Dancing with the Puppeteer
Ravenclaw clapped his hands as I moved over the floor with charming grace, dancing a waltz with his automaton. I had a glowing smile on my face, as I was in a particularly good mood today. Bravo! Bravo,
Ravenclaw cheered. His automaton, one of the latest models on the market, was moving gallantly around on it’s slender feet.
I looked over at Serenade, the automaton, and petted it on the head. She is quite something, isn’t she,
I told Ravenclaw. He is a very good companion in my adventurers,
he explained. Serenade bowed graciously to me before it said in a very quirky voice, thank you for the dance, ma’am.
I laughed cheerfully, thanking it as well. Serenade is just a bit shorter than me, but packs quite the punch while in battle. Automatons have a very diverse set of uses, and can both damage, heal and nuke. And although the way they operate puzzles me, they also interest me greatly—not that I’m nearly smart enough to control one myself.
Hello there,
a voice suddenly said. I looked behind me, finding Greever and a bunch of others had appeared. We were gathering in the Ru’Avitau shrine for a diorite farming run. Me and Ravenclaw were the first to get there, and had been waiting for the others to reach us. We had already warned the other linkshell members that Faust was patrolling the hallway below, hoping that no one would die on their way up.
I thanked the linkshell for arranging a farming run in sky as it is one of the few ways I try to keep my White Mage’s experience afloat with—not that I get knocked out much anymore. But farming in sky is generally a relaxing experience where I can get some of the experience back.
The leaders sent us into the big circular hall in the middle, where another linkshell was farming as well. Some of my linkshell’s members were a little upset over the other party pulling more monsters than they could handle, so we started chasing down all the statues, killing them off as quickly as possible. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for a diorite to drop. The chunk of stone sparkled, even though it was nearly pitch black. Lucky,
one of the linkshell members cheered, as these stones can be quite rare. We fought for nearly two and a half hour, but we only managed to get one.
