tushanshu | Video the First, In Which a Wizard Seeks Companions

[Now, what in the fresh hell is this? A new guy, more cheerful than appropriate? Maybe.

Wally speaks with the most affected accent: that of a teenager running a D&D campaign, feigning the voice of a wizard.

That's exactly what he's doing. He's trying to look more professional and wizardly than he really is.]

Good morning, my friends! This lovely day, I awoke to the sun reflecting off the shell of our gracious host, the great swimming turtle -

Which - ah. May or may not be dead. And it wasn't actually the shell, it was a building with particularly reflective windows. But you get the point: lovely, lovely day.

Who has plans today? I have a strong desire - a hankering, if you will - for adventure, and am in search of a party for just such a campaign. I seem to have missed all the excitement with the Chihuahuas - terribly disappointing, I love those little ratty beasts - but I'm sure something else will come along. Now, I find it best if my parties consist of one thief, one swordsman, one bard, and possibly a Paladin or a Monk of some sort. You know. Religious types to keep an eye on our immortal souls and summon the powers of the Otherworld for their righteous cause.

We also need a quest.

I do love questing.

[He has literally never been on a quest.]

I think I'll hold auditions. Please submit your name and work experience to Wallace Sheldon Everett, Wizard, by noon. I'd like to get a much earlier start than that, but I also understand people have other obligations.

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[ Steal souls, you say? That's surely what he heard. ]

And where's this quest off to?

Ah - yes, about that. With the Chihuahuas gone, I'll need a few days to seek out what quests are available to the intrepid and brave.

Perhaps the forest. Is there a forest here? Forests are always full of quests.

Forests are a bit lacking on the turtle's back. There's lots of old mines in the mountains, however.

Yes! Mines! Excellent!

Let me assemble a party and we'll have a meeting to determine the viability of that plan, of course, but - I quite like it. Mines!

Well, you've certainly caught my interest. Hopefully you can afford to hire us all.

[SCREEEEECHING HALT.]

I'm sorry, there must have been some kind of miscommunication. I don't - that is, I'm happy to split the treasure and whatever loot we find, but I won't be personally paying you.

I'm broke. That's why I'm looking for a party.

Good help isn't likely to jump at working on consignment, but I suppose I can make an exception, with a little proof of good faith. What previous treasures have you gotten, on similar quests?

Ah - yes. Previous...quests.

Well, you see, I'm - the thing is...I was on a quest when the great swimming turtle abducted me. To rescue a prince, in fact. A very important prince, at that.

And when I arrived, I had this lovely bauble around my neck - [Soul gem. He's saying his soul gem is a treasure.] So that's good evidentiary proof, wouldn't you say?

That seems to be a soul gem. If you take a moment to speak to any other Foreigners, you'll note we all have one.

'Tis a treasure indeed! Small and widely distributed though it might be, it is lovely and I did receive it for safely arriving here.

[Sure, Wally.]

Alas, I have no other personal trinkets or treasures with me at the moment.

Hm. Quite the discount service you're chasing up, isn't it? Well, if you're satisfied with the rest of the rabble volunteering, so be it.

You've got to start somewhere, Lad!

Indeed. Well, it's not like I have anything better to do. Count me in.

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