AN: Sorry about the lateness. High school and college apps had taken up my life, and then it took a while to get back in the mindset of writing a quest (it's a very strange one, for someone who's used to writing fiction).
[X] Search for animal life.
[X] On land.
Snip Eighteen:
There has to be something alive around here. If you search enough, you'll
have to find something.
You look around, hoping to find a hint of something around. And then you notice something. Off in the distance, past all the vast plains of grass and short, twisted trees, there is a forest. In fact, this forest appears to be around you in all directions, except toward the ocean.
You're willing to bet that the plains form a near perfect circle, too. A circle centered directly on that ruined building that you had been in before. It all seemed to click. If you remember correctly from your book, enchanted things consume life force faster the more complex the enchantments are. Could it be that the building was sucking the life force out of the area around you?
Hm, you wonder why the grass seems to be fine. Could the temple be ignoring it for some reason?
Regardless, you feel confident in your conclusion. If you just head over to the forest, there will be animals there. The shortest way seems to be just to follow the coast, so that's what you decide to do.
The thought that that place might be draining
your life just speeds up your pace.
Arriving at the massive wall of trees, you feel more confident in your conclusion. The trees in front of you just seem to stop at some point, going from a fully wooded area, to a grassy meadow, with no transition area.
Bird calls emanate from the forest, calming your nerves. You hadn't even noticed it after so long, but the silence was really starting to freak you out. The birds sound a bit weird, but you dismiss it. It's probably just a species native to this strange world.
You don't see many furry animals crawling through the undergrowth, but you hadn't thought that you would, either. They're probably hiding from the hulking, skeletal monster that just walked up to their home.
Now that you've confirmed that there are animals in this world, you feel very relieved, but you also realize that you don't know what to do next. You could hunt for some life energy, perhaps? It might be wise to stock up on as much as you can get.
But that would put you over the edge again. You shudder, remembering that feeling of power, of
life overflowing your body. You want it again, but you're also worried about the pain, about the damage it could possibly do to you.
You could also visit a village. You've passed several already on your trek. Could they possibly not have a thing against the undead, or at least not one strong enough to kill you before you can talk? It sounds unlikely, but you would also be able to speak to another person again. It's only been a couple hours, but you're already feeling the desire to be around people.
Maybe you could just head into the forest? It might be risky, considering you have no idea what kind of animals or mythical creatures could be hiding in there, but you wouldn't have to deal with the dangers of human society.
You look up at the sun, checking the time. It's still only late afternoon, so you'll have a while before nighttime. What to do?
[ ] Enter the woods.
[ ] Continue in the direction the coastline is following.
[ ] Go perpendicular to the coast, along the edge of the forest.
[ ] Head deeper into the forest.
[ ] Head toward a village.
Which village:
[ ] Close village.
[ ] Far village (on the other side of the ruin).
[ ] Coastal village.
Which approach:
[ ] Spy on them before approaching.
[ ] Just head up to them.
[ ] Hunt a creature.
[ ] Large animal.
[ ] Small animal.
[ ] Bird.
