Stalkers RPG Main Action and Team Status [SEASON 4]

[ShadowBolt25]

consume my Adrenaline Orb for some extra energy to use diplomacy on Yasha to get her to describe how to do the sin purge ritual then head over to interview 36. (!) Willow the Miltank

[Noblejanobii]

Since the last guild wasn't so bad and I'm still in the neighborhood, let's Search (22) Mercenary Guild.

[arnisd]

I'll go repair the computer in 24a, gotta put my fedora on and get right in there!

[Arrow-Jolteon]

I changed my mind, Ignore the last post. I'll just eat a couple of Spelon Berries and head over to (25) Merchant's Guild and work on the {Fastened Shadowy Door: <Security>}

[LKWayvern]

When Arrow's done, I'll be checking out the Merchant's guild in case we need to hit it up with Seinaru.

[Neo Emolga]

I will search the scene of the crime first, then use Clairvoyance on the holy infuser

Heading to Valley Wellness Centre, you only just recently hear about the murder of Shrulop the Vikavolt, but you feel you need to do your own assessment, as you know no one else besides the Emissaries have been trying to investigate these on your own.

Upon discovering the badly-eviscerated body of Schrulop, you recognize this kind of murder signature. Yet again, Gravemeld has killed another victim. You can't imagine where Shrulop's exoskeleton might be now, but in the process of ripping off all of his outer plating, very little save for innards remain.

After identifying the cause of death and the Stalker responsible, you decide to head back to Emissary base and take the Holy Infuser out of the cabinet and place it in your paws and you sit upon your bed, closing your eyes. As it rests in your hands, you feel a holy and blessed power charging through this divine relic.

As you gather your insight regarding this relic, you discern that it's almost like a divine battery, fully charged with immense power. You discover that this arcane device contains more power and holy energy, far surpassing the capabilities of any modern electrical generator by miles.

As you find out, this Holy Infuser is complete, and is fully functional on its own, requiring only a device to power with its holy energy. But as you focus, it tries to direct you to something else. You allow it to guide you, take you, and allow your spirit to step outside your body to spirit walk through the skies.

You feel yourself being guided through the daylight skies, and it takes you to Shila's Educations. But, even as you drift and float through the institution's grounds, you realize it's not a place you're being directed to... it's another Pokémon... and you see her, carrying about her daily teaching duties, grading papers, preparing lesson plans for the day...

Willow... Willow the Miltank...

She has something of vital importance, connected with this relic of Utopia. You see a faint glimpse of shining light coming from a pouch she carries on her side. Inside, you see a piece of metal, a sudden radiance of reassurance before the vision fades, and you are pulled back into your resting body.

You open your eyes and breathe deeply...

Lita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

Health: 8/8 | Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 12/12
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Security | Abilities: Clairvoyance
Trait: Nimble

[Truly]

Spoiler:

Truly the Clauncher (S: Water)
Health: 8/8| Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 12/12
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Technical | Abilities: Escort/Protect
Trait: Charming

First -- and I don't know if I've already done this, but I'll dump my personal inventory and wallet into the group's items & funds. There's not much there, but... even less reason for me to keep it to myself, right?

Then, I'll go with Lita to the Wellness Centre. I'll take a look at the cadaver... if Lita's investigation doesn't cover that already.

Finally, I'll catch up with Brass at the Scholar's Guild. If the Fennekin can get the crunchy bits in working order, I can probably crack it for us.

[Use Technical at (24a) Study Halls]

When I realize Mistee and I are headed the same direction, I make small talk. Then I realize we're headed to do the same job. Whoops! We part ways at the door to the Scholar's Guild, and I veer off to pick over (37a) Cepillu's Treehouse.

IF I can use Escort AND search an area with their help, THEN I'll Escort Kaskin the Croagunk to come along with me, in case there's a trapped Pokemon that needs Medicine.

[Neo Emolga]

try to do the following in 1 action - use diplomacy on Yasha to get her to describe how to do the sin purge ritual then head over to interview 36. (!) Willow the Miltank

otherwise use diplomacy on Yasha to get her to describe how to do the sin purge ritual

Interview Rapport: NEUTRAL

You head to Sacred Temple to seek out Yasha the Absol. While there's a chill in the air and there are times you feel an almost unnaturally icy sting in the air from it all, you still carry on, heading toward the ancient but beautiful building that still stands strong even in the wake of the cataclysmic disasters that have befallen Yaru.

Upon entering the temple, you find Yasha, muttering to herself in prayer. Her eyes are closed, her head is bent down. It almost seems strange to see a Pokémon normally associated with disaster to be a harbinger of hope, but nonetheless, you feel that perhaps stereotypes have no place here.

"Yasha..." you speak out to her. "We need to talk. You know something that we need to know too."

She opens her eyes, and listens to you speak.

"But what makes you different?" Yasha asks. "I see before me but yet another Pikachu."

For but just a moment, you fall silent, but you don't let that deter you.

"But... that's not who I really am," you confess to her. "I'm an Emissary. Sent here because... we were told Yaru is in trouble. That Utopia and the Abyss are fighting a hidden war among the living, but it continues to escalate. So much so that humans like myself, despite being disconnected from this war, have been called here help as some of us have been called before. And we are here, trying to do whatever we can, despite some of us having faced horrors unlike anything we've ever faced before..."

46. Yasha the Absol has become Compliant.

Upon your sheer conviction of honesty, she feels ready to trust you in a way that goes even beyond what one would trust in their own family.

"I have known about this for quite some time..." Yasha tells you, knowing your words are true. "At first, I thought all was lost. That we were helpless against the Enthrallers that have infiltrated into our homes. Turning friends against one other, and using the hopes and dreams of Pokémon as a weakness, lying to them before possessing them."

She walks toward you, eyes affixed on yours, and she looks at you like she can read your soul. Her footsteps fall soft, however, and you feel no need to be alarmed.

"We need each other," Yasha explains. "Come, I have to show you something. Follow me."

She leads the way to the yard in the back of the Sacred Temple. As you draw closer, you feel an almost otherworldly presence. You recalled one of the other Emissaries mentioning this, but at the time, the observations weren't conclusive.

"Yaru wasn't always like this," Yasha explains. "It wasn't always a world of ruins, of refuse, of ash and shadow. Over a hundred years ago, there was a golden age of peace, prosperity, of hope and virtue. On this very spot, it is said that the a holy monk, Eldtrin the Arcanine, was visited by an Angel of Utopia, Sankala the Sylveon, and was given the order to build a holy temple upon this very plot of land. This very spot right here is where the meeting took place. Where Sankala blessed the very ground with her presence."

"While even one of the stained glass windows of the temple depict this meeting," Yasha further exclaims, "faith has been dying upon Yaru. Many have stopped believing Utopia is watching over us, and a good share of them don't even believe it exists and never once did. And I have tried to get them to believe once again, taking them to this very spot. But they've closed themselves off, refusing to believe anything of its existence until they see evidence."

"How can we ask them for help?" you ask her, wondering if she knows the answer.

"You need to show them," Yasha tells you. "Seinaru is their life, their magic, their language, their culture. If you mark this spot with that light, the old link that had gone quiet for all these years will sound once again..."

The {Unused Sacred Ground: ???} at (36) Sacred Temple has been turned into {Sacred Ground: <Seinaru>}

Unfortunately, you find you don't possess this power personally, but you know some of the others that do.

"One among you needs to do this," Yasha instructs you. "In the darkness we live in, we need to ask them for help..."

She then looks off to the side, and sighs.

"I also need something else," Yasha requests. "I have been watching from the shadows, and I know you've encountered Orin. Orin the Vivillon. While some of what he says is true, he is still a Stalker, and thus guilty. And he has something we need to put Salvage Keep's last chance of hope into action. I can sense the aura of Utopia radiating even beyond his Stalker's signature taint. Part of him doesn't want to part with whatever it is and I have a feeling that is his Enthraller's doing, but from my watching him, and he no doubt has something that belongs to Utopia."

"I need you to fight him for whatever he has," Yasha tells you. "Not even words will pry whatever he has from his hands. He keeps it very securely protected and camouflaged upon his body, and unless you knew he had it, you wouldn't have been able to find it. Fight him, weaken him, but don't kill him. We cannot risk doing that at the current moment. But when he is out cold and unaware, make sure he's unconscious as you search his body thoroughly. And whatever he has that carries Utopia's mark, bring it to me. Once I have been given time to evaluate it, I'll be able to tell you more. At the current moment, I have but only theories, but no solid connections. If we are to do this, if we are to save Yaru and all the Pokémon that still live here, we need the truth, and we need the real answers."

You nod, and are now aware of what might be the first few steps toward this critical process...

DracoBolt the Pikachu (S: Electric)

Health: 8/8 | Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 12/12
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Diplomacy | Abilities: Forge
Trait: Resourceful

[HorusMyDude]

Time to take a good ol' look at that book.

....

Er... Well, I ain't the best reader on Pokearth. I think I'll get the Lombre to do it.

Action: Escort Remnashi the Lombre, get him to read that vile book.

[Scytherwolf]

Gonna go search the Rubbish Tip at area 53, in spite of the nasty stank. BRING IT ON.