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FOR THEY CANNOT DIE ANYMORE, BECAUSE THEY ARE EQUAL TO ANGELS.
Today, the canals of Mac Anu flow as gentle as they always do, gondolas drifting lazy through the paths of sunlight cut bright across the water. Shops and vendors line the stonework streets along the waterways, a general murmur of NPCs circulating through their preprogrammed business keeping Mac Anu, as always, feeling maybe a little more alive than a real city.
There is one particular bridge that nearly every player's taken at least once, because it connects to a great many other places of interest, and it's wide enough for easy travel. Besides, with the professions update, they've put a fishing spot on the other side of it. NPCs with fishing rods litter the spot in alternating shifts, their laughter mingling with the calls of shopkeeps advertising cheap prices for some simple plants to get started crafting with, and the clink of forks and plates at a restaurant nearby, its customers singing the chef praises.
Below the bridge, a gondolier passes, humming, his gondola drifting along its circuit through the canals, his tune in rhythm with the passing conversation. As he comes out from under it and sails further away, he glances up at the bridge, as if he were expecting something, and he seems to see it. His gaze remains fixed there until, eventually, the water takes him out of sight again.
Today, you might notice that at the base of this bridge, just before your feet, is a red sort of smear.
A little further down the bridge, about a fourth of the way along it, is a person collapsed on the ground. The red trails to him, fallen forward.
You see upon approaching his hand grasping at his throat at the singularly cut sliced deep into his neck. His one good eye wide and unblinking, he is—among all the laughter and conversation on either side of the bridge; in the shadow of the clock tower, which stands a silent witness, the sun at its back—no longer breathing, his body cool to the touch.
Perhaps this could be considered a kindness: for one who failed, time and time and again, to grasp the desire to live, maybe he found some suggestion of it in his last moments, his hand at his throat, his palm smeared with dried blood, a curious anomaly in the deathless Mac Anu. Fragment had, after all, taught him a great many things. Should he not be grateful for one more, no matter how permanent the lesson?
Mithrun is dead.
SOLUTION
Lumina Cloth, fountain area
- Mithrun fished up a level 3 fugu/pufferfish from the fountain in Lumina Cloth despite his profession level being 2. The fugu is a level 3 fish, which have not been added to the game yet. Mithrun encountered it before it was meant to be patched in. The fugu's creature ID was linked to the Acanthaster's monster ID, causing it to use water spouts (water impact bruises) and attack aggressively when encountered. (small scratches across his body, bruises across his back and arms, impact crater, spilled water out of fountain)
- He ate the fugu fish (long, thin scratches along his lips) in which its poisoning is known for shutting down your muscles and ability to breathe (hand at his throat, eyes wide open).
- After consuming fugu, Mithrun obtains a debuff--after certain amount of time, the player automatically dies and remains dead for a period of time (longer than 20 minutes). The debuff also prevents healing by normal means (nonaggro auto heal, potions, spells, etc).
- Vendor at booth in Lumina Cloth spots Mithrun circling the place many times. He got lost.
Recursive Fool's Errand- Mithrun receives a message from DV supplying unique keywords, Recursive Fool's Errand, a wood-based dungeon with dark, fire, and water enemies.
- Thousand Trees: leaf-like cuts
- Red Wyrm: burns
- Headhunter: deep cut at neck
- Mithrun takes damage from monsters and other hazards. HP does not get restored even after he leaves due to debuff. Evidence of his injuries remain in the Area.
Lumina Cloth, casino area- Mithrun meets Matoba at the crane game machine in Lumina Cloth's casino after asking to meet up.
- Matoba decides to test whether kitty plushies can be taken out of the crane machine as opposed to winning them fairly. Mithrun is used to help elevate him, which gets blood all over the place.
- After their experiment, Matoba logs off and Mithrun writes a bug report about his injuries not healing.
Mac Anu