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vanish, we are truly
gone. That is how we return to our own realm. While we may live a
life among you here, we each have duties among our own that must be
dealt with. And as a result of the magic that brings us here, many of
us do not know about this land.” I laughed as an example came
to mind, “For instance, I do not even know the name of this
city.”

    She smiled to me again,
bringing a hand to her chin in thought. “I see… well,
that would certainly explain a few things. Thank you for sharing your
story with me. I’ll be sure to let people know. Maybe there’s
a way we can help the foreigners get better acquainted with this
area?”

    “ Well, actually,
there is. As we appear here without food or money, we are required to
seek methods of earning gild in order to sustain us on our visits. In
that way, you may view us well, because it means that those who come
will help those in need.”

    “ Yes, I can see that
being a good thing. Is that why you offered to help me out tonight?”
She asked, one eyebrow curiously raised.

    “ Well, I spoke true
when I said that I enjoy helping the damsel in distress. But yes, one
of the reasons was that I was in need of gild as well, and a
shopkeeper suggested I help here. You see, I wish to enroll at the
Mages’ College tomorrow, but the tuition fee made that
impossible before.”

    She nodded to me,
accepting that. “Well, I do hope you’re able to help out
again, though I understand if your studies prevent it. Might I ask,
if you use such powerful magic to visit our land, what could you
learn from the college?”

    It was my turn to smile to
her. “When we visit here, this place changes us. The magic of
our world does not function, leaving us to find our own means. At the
same time, it also means that even a warrior of my realm can learn
magic here.”

    “ It truly is like
living a second life, isn’t it?”

    “ Yes, I suppose you
could say that it is. So, would you mind giving me some information
about this world? Anything at all would be helpful, even if it seems
to be obvious.”

    “ Oh, certainly.
First of all, this city is known as Rosenheim. It’s the capital
of the Wynterrose kingdom, one of the three human realms.” As
she spoke, a window appeared in front of me, and I had a suspicion it
did so for other players as well.

Story Updated!

    Due to the tales of one of the foreigners, the people
of Rosenheim have become aware of the origins of the foreigners,
and will be more open to sharing the history of this land with
them.

    After that, a second
window appeared, giving another welcome bit of information.

+20 Fame for being the first player to tell the story
of the foreigner’s origins.

    Mentally closing both
windows, I nodded for her to continue. “The other two kingdoms
are Eastal and the Shattered Realm. Due to a great quake that shook
the world, the former kingdom of Crucible was split apart into many
islands, creating the Shattered Realm. In the mountains to the west
and the north, there are the dwarves, who excel at the arts of
crafting. In the many forests scattered through the land of the
various tribes of Elves, who excel at nature magic and archery. And
finally, in the hills of the south, there is a tribe of Goblins, a
race focused on warfare. Their main specialty appears to be trading,
as they travel the lands as merchants.

    “ You said that you
wish to enroll in the Mages’ College, so I can leave that out.
There is also the Fighters’ Hall, which trains those wishing to
be warriors, and the hidden Thieves’ Guild, though those that
know where it is don’t say. Since you mentioned that you must
wait four weeks before leaving, it would seem that none of your
people have ventured outside the cities. To the west, beyond the
dwarven realms, there are the Lost Lands, a barren land ruled by the
strongest of monsters. Even scattered throughout the center of the
continent are creatures that hunt humans. Everything from wild dogs
to dragons of