You Awaken in Ojaveda (Poster-Driven Story)

[Skrein]

You are a human and your name is Tednugent. You feel this is an exceptionally clever and original name, but nobody seems to like you. You have a groffel for a pet, and his name is Scratchfever. You feel this is also an exceptionally clever and original name. However, nobody seems to get the joke.

You do not remember how you came to be logged out in Ojaveda, but the place looks deserted. There are no NPCs in sight and there are no players shouting out asking for iron ore for that one certain quest. You know the one.

Scratchfever seems agitated. This is probably because you've kept him out for a long time and your Empathy isn't high enough for him to stay too long. However, he is the only form of life around you, and he keeps tugging at your pantleg with his beak as if he wants something. Perhaps you can make him stay.

To the north is Th' Broken Door.
To the south is that long road that you can never seem to remember how to traverse.
To the east is the trade district where many rogues yield weapons for your training funds.
To the west is Trasok's shop, where people are usually hammering things.

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[derula]

Go north?

[Skrein]

You go north to Th' Broken Door. Upon entering the room, you see many tables with empty chairs. Sadly, there's no life in sight. Even Brado, who is normally sitting behind the bar devising ways to build an unbreakable door, is gone. There are many dirty plates and mugs sitting on the bar, as well as the tables, and the chairs are pulled out as if the room was packed, and suddenly everyone jumped right out of their seats and vanished. Literally. One chair is laying on its back, no one having picked it up and put it back in its proper position, pushed in under the table.

There's a shiny on the bar.

In front of you is the bar.
Behind you is the door back outside.
To your right is the staircase.
To your left is a staircase leading downstairs, where you particularly remember owning rats when you first started playing because Brado can't seem to keep his tavern clean to save his life.

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[Prolix]

examine shiny

[Skrein]

Upon examining the shiny, you find that it's a gold coin, probably left as a tip for Brado.

Scratchfever continues to peck at your leg and Sadface.

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[Dralion1221]

Take the gold coin (Brado sure ain't using it at the moment!)

[Skrein]

You consider taking the gold coin. The shinyness is tempting, taunting, luring you over like those FINE FINE ELF WOMENZ. You reach out your hand, slowly, savoring the first moment of your life where you would steal something that belongs to someone else. Finally, your fingers touch the gold, and you stuff it in your pocket only to find that a few of your possessions are missing.

~Inventory~

1 gold coin
Battle Axe
Short Sword
Rat Eye
Rotten meat (x4)
Red Liquor Mug

~~

Scratchfever looks at you disapprovingly.

Behind you is the door out of the tavern
In front of you is the door to the kitchen
To your left is the stairway downstairs
To your right is the stairway upstairs

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[Syenna]

Go left

[Skrein]

You go down the stairs and find that even the rats from the olden days are gone, but they certainly left plenty of their body parts, more than would be natural for two one-eyed rats. There are about four rat eyes on the ground, as well as a tail, a fur, and strangely, an apple.

Scratchfever walks up to the apple and stares at it. He looks back at you, and then the apple, and seems to be asking for permission.

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[Ironstark]

Allow Scratchfever to take the apple

[Sarras Volcae]

and throw out that rotten meat. that's disgusting.

[Skrein]

Allow Scratchfever to take the apple

Having been neglected all this time, Scratchfever is happy to indulge in the succulent treat, and you find that it's easier to keep him out despite your somewhat-low Empathy level.

and throw out that rotten meat. that's disgusting.

You're not too sure how this meat got in your pocket to begin with. Upon pulling it out and throwing it to the floor, you feel a tingling sensation on your hand, and find that you have maggots crawling up your arm.

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[jaculapundactum]

Eat the maggots 

[Skrein]

Your tummy rumbles and your mouth waters as you look upon the succulent little creatures making their way up your arm. You move your arm to your mouth, stick out your tongue, and take a big lick, catching as many maggots as you can in one go. They crawl and wriggle across your tongue, and you begin to chew. Crunch, crunch, crunch, the maggots go, many of them getting caught in your teeth and squirting out their juicy innards into your mouth before you swallow and let out a pleased sigh. Man, that was good!

Scratchfever looks at you in disgust.

Your breath wreaks!

~Inventory~

1 gold coin
Battle Axe
Short Sword
Rat Eye
Red Liquor Mug

~~

Behind you is the staircase you used to come down here
To all other sides of you are walls

[Ironstark]

check the walls for hidden doorways or treasures