B.L.A.D.E. Report #3 - Sun'celeg Rises

Heeeeeellllllo NLA! All the way from Oblivia, here is my third post.

 This is where we will be camping for the night.

So after we left Professor B's lab the next night, we continued walking around the Industrial District talking to people; for both idle chatter and for useful information. At the Outfitters Test Hanger we find Lin talking with some mechanics and technicians. Interested in the conversation we join it and once again are reminded of Lin's infatuation with machines and tech. We also converse about how quickly technology is advancing thanks to the many dire situations humanity has encountered along with the number of alien species we've allied ourselves with. While admitting to her desire to put all her efforts into the advancement and inventing of technology, Lin still is proud of the way she helps out with these advancements. Apparently, B.L.A.D.E and what they do are the biggest inspirations to these inventors. Lin ends the conversation by thanking Elma and I for being such supportive teammates and friends. Remembering about when I first meet Lin and Doug, I jest and add that Doug should also be thanked as he is basically her guinea pig for her research. She happily agrees saying that Doug is the most tough and reliable person she knows. Afterwards, we return to the Administration district to prepare for travel in Oblivia.

I just love this view of the ring with the mountains in the back.

In Oblivia, we do some hunting; to train and get stronger as well as to complete the basic mission, Axing Falsaxum where we have to defeat 6 lake falsaxums. Thanks to my Skell, we managed to complete the mission and return safely. In addition, one of the falsaxums dropped a Skell weapon that is a lot better than the weapon currently equipped. It was a type of scythe that had an art with the effect of a two-hit backslash. For those who wish to know, the weapon is called the E-Scythe; equipped to the right shoulder. Once completed, we went to Primordia to explore. On our travels, we ran into the tyrant, Elutanne, the Bloodthirsty for the first time, and beat it. During the battle, I accidentally fell off the cliff into the Silent Mire. Since I haven't been to the Rock Cavern in a while, once the battle ended, we explored the cave, now knowing that we can handle most of the enemies in the cave. Once content with our findings, we returned to NLA to take a rest.

Do you like my Skell?

 Checking on the the Manon Ship, we find the Orpheans we saved a while ago on board, discussing some sort of topic. As we join, they talk to us about their agreement to assist us in the fight against the Ganglion in exchange for the survival of the Orphean species. From there, the discussion transitioned into talking about the concept of agreeing and disagreeing as the Orphe species are practically incapable of disagreeing with each other. We learn that every Orphe has something called the Ovah which is what gives the Orphe species a common will, like a hive mind, regardless of their individuality as living beings. Getting to the point, our client Sun'barac tells us that Sun'celeg has not returned and it's becoming a huge concern. Another Orphe rushes in reporting to Sun'barac that a Definian has infiltrated NLA looking like a human and kidnapped Sun'celeg. Accepting the request, we go out to the B.L.A.D.E. Tower in the Administrative District to look for info on Sun'celeg's kidnapping. We follow the trail to the East Gate where we learn that Sun'celeg was most likely taken to Oblivia. Reporting our findings to Sun'barac, we make a plan. Knowing that it's only going to be one Definian, I decide that our team will move on ahead to dispatch the kidnapper. We meet up with the Definian and fight. Sun'celeg then proceeds to thank us and reassure that by the agreement, we will kill any and all those who pose a threat to the Orphe to which I respond by saying that the specifics that Sun'celeg mentions are too brutal and immoral. He promptly disagrees, saying that there is no logic in letting the enemy live. With our guard down, the Definian suddenly gets up, says her last words and kills Sun'celeg before dying herself. Too late to help, the other Orphes come and watch as Sun'celeg dies. We then learn of the existence of senirapa water and that it is the last of their supplies. Sun'barac decides to use it so that they can gain Sun'celeg's knowledge. The use of the water suddenly gives birth to two more Orphes, Tan'celeg and Ten'celeg; Sun'celeg's offspring. Sun'barac explains that Orpheans have acheived reproduction through fission with the use of the senirapa water as a medium. We learn that during the fission, all knowledge from the parent gets passed down to the offspring. And finally, we complete the request and decide to spend the night there. 

Just behind us is where Sun'celeg and the Definian died.

Thank you for reading and please! Tell me if  you think the end result would have changed if we decided to go find Sun'celeg with the other Orphes and how do you think events would of changed? Do you agree with Sun'celeg's beliefs about the slaughtering of enemies? Also, this is the first time in a post where I added a picture of my Skell from the front. What do you think of the paint job I put? Isn't it fabulous. In my opinion, it's "pretty pretty"! On a last note, feel free to show off your Skell here in the comments. I want to see what Skell designs you came up with.

Where I've Been - #1/2

B.L.A.D.E. Report #2 - Arms and the Man

Great Scott! The last few days have been pretty crazy, but I'm back and I've got some stories to tell you. Since I've left off at Sylvalum last time, I installed a probe at FN sites 411 and 417. Even better, we found this!

 A piece of the Life Hold! Unfortunately, we can't do any with it until the higher ups figure out a plan of retrieval since it's quite a ways away, there are many indigen nests in the area, and the Ganglion are littered on the path to the Life Hold piece. Also, for the sake of secrecy, the coordinates will remain confidential. What's next? Well jumping (driving) of a cliff of course! Remember the previously mentioned indigen nests? It didn't take long for them to notice us and the foggy night really didn't help either. The only thing I could think of was to drive off the edge of the continent which thankfully worked. And back to NLA we went. After checking in with the Barracks and doing some equipment and team organisation, the team and I checked with mission control and handed in materials needed for A Crickety Cure; 3 glassy crickets, What's a Toaman; 5 vials of toaman acid, and Thick-Skinned- 4 hard skins.

 Afterwards, Yelv comes up to us and we converse, looking for interesting missions. During this exchange, we learn that Yelv worked in the military back on Earth, stationed in a desert and that he got most of his info from the neighboring towns; the locals and that we should do the same to look for an "interesting" mission. He also talks about how he and his best friend used to sneak out of the barracks at night to hang out with "the boys" and work as bouncers for a little extra money. Back to the present, we take a look around the commercial district and overhear talk of some tough blattas gathering near NLA's walls. With nothing else to, our team when out to take care of it.We squashed them (literally) and returned to Elenora to report our completion. After congratulating our success, Elenora continues to tease and talk to Yelv about the thing he's looking for. Her interest in him only makes me want to ship them so bad. They're a cute couple in my opinion, even though Yelv has absolutely no interest in her. She then mentions about some White Whale wreckage at Oblivia's Great Washington Isle. Exited, Yelv gets ready to depart as do we. We get there and fight some curious indigen followed by inspecting the debris. We find an arm of a mim to which Yelv freaks out with excitement and happiness saying "He's here!" With that, he takes me away from the others and tells my about his past and how it relates to this. I promised to keep this a secret so the details will be left out; sorry! Maybe some other time, I'll be able to tell you.

 Back at NLA, I hand in the 11 shimmering skins for Fell Fashion at mission control and then take a walk around the Residential District then the Commercial District, and finally the Industrial District. As I enter the residential district, I notice a weird man by one of the garages tucked away in the North side of the district. By talking to him, I get accused of being an assassin to which I reply peacefully and gain his trust. The man introduces himself as Professor B. It also becomes established that some of his language can't be translated or even pronounced in English.

I decide to help him with his research and his first request is to obtain some tykki sap from Noctilum. I assemble the team and we go out to find the sap. What a coincidence! It's found in a tree right beside the Prone Base mentioned last post.

              (The entrance is where the arrow is)

We managed to sneak our way through and get the syrup, but not before an encounter with four B.L.A.D.E. members. They had us surrounded and questioned us. Hoping for the slight chance that they would not attack, I answer them honestly, but they still attacked us after. It was an easy fight until a small swarm of wasp-like indigen too close to the fight joined in.It was close, but we made it out on top, getting the sap and getting it to Professor B. According to him those B.L.A.D.E.s being led by Gadd just wants Professor B's tech. He compensates and apologizes to us buy giving us the money to buy the next item, a car! Why? Because he apparently is from the future and wants to build a time machine to get back to his time Back To The Future style with said car. He even has a young Manon sidekick named Veven who probably should not be involved in this, but it was his choice. And so, we went to his friend in the Commercial District to buy a car. What do you know? We had choices; an average blue car for 10,000G, a wrecked grey car for 1,000G and a high quality red and black car for 100,000G. Since Professor B gave us 10,000G, we bought the average car. At last, we tested the time machine once Professor B installed all the modifications. With some convincing Professor B gets Veven to test it. Of course, it didn't work. The Professor surmised that we'll need some topaz wine from a clay tectinsula to fix the time machine. Once we returned with the topaz wine, the Professor fixed the machine and prepared to leave. After exchanging our last words, he leaves and Veven comes back too late. I felt bad for the little guy. He really wanted to be a part of the scientific breakthrough that is time travel. He didn't even get to say bye to the Professor. Hoping to get his spirits up, I mentioned how grateful the Professor was and that he promised to always keep us in his heart as the ones who helped him conquer time. That was what was needed to reignite Veven's spirit. He then swears that he will dedicate the rest of his life to time travel and to find Professor B again. Veven went straight to work and here we are now; at the Professor's lab.

 Thank you for reading and please! Tell me who you think the arm of that mim we found with Yelv belongs to, or what car you would of bought for Professor B. Also, tell me if you also think Yelv and Elenora make a cute couple.

B.L.A.D.E. Report #1 - The Ties That Bind

Hello! So here is my first post coming all the way from Sylvalum.

So, since the start of this journal, I've done quite a bit in the side-questing side. First on the list? Well..... ordering pizza; for a Manon named Jeshero. TEN WHOLE PIZZA's all in order to compensate for the creation of a necklace containing a Nopon matchmaking stone (a very valuable and hard rock that Tatsu gave to us). After receiving the necklace, the client/Lao's teammate Shingo takes it to give to his crush Dorothy. And with that, they officially become a couple. How sweet! Also, Lao mentions an interesting thought. As you know, our bodies are Mimeosomes or Mims; a robotic body meant to act just like a human body in almost every way. Regardless, our bodies are still fake and some human necessities can be ignored. Lao makes a quick comment on how he finds intimate relationships pointless in our state of being Mims. I should probably inquire what he means by that at a later point.

On our way back to the Administrative District, we meet up with this Nopon named Tora who apparently is Tatsu's rival in something. Tora mentions the location of a Nopon caravan in Noctilum called the Dodonga Caravan. Back at the Baracks, Tatsu explains that it is one of the larger caravans started by the legendary Heropon Dodonga, and that the caravan is where Tatsu himself comes from. We decide to accompany Tatsu to the caravan so that he can visit his "momapon". On the way, we complete some basic missions; miranium delivery, and hunting a pair of jacular saltats. By the way, be careful if you head North East of FN site 222. Around the area, there is a Ganglion fortress with level 50 humanoid and mechanical enemies.

(sorry for the lack of map location; will be added in next post)

Once we found the caravan, we receive a warm welcome by Tatsu's younger siblings and mother, Koko. After introductions and a humorous misunderstanding, we learn about Tatsu's glasses handed down by his father. Unfortunately, because of Tatsu's disappearance a while ago, Koko believed he was dead and threw his glasses into the ocean as tradition (to throw the belongings of the deceased into the sea to send them to their owners). After hearing this, we go looking for the glasses. After chasing down a certain indigen, we get the glasses back and return to the caravan. Tatsu tries on the glasses and I have to say, he looks...... amusing. In addition, we learn that Tatsu's father is this year's heropon to clear up debt and that Tatsu will inherit the leadership of the Dodonga caravan once his mother steps down.

Before leaving we meet this one Nopon called Nosusu who, continuing the family business, wants to sell her wares but is struggling. She decides to invent a hat that appeals to both Nopon and humans. We get her all the required materials and add some vibrant plumes to the pile to make a bright red hat.
The end result surprisingly is a hat that resembles Santa's hat. What I'm worried about is that it may attract hungry indigen which will be very bad for the victim. Did I make the right choice? As a last note, I invested some miranium into Orphean Technologies reaching their second milestone. and invented a new series of heavy wear that focuses on defense and evasion.

Thank you for reading and please! Tell me what you think about what Lao was talking about or if I should of made a small fluffy hat instead of the red hat.