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[creationrebirth]

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the surrounding areas. The places beyond Trench. I'm thinking about doing some traveling and was curious to see if I could get some information while I make a plan.

So just a couple of quick questions.

How far have people traveled? And idea of miles would be particularly helpful. Are there any specific risks to be aware of? And what advice would you offer?

I think that should cover it.

Oh and thank you in advance!

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[Video] username: justanadventurer

[aetherweaver]

I'm not sure how far in terms of malms traveled, but we found an old abandoned church about three days' travel away. There's a lamp there now, but it's still very dangerous. A lot of monsters crawling around there, so I wouldn't go there without someone to aid you.

[creationrebirth]

Oh I won't go alone, I wouldn't want to tackle those beasts on my own.

Is the church the farthest that you know of?

[aetherweaver]

Oh good. I wouldn't want you getting hurt...

And yes it is, though I'm still rather new here, so others might have a better idea.

[creationrebirth]

Thank you, I'll be in good hands. I've heard the monsters are pretty tough and that groups of often a good idea.

I wonder if anyone has mapped the area.

[aetherweaver]

Out there? I don't think so. It's still pretty wild. Manabu might know - he's the one who lead our expedition, after all.

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[fusrodaaaah]

B... beyond the city?

But - they - don't they say it's um. It's. Dangerous? Really. Really dangerous?

[creationrebirth]

I've heard the same thing, but don't worry, I'm bringing Sasuke-kun.

[ Now they just need Naruto, and no one would stand a chance, right? ]

[fusrodaaaah]

Is... Is that it?

Just - just you two?

[creationrebirth]

I don't think they'll be a need for more, not for what we are doing. We are more than capable of handling the monsters. I can protect Sasuke-kun from corruption.

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[distant_one]

I've been out to the lantern Nara'a mentioned a few times since it was placed, scouting it as a potential outpost location.

It's about thirty miles out, but without a group to fight off the constant attacks doing anything productive there will be extremely difficult.

The higher levels of blood corruption and pollution are a bigger problem, but I'm working on options for that.

[creationrebirth]

I think making an outpost location is an excellent idea, they will help everyone expand their knowledge of the surrounding area.

Thankfully, I'm taking someone with me who has the ability to put up a protective cover. I do worry about the corruption levels for him, but I can protect him, so between the two of us, I feel safe enough.

[distant_one]

Not just for knowledge, but for a place to retreat to if we need to abandon Trench. There aren't any nearby settlements to flee to, and from what I've seen of the wilderness getting food and water would by very difficult.

The earthquake last month is a bad sign.

[creationrebirth]

Good idea.

I wonder if there are any settlements at all out there. I mean, there must be others who inhabit this world, but whether we can get to them or not is another matter.

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[possessum]

( It isn't too often that Peter can offer helpful input on this place. He's still so... out of his comfort zone here, and he hasn't explored or learned as much about the workings of Trench as most others likely have. He's tried to resist getting closer to what's here, as long as he can.

But lately... things are changing. Lately, he's been making more of an active effort to be helpful, because there are things he can offer. )

When someone I know turned into a Beast.... she ran out past the edges of the city. Out where the woods are. ( Trenchwood. He swallows, eyes wide and clearly nervous to be speaking up about this. Not to mention that it's hard in general to look back on that time. It still hurts deeply to think about. )

I don't know the exact miles, but... I followed her for as long as I could. At least a couple hours, until I got lost... It's pretty bad out there. Almost impossible to see where you're going, and... I could hear things, in the trees. I could tell I wasn't alone.

( Fortunately, he had a demon inside of him to take over and keep him safe at some point, but...! )

There's creatures out there in Trenchwood. ....Dangerous ones.

[creationrebirth]

This is great information, thank you.

[ Sakura listens intently to the new pieces of advice. She hadn't yet heard about this. ]

Yeah, I expect you weren't alone out there. I hadn't heard about the low visibility. Was it dark or foggy?

Oh, and did you come across the creatures, or did you just hear them?

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[possessum]

( There's a soft exhale, almost as though of relief. He's glad to hear that what he's saying can actually be of some use. It emboldens Peter a little, and he gives a soft nod. )

Kind of both — dark, foggy in some places. Mostly it's... really thick. It took me a long while to just make my way in. You'd probably need really thick, protective clothes. I got cut a lot.

( Much of that time is still weirdly hazy, but Peter remembers getting pretty bloodied up. )

I didn't come across any myself, so I'm not sure exactly what might be.... out there. But the fact she wanted to run and hide out there makes me wonder... if other people who reach Beasthood could be lurking in Trenchwood, too.

[creationrebirth]

There is this village back home in the land of Water called the Hidden Mist Village. It muffles sound, it makes it hard to see, and makes you very disoriented while you travel through it. It's not a place you want to get lost, but I've been able to use different techniques to help navigate it. Hopefully that will help here too.

[ She looks thoughtful for a moment. ]

You might be on to something. It would make some sense that the beasts out in the wild were once human or any number of other species. If that were the case, could you imagine if there were a way to bring them back from that brink?

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[dohaeris]

[sansa is dressed for the weather, relatively speaking, in a charcoal cap-sleeve dress with swooping ravens, her two customary little braids joined into a larger one instead of gathered at the back of her head. the buckle of her needle necklace sparkles with dark bloodstone.]

The ravens here won't venture out much further than the people do; too many ravens haven't come back. They won't fly very high, either. The sky is filled with Pthumerians, and they're very often angrier than the ones at sea. And the gulls don't fly very far out that way, not much farther than the fishing boats.

[saukura has probably heard enough to understand how sakura's powers work by now, between their training and sasuke's. she smiles wearily.]

I could look around with Vhagar for you, but i should hate for her to have to spill beast blood.

[creationrebirth]

[ It sounds intense, which isn't to say that she's scared. After all, she has her own strength and Sasuke's. ]

Birds are highly intelligent, so I'm sure they know things that even we don't.

[ The last thing she would want is for Vhagar to get hurt. ]

That's very kind of you to offer, but I'll have Sasuke-kun with me, so we'll be okay.

Though there is something I could use your help with if you have time.

[dohaeris]

[many of the things sansa has learned from birds, and not people, are either highly embarrassing or very gross, so she just smiles faintly, laughs a little when she mentions sasuke–the two of them together could probably defeat an army of beasts–and lights up when sakura asks for help.]

Oh! Of course. Many of my clients have been too busy for fittings, of late.

[creationrebirth]

Well, I was wondering, since I'll be gone for a few days, would you be willing to keep an eye on the clinic for me?

[onerthes]

You should speak with Manabu. He's made a recent foray out, along with some others, and found a waypoint of sorts beyond Trench's boundaries. It's a church, and they've managed to get the protection of a small circle of the little moaners, so that people can transport through the network.

It's supposed to be extremely hazardous, however. the protections of Trench aren't there yet. But they managed to begin the process.

[creationrebirth]

You're the second person to mention him, and the church. I think I'll reach out to him before I finalize plans with Sasuke-kun.

Maybe I could help with the protections in some way.

[onerthes]

I am hoping that, if we can get enough wards out and start to seal a large enough perimeter a community and base of operations can be formed.

...

New Trench?

[creationrebirth]

We definitely need a safe haven. This place isn't terrible, but I feel like it's very fragile.