Forest RegionDay 1 of Grainworks Initiative
Ava was at Cave Camp when the timer finally ticked down to zero and it was time for the Adventurer’s Enclave to start.
[Regional Project Voting Completed]
Winning Project: System-Sanctioned Adventurer's Enclave
Beginning Project Activation
Resource Commitments ConfirmedContribution Investments ConfirmedRegional Labor Allocation Confirmed◈ ◈ ◈
[Project Started]
Project: Adventurer's Enclave
Category: Regional Infrastructure
Estimated Duration: 60 Days
Assigned Personnel: 0 / 15
Available Tasks Generated: 241
Additional Tasks Generating◈ ◈ ◈
Everyone in camp started to cheer. No one doubted that it would be the winner. Some held their breath for the next message, while others already started applying to be one of the assigned personnel.
[System Sanctioned Adventurer's Enclave Activated]
Initial Systems Available
Adventurer RegistrationParty RegistrationRegional Reputation TrackingDiscovery RegistryContract Board SystemExpedition RecordsRegional Rankings
Physical Facilities Pending Construction
Failure to establish permanent guild facilities may result in project suspension◈ ◈ ◈
Then before anyone had time to react, another message appeared.
[Temporary Guild Registry Established]
Location: Cave Camp
Guild Registry Stone Created
Functions AvailableRegistrationContract AccessDiscovery RecordsReputation TrackingParty Creation
Permanent Facilities Must Be Constructed◈ ◈ ◈
As the crowd went quiet and people started to really read through the messages, Ava immediately clicked the register button, agreed to the confirmation, and received a new message. All along the way, she disregarded any warnings and descriptions because she just wanted to be the first one.
[Registration]
Registered Adventurer Status
BenefitsReputation Gain EnabledDiscovery Credit EnabledContract Access EnabledParty Registration Enabled◈ ◈ ◈
She next clicked on the party registration and enrolled her party. She assigned herself, Bramble, Swoop, and Chew as members of the group.
[Party Registration]
Party Name: Wild Pack
Members:AvaBrambleSwoopChew
Party Status: Registered
Party Reputation: 0◈ ◈ ◈
Ava was really excited about this. She started reviewing the other options and found the profile section.
[Explorer Profile]Explorer Reputation: 0
Discoveries: 0
Verified Discoveries: 0
First Discoveries: 0
Survey Contributions: 0%
Current Standing: #1 Explorer Forest Region◈ ◈ ◈
Ava was so excited. She was looking at that number one with a giant smile on her face. And then it changed to #2, and after a few more seconds, #3. Oh no, this was going to be a race; she needed to start moving or she would fall behind. She grabbed the reins of her horse and headed southeast towards Forest’s Rest.
She found the Regional Rankings and saw:
[Regional Rankings]Top ExplorersMiraJarekAvaBrenTomas
Top PartiesCave Recovery TeamWild PackEastwatch Survey CrewTop Discoveries◈ ◈ ◈
It was interesting that the rankings, names, and party positions could change. As she watched, she noticed a name added to the explorers' list and top parties. She would need to get to work if she wanted to stay on top. She then opened the project progress page.
[Adventurer's Enclave Progress]
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Registered Adventurers: 43 / 100
Registered Parties: 12 / 50
Participating Regions: 1 / 10
Verified Discoveries: 9 / 20
Major Surveys: 0 / 5
Specialist Contributions: In Progress◈ ◈ ◈
The numbers of registered adventurers and parties were quickly rising. She then found the project specialist requirements and started reading the list.
[Specialist Requirements]The project requires contributions from
HuntersExplorersScoutsHerbalistsCooksBlacksmithsLeatherworkersTailorsArmor SmithsWeapon SmithsMinersFarmers◈ ◈ ◈
She finally stopped and realized this was not just a fighters' guild but a guild for all types of people. She then found a page talking about the discovery registry. There were options available, and the one that stood out to her was unclaimed discovery opportunities.
[Unclaimed Discovery Opportunities]
Eastern Frontier RegionStatus: Unregistered
Discovery Bonus Available
First Survey Bonus Available
Regional Recruitment Bonus Available
Additional Reputation Available◈ ◈ ◈
She now had a target. She was heading east to find out what was out there. She stopped at Forest’s Rest long enough to tell Clara where she was heading, as she knew she would be in big trouble if she did not leave word. Then she headed east out of Forest’s Rest. She continued hunting through the menu. There had to be a trick to making the top lists, and then she found the Recruitment system.
[Recruitment System]
Guild Members may sponsor new members
Sponsor Reward: +10 Reputation
First Expedition Completed: Additional Reputation
First Registered Party: Additional Reputation◈ ◈ ◈
Okay, Ava needed to find people and invite them. Everyone in the zone was heading toward Cave Camp to register like she did. So she needed to move faster. She continued searching the menus and found a section on construction requirements. Looking at it for a few seconds, she saw a list of items needed.
[Construction Requirements]Future FacilitiesGuild HallTraining GroundsExpedition BarracksSupply DepotMonster Processing CenterCartography Hall◈ ◈ ◈
None of that interested her. She was not a builder; someone else could dig in and look at that, so she closed the menu. She brought up the Eastern Frontier Region message again and looked at its info.
[Eastern Frontier Region]
Name to be discoveredNo registered partiesNo registered adventurersNo survey progressNo discoveries recorded◈ ◈ ◈
She finally brought up the task list and reviewed the tasks she was qualified for and accepted several exploration contracts, including one for the eastern frontier region. By this point she had passed Wayrest and was just about to leave the Forest Region zone. She had not been this way but remembered that Cora had been here and mentioned it long ago. She then received a new system message.
[Region Entered]
Stonefield Frontier
First Guild Survey Progress Recorded
Explorer Reputation +25
Guild Registration: 0
Registered Parties: 0
Survey Progress: 0%◈ ◈ ◈
She stopped her horse and looked around; the forest had completely stopped, and she was no longer on a road, as the construction engineers had halted the road building just at the zone border. Ava saw trails going in various directions from here, but only one seemed well traveled. Bramble let out a low growl, letting Ava know that he liked the forest better than this place. Chew had stayed back at Wayrest, telling Ava the area was too dry ahead and he planned to make a new dam here and see if he could find any other beavers.
Swoop was the only one of her bonds excited about this new area. She told Ava she was going to follow the big trail and see if other people were about and would return to report. Meanwhile, Ava just looked around. The place was barren compared to all the other zones she had been to. There was little vegetation and no water in sight. There were large peaks to the northeast of her and rough stone all around; some jutted out of the ground, while in other places she could see that there were creases in the earth and it was dry. She could already see why Chew refused to come near it. He would not like this place.
Swoop finally returned and said there was a small camp on the bigger trail with people there. That was enough for Ava, and she headed that direction. Swoop planned to explore outward and climbed high into the sky until Ava could only see a speck as she searched for a good vantage point over the area. Ava brought the survey report for the area back up, and it now listed 2%, and as Swoop headed north, she saw it tick to 3%. She was happy to see that her adventure team got credit together for the exploration.
The sun was getting close to setting when she finally got to the small camp and got a system message.
[Point of Interest Discovered]
Wayfarer's Camp
First Discovery Credit Awarded
Explorer Reputation +15◈ ◈ ◈
Someone sitting around a small campfire saw her and motioned her over. Ava got off her horse, hobbled and fed it, then went to the fire to talk. There were six people around the fire: four women and two men. They welcomed her to the area and asked her what she was doing there, as they did not have many visitors on horseback in this area. Ava told them she had come from the forest to the west and wanted to share some good news with them.
Ava said, “The forest area got a system-sanctioned Adventurer’s Enclave, you know, an adventurer's guild. And it wants us to share it and its option with others. That is why I am here.”
One of the women said, “Hello, my name is June. We raise sheep just south of here, and we are out grazing them on the little vegetation out here. We're just camping here tonight before driving them farther south tomorrow. You're welcome to stay the night with us.”
Ava then went into guild pitch mode and convinced all but one of them to sign up for the guild and sent them each a guild invite.
[Guild Reputation +10]
[Sponsored Member Registered]
[Guild Reputation +10]
[Sponsored Member Registered]
[Guild Reputation +10]
[Sponsored Member Registered]
[Guild Reputation +10]
[Sponsored Member Registered]
[Guild Reputation +10]
[Sponsored Member Registered][Guild Recruitment Milestone]
Sponsored Members: 5
Recruitment Reputation +25◈ ◈ ◈
She pointed out that joining gave them access to perks and offered tasks to do. She walked the five who joined through finding tasks and explained how the reputation worked—not that she really knew, but she needed to sell them enough to get credit for it. Just then Swoop came back and landed at Ava’s feet and startled the people. She then received another system message.
[Aerial Survey Completed]
New Discoveries
Stonefield FrontierStonefield CrossingWeaver's HollowRidgemarketWindwatch StationBroken Ridge CampEastgate CampAncient WatchtowerWhisper CanyonBroken Spine Ridge
Survey Progress: 18%
Explorer Reputation Awarded◈ ◈ ◈
The last thing Ava did before going to bed was to bring up the top explorer list and see that she was indeed #1 again on the list; as she was about to close the window, the rank dropped to #2. She closed the window, frustrated. She would fix this tomorrow.