and Rain now, he didn't particularly need as much of a break. Amy had asked the question that he would have asked for where their destination was since no doubt, it would be a pretty long trek there given that Rain wanted some assistance. Either it was going to be a long one or a perilous one, either or he would make certain to guard Amy too. Clerics weren't meant to be hit in battle after all.

[Rain]

"We'll have to cross the fields of Etruria first. After heading across there, eventually there's a small town that has a port. Using it, we can go out to sea and to the small islands that lurk about the area. That's where I need to go anyway."

'Seeing as everyone was ready to go, Thor having changed his mind from the looks of it. Rather than get back on his horse, he simply placed his hands on the reins, his partner understanding as he started to move.'

"It'll take some time to arrive, but it won't be a problem with the four of us. Let's go then."

'And they were off. Seemed as though he might get back faster than he first anticipated, which was a good thing in his opinion anyway.'

[Deebkal of Thunder]

"So,I guess we move on then? What with us being done in this area and all....to the Port,I suppose!"

The mage ran toward the back of the church,with Amy behind him. Both moving rather swiftly for ones that were on foot.

[Relocation: St Elimine's Church > Port Etruria]

[Thor]

The port seemed to be the most likely place to go. Rain had said so himself, heading after the two. They were rather quick on their feet actually, running after them as quickly as he could. He wasn't slow despite all of the armor he wore either thankfully, so he was fine in that regard.

Locale Change: St Elimine's Church------>Port Etruria

[Rain]

'They were rather quick at the least. Well...he had told them that they would run into trouble. It was more than likely going to happen right after they arrived at the port and it would only continue from there. Either way, he supposed that them having so much energy was good at the least.'

"Suppose we'll see soon just how much resistance they put up....and what other troubles get in our way anyway."

'Heading after them while resolving himself ahead of time. They had some work to get done after all.'

Location Change to: Port Etruria

[Greg]

Heading on in, it had been some time since he had seen the entrance or the church itself. Still, t would have been nice to have been here for more than just resting and finding answers about their present mysteries. Ridget Armos and the fiends usually weak against his own magical arts. How much longer would that last though he wondered? It sent a shiver down his spine to see things go awry that badly still if so.

[Ark]

Shiro followed suit shortly after, looking around with a slightly bit of curiosity. It... had been quite some time since he had felt a little relaxed. It was a nice feeling to have, and he held onto it for the moment that he could. They were likely to continue and lose that after all.

[Zet]

"Looks like we're here."

*It had been a peaceful trip despite how on edge each of them likely had been during it. They had plenty of things against them that had made it so, which was why being in the church made it that much better. It was possibly wrong to assume as such, but they would be safe here for the time they took for their R&R and subsequently their mission for new information. He for one needed a break, all the armor made the trip a bit more arduous here.*

[Rain]

"You can leave the searching to us. Bart and I are still fine after all."

They both got off of their steeds, knowing that what really needed rest was their partners. Now the rest could take a break while they went off to handle business. Bart agreed with it, knowing they'd cover more ground should they split up and go from there at that too, and so they did. They were used to working together for information hunts like this. Now just came asking around about someone named 'Ridget Armos' and the fiends susceptible to the workings of the light magics. That was already underway too for them with hope that they would find out information about it this time too.