Elduke

It's a night of exploration and failed achievement hunting.

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"All the way across the poisonous swamp was an offshoot of Table Mountain. There's a cave near to where the river reaches the forest inhabited by angry frogmen. To enter their lair, we had to place stones on a pedestal to depress a lever. But it had to be a certain depth. Too far, and it didn't matter. Inside was the frog king, Ribbi-Roi! He jumps into action against us but had to take time to admonish his underlings. They did not join him.

Ribbi has the same actions as the other frogs, except he's bigger. Wave after wave of "normal" sized frogs join him, but Frieda's aoe skills make quick work of all of them. After we defeated the royal guard, they all knelt before their new leader. Me! As a sign of submission, they gave us the Sacred Beast's Claws. This relic changes our dodges into tackles, allowing us to break through natural barriers.

I know we shouldn't have, but there were a few walls of branches back in the Casnan Forest. We broke through there and found a giant dog! It shot lasers at us, and it hurt. We'll come back...

We returned to the dead end and plowed through the coral. The Forest of Spores is a very apt name. It's similar to Table Mountain because it's a single path that eventually takes us north. Inside is a mother spore mantis creature. She has her own attacks but can also attack alongside its young. But there's a treat at the end.

We called it Monsteum. This deformed nightmare is the cross between an angler, frog, and snail. It liked to smash into us and spit green blobs at us. I got the feeling we scared it when it started to roll around the arena for a while. But there was no escape. Rather than run, it tried to ram into us at full speed. It missed, and we finished it off.

Frieda introduced us to where the ancient Celceta kingdom fell. The Colonia Battlefield is where King Lafance, via Sol-Galba, battled against evil Eldeel. It ruined the entire area, and now only dust remains. The two creatures that walk this wasteland are imps who shoot at us and large monkeys. They're very different from the ones near Casnan - a separate animal kingdom, but they're very primate looking. To the northwest is a monster door we couldn't defeat, but the northeast is where the capital was.

Elduke. I don't know how long Celceta was a kingdom, but this was its throne, and even Eldeel lived here for a time. Ozma noticed the massive tree on top of this pyramid, which was the Roda Tree. Why does that sound familiar? The tree's been watching over the forest for centuries but has been sleeping since the fall. But its presence has still been felt. It's where we've been camping! But the mask division currently occupies the location. Fortunately, they suck at their jobs. We walked around the outer perimeter until we saw Remnos ordering soldiers. Karna tried to reach out to him, but Duren reminded her of the danger. After he left, we saw the opening to reach the top.

Up there was a locked door. We were so close but so far. Or so we thought! Duren and I tried to force open the door, and ... we failed. As we lie exhausted, we wonder where Lezza and Eldeel are? They should be here since they can fly. Frieda asked Nina to find her, and the topic of Frieda's love life came up. Her former fiancé created Nina before he left the village to join the Darklings. Speaking of whom...

Gruda and crew showed up. They seemed to walk out of the castle, but that was impossible. But that's not all. Lightning struck all around us, paralyzing all of us. Gruda wasn't looking to defeat Eldeel. He was working for him! Gruda handed over the Mask of the Sun, and Eldeel used it to open the door. As they entered, I asked them why. They want to write the world in their favor. They still think we're too weak to kill, so they let us go. The door shut and locked itself before we could give chase. With no other choice, we had to look for an alternative way in.

We descended the stairs, and Karna sensed something. She tracked it under the Roda's roots and into a cave. The cave was filled with beings called roos! I think I had a roo friend at one point in my life. But there was no time to gawk. A voice told us to walk deeper in. We followed directions (after participating in capitalism) and found a giant roo! And it could speak our language?! The roo king talked on behalf of the Roda Tree to inform us there's another way to enter the Archives. We'll need to find the Mask of the Moon. Roda isn't sure where the Mask of the Moon is now but directed us towards the twin mountains east. Mt. Vesuvius is actually two mountains; one an active volcano and the other a frozen peak. But it also felt something futher east. The roo king asked us to leave and went back to sleep.

We explored the Elduke Outskirts until we found the path to the volcano blocked. We began to ascend the snow covered peak, but "they" were here.

How are they still here!?!? Commander Leo, Sancho, and Panzo are still going! Leo, though, was a bit different. He actually thanked us for the help in the marshlands and offered us some advice. He told Karna something about Remnos and also that someone was waiting for us in the mountain. The three of them then ran up it. I wonder who it is!?"

-Adol

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Is another achievement bugged? I've fed all the animals, game! Give me my useless recognitions!