Chapter 15: Catching a Ghost (1/2)

Chapter 15: Catching a Ghost

Aldrich entered the Nexus with his se behind hiy danced around hi his health and mana to full

[HP: 33/33]

[Mana: 66/66]

What he first did was go to the Wellspring - the platform and basin of ornately carved white marble where the waters of life spiraled - and refilled his restorative flask When he saw that the clear, crystalline flask was filled with gleaolden stopper

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Restorative Flask charges: 0/3 ] 3/3

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After this, Aldrich spotted the stick figure entity standing behind a large work table of ashen stone where various sht of a lit forge surrounded it It had an ornately carved bronze ha,God

Aldrich leaped several ure

"Oh, good Host, what can I do for ye today, eh?" said the stick figure, h its voice still had a neutral, emotionless ti in aard text to speech

"What you said to me before I left, about the hunt, what did you mean?" asked Aldrich

"Hure, repeating Sindri's dialogue for when he was given a task he could not perforhed Aldrich He had no idea what this stick figure was, and though it did bother him, he could not be picky about it It seemed to be some sort of unfinished asset that was a placeholder for both the Goddess Ara as it fulfilled their roles properly, he did not have co crafted"

"Craftin', is it? Heh, ya ain't gonna' find anyone as good at that as ure "Nohat can I do for ye?"

Aldrich found a menu of options appear in front of hi up dropped materials, coins, and Souls, a player could have Sindri create items for them

Aldrich found the [1x Moss Beast Soul] in his inventory and offered it up The glohite orb that represented the soul appeared in his hand and then floated over to the stick figure

"I want a weapon," said Aldrich "Specifically, a two-handed staff that acts as a catalyst"

In Elden World, a player could ask Sindri for what type of equipment they wanted from a Soul, whether it was a piece of armor or weapon

In Aldrich's case, he wanted a staff that worked as a catalyst, with a catalyst being a weapon that channeled e type classes

The actual stats and effects of the weapon, though, were rando up aon the player's level, and these options would have varying effects and stats

For exa Sindri the Soul of, say, a Fire Drake, would make him pull up three staff options, one that enhanced fire, one that had a fire breath type spell ih stats

Sometimes, in rare cases, a weapon would have all of these effects In bad cases, it would have nothing

Basically, it was a dice roll systeold, one could reroll these options

The stick figure swiped at the soul with its glitchy black block of a hand, and the soul disappeared

"Ya got soood here! A soul, is it? Well, here's what I can do for ya!"

Aldrich saw three options flash in front of hi Vines

Rank: Common

Type: Staff (Catalyst)

Stats:

+2 Vitality

+2 Magic

Effects:

This staff can cast the spell [Grasping Vines] that shoots forth six binding, thorned vines

2 Staff of Iron Bark

Rank: Common

Type: Staff (Catalyst)