In the city of Dunwick reside many a great people, and buildings. It is a bustling capital city that attracts commerce of the highest grade, and is one of the richest ports in all of the human kingdoms. It's structures are all built by highly regarded, and accomplished architects of all types. It is a beautiful site to behold because of the buildings and the citizens pride themselvesn its beauty which is said to equal paradise. It has been regarded as one of the pride jewels of the Florent Kingdom due to it being located next to the ocean, and it's harbors waters reflecting a crystal clear ocean. It's harbor made it the commerce city that it is today and brought many other distinct individuals to it's port. In this oh so glorious day, 5 novice adventurers enter it's stage.

"Akgh finally, were out of that god forsaken ship, oh boy is it good to breathe fresh air again, whoo, am I right Katie."(Adventurer)

"I dont know, I kinda liked the rocking the ship made when it was night and we went to sleep Leeroy. "(Katie)

" What you gotta be kidding me, oi, Chazz you with me on this one right, right. "(Leeroy)

" Ahahaha what's with you, a little rovking never hurt anybody you know that's why you can't handle a drink either you lilly livered boy." (Chazz)

"Tobi's opinion on the matter is that Tobi would like to refrain from ever using any sort of vehicle at all, 'blergh'. "(Tobi)

" Come on guys dont leave me out off the conversation, please it hurts when I'm left out 'sobs'."(Androgynous Adventurer)

"I would never think to do that little bro hehe. Now then how about we go to the Adventurer's guild here Jerry, were all kinda broke because of this trip aren't we hehe."(Leeroy)

(Solemn Silence.....)

Everyone of his companions standing in the wooden steps of the harbor held a grieving silence as they remembered their home which was filled with their friends and families, all except himself and his brother whom lost their parents when Leeroy and Jerry were barely kid's. They held the regret of having left them behind or face the Thieves Guild and die. Obviously they were resolute in not dying yet, so they left, but they couldn't help but feel sorry for themselves only because the were all too shortsighted.

"Hey it was either this or face the thieves guild back in Nordstrum, so don't you all go quiet on me just because I'm facing the facts. Chazz, you're clan banished you because of your gambling, you we're left out on the streets paid the debts with another debt from those Thieves and became an Adventurer because of that, and ever since then the guild kept on pressuring you to pay up until you had nothing but your life left. Katie you were the most normal of us all, you had become an adventurer to get an even better life than your parents, however your father and mother sold you off to them and you basically had to run away with no options aside from becoming a sex slave to there or a nobody here. Tobi you were outcasted from your race from the very beginning because of the color of your skin so you joined up with them, however they saw you're future potential as a mage and wished to fucking convert your life into a life potion for their leader. And us well we'd found out that our parents sold themselves into slavery to pay off their accumulated debts however they died before being able to and they came after us. There was never any choice in the matter for us. you hear me it was live or die and we chose to live so let's not keep on trying to mull over the past and let's try making a name for ourselves here. Am I right guy's. "(Leeroy)

"You know you've got a big mouth kid, but when you're right you're right ahahaha."(Chazz)

" You should really learn how to be more gentle with a lady Leeroy, you should know that not all of them are going to be as strong minded as me 'Smiles and grabs onto Leeroy'."(Katie)

"Wha, huh haaaah?' blushes confused'. "(Leeroy)

"Truth be told, Tobi never had any real friends there, but Tobi guesses that Tobi got like that because Tobi's only ever known Nordstrum. "(Tobi)

" I can't let you do this alone big bro, you'd be hopeless in the end if I'm not there right. "(Jerry)

" You know it Lil bro, hehe, so come on already guy's let's go see the new guild hall. "(Leeroy)

" Ai"(Everyone)

With those words said the group went on past the harbor and entered the city, what filled their gazes was a miraculous and prosperous utopia incomparable to anything they had seen before, streets bustling with finely dressed citizens who wore fine fabrics and furs, even amongst the poorest such as beggars all held enough clothing to keep warm at night and earned enough coin to sustain a healthy physique. The poor adventurers were all bewildered by the Capitals rich atmosphere that was filled with vitality and happiness coming out of all the citizen's. Compared to their backwater town they truly felt that this was a place were they could only read of in books.

"Aha ahahahaha ahahahaha hahahahaha. "(Leeroy)

" Brother are you okay, oh no, I think the shock from seeing such a fairytail like city has driven him mad Katie."(Jerry)

"Haha haaaa, no bro, you see im just so excited I couldn't help but laugh, to think that in couple of months we'll be capable of living like this people I can't help but be anxious. So come on no more distractions we've got work to do if we want to live like them soon."(Leeroy)

Finally snapping from the trance the city had placed on them, they located the Adventurers Guild after having to ask around various times due to the sheer size of the city. It was a rather big building with a lot of fancy engravings placed upon it some of the engravings were Infamous monsters that only the most elite of the Guild members had hunted earning them the right to be engraved on the walls of the building while other engravings showed monsters yet to be hunted but whose fame was recorded as legendary. They entered through the door which was a rare wood that neither the dwarf Chazz nor the elf Tobi had could identify. Inside the atmosphere changed dramatically compared to the outside, despite being mildly loud the outside still held a calm and refreshing mood, in comparison the inside contained a rowdy and energetic feeling, it was filled with robust Warriors some fighting barehanded or using weapons out furniture, others like Wizards and Mages were reading, meditating or sipping tea whilst conversing with one another; the less robust but still deadly and precise Rangers were playing dice with the Swift blades of the groups. The Priests were tending to the wounds of the wounded or relaxing amicably amongst the others. The Archers were a given to be watching the dice games or participating as well, the group could only think one thing within the atmosphere they felt, and that was the happiness that all of the adventurers held inside and that was the feeling of being content and among friends. But truth be told all of the professions were intermingling with each other not just separately in different groups which made them all seem as close as a family. The group observed their surroundings one last time before continuing to the counter remaining awed by the fanciness of the building.

"Yes uhm hello, we'd like to register our team 'Nor'drens' in the guild please."(Leeroy)

"Why certainly, do you all have your Guild emblems with you at the moment because the process requires those stones."(Counter Attendant)

"Ah, yeah, guys give your emblem to the nice lady at the counter as well please."(Leeroy)

They all gave their guild emblems to the woman and she began working on them with a magical tool rather quickly.

"Oh Nordstrum eh, good thing you got here quickly I heard that the Thieves Guild has been becoming very aggressive lately ober there. It isn't far enough to just call them baseless murderers they've all become psychotic psychopaths truly, but not to worry,here in the capital we expel any form of organized crime preventing them from gaining a foothold here. Ooh looks like I'm done. Here you all go, now let's see,

Leeroy Jenkins: Swordsman-Warrior, high tier amateur(S), mid tier amateur(W),

C-class

age 21,

human,

2 years since joining.

Quests undertaken 20 D grades, 10 E grades.

Status Alive.

Jerry Jenkins: Swiftblade, mid tier amateur,

C-class

age 19,

Human ,

6 months since joining.

Quests undertaken 11 D grades, 5 E grades.

Status Alive.

Katie Molark: Ranger, highest tier amateur,

C-class

age 20,

Human,

5 years since joining.

Quests undertaken 2 C grade, 32 D grades, 10 E grades.

Status Alive.

Chazznick Troubadour: Warrior, low tier novice,

C-class

age 34,

Dwarve,

3 years since joining. Quests undertaken 2 C grades, 22 D grades, 15 E grades.

Status Alive.

Tobias Leaven: Mage, highest tier amateur,

C-class

age 17,

4 months since joining.

Quests undertaken 10 D grades, 5 E grades.

Status Alive.

My, my, You're all certainly high tier newbies from what I can see and you've joined us since you were 15 years old; completed your first C rank mission at the age of 16, well aren't you something missy the Capital is happy with having you all here and we hope you have great stay. Please grow in strengh and bring fame to the Guild. "(Attendant)

"That's the plan, and just persay you wouldn't happen to have any quests currently available, we spent all our money getting here hehe, so we'd like a quick High paying job like right now please."(Leeroy)

"Oh I see, well the royalty has given us a scouting mission, and normally I'd only give this to the locals but seeing as you're all basically the highest ranked adventurers here judging from your jobs I'll make an exception, The task requires you to see if any hopgoblins survived the last tribal invasion, they say some of the kingdoms patrols got attacked so we should scout it out and return with any information and kill any possible hopgoblins we encounter, also that there might be another humanoid monster close by so caution is advised. It's only C grade, but you get around 500 gold for some reason. And compared to the other C quests which usually pay around 100 gold and below this is a pretty good deal right."(Attendant)

'Big Gulp' (Adventuring group)

"Uuuh is everything alr... "(attendant)

" WE'LL TAKE IT!!!"(Group)

"Aaaah ah ah, right then I'll fill this up right away."( Attendant)

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"Holy fucking shit does Nidírm god of luck favor us or what, like how the hell do this people have so much money to spare seriously, 500 on a simple C grade scouting mission, and to top it of they normally pay from 50 to 100 per C mission that would've fed me and Jerry back in Nordstrum for a whole two years with some money to spare every now and then."(Leeroy)

"Tobi only thinks of how much meat Tobi will be able to buy, great now Tobi is getting hungry. "(Tobi)

"I guess this just goes to show, how much a crime free city can prosper with the right investments."(Katie)

"Hohohoho 'snifffle, sobs', I can't believe I'll be able to drink true dwarven ale once again and not that puny human ale it's such a happy day, Hohohoho 'sobs some more'."(Chazz)

"It's true that its higher paying but we shouldn't loosen up guy's, anything could happen, it could even be an ambush so let's stay on the alert alright."(Jerry)

"He's right even if it's true that the capital is less dangerous due to not being on the border these are still hopgoblins and they do deserve some degree of wariness. Weapons check, mana check, and arrow check as well, we don't want to have any shortcomings. We are a group of adventuring professionals and we will not be killed off here."(Leeroy)

"Right."(Everyone else)

Checking their weapons and mana reserves the group readjusted everything and rested until they were fully prepared. They walked on for a couple of hours until they finally encountered the remains of a battlefield, it showed signs of a great battle betweem men and monster's, obviously it was a battle between the monster Subjugation squad of the kingdom and the invading forces of hopgoblin tribes.

"Wow, so this is what largescale battles between humans and monster's look like. It's horrible."(Jerry)

"Ai, but you know this is actually pretty small scale, I've seen magic crystal viewings of the "War of Expulsion" it was atleast 100 times more dreadful then this, mountanins of corpses littered the field, soldiers and monsters writhed in agony from missing limbs due to being burnt or frozen. Magic so powerful and corrupt that it was banned due to causing many casualties on both sides and distorting the terrain permanently. The Deadzone known as Ig'Drulla, which means Realm of the Fallen was created out of that and ever since it has been prohibited from visitation or exploration. They say that the soul's of both humans and monster's still reside there. They'd try to possess you and any living being that enters it, dark forces have also been said to having been accumulated there for some time due to the forbidden magic. Truly Dwarves have so much time that we get to remember this old war stories."(Chazz)

After the solemn story told by the Bearded dwarf the party remained silent due to the mood that had set in. They scoured the site for any hopgoblins or sign of activities but found nothing. They'd decided to broaden their horizons and look further past the field but no matter how long they walked they always encountered bodies of the dead, despite it being a small scale battle the monster had clearly caused many casualties to the soldiers.

"Man this is getting way to eerie we should go on and report that we've found nothing even if they don't believe us at first we should atleast be given half the money if we bring some of the armor from the soldiers or goblins ears just so that they atleast believe that we were here. Heck now that I think about it shouldn't we loot the battlefield, we could make quite the profit you know."(Katie)

"Tobi agrees with what the woman says, what say the rest."(Tobi)

"Yeah alright lets...!"(Leeroy)

Silence entered once more as they'd all been alerted to the threat of 4 of the Hopgoblins walking, or rather shambling around as if they were disoriented or blind.