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@faetrianodyssey
Just a set-up post for my Etrian Odyssey ocs, the few that I currently have
Etrian Odyssey V
Newhope Guild:
Sam, Brouni Botanist
Laithe, Earthlain Fencer
Lilavati, Celestrian Necromaancer
Kristonet, Earthlain Dragoon
Shinao, Therian Masurao
Etrian Odyssey Nexus
Deadmarch Guild:
Saph, Highlander
Reyes, Hero
Emily, Landsknecht
Wisteria, Sovereign
Katya, Gunner
Each guild and each guild member will be tagged in posts, so you can look up specific tags for whenever I write things about them!
At the stairs from the third floor to the second.
Sam: Third floor! Wonder what awaits us here.
Lilavati: Just hide behind my wraiths. That run-in with the toxipede was avoidable.
Kristonet: Don't look at me!
Laithe: It was your fault this time, Krissy. You got too lax and didn't follow its movements.
Kristonet: Hey, I made sure we got out of that in one peice.
Shinao: It was Lilavati's wraiths that actually saved us.
Kristonet: Uhm...
Sam: You almost got in our way, with how slow you were.
Kristonet: I, uh.
Lilavati: Heh, nothing to say? No witty comeback, no barbed tongue flapping about? You're almost cute like this.
Kristonet: Shut up.
Lilavati: What, can't handle the truth? Little 'Krissy' finally feeling shame?
Sam: Lila...
Laithe: That's enough.
Lilavati: I'm just glad it didn't take one of us almost dying to make you realize that you think more with your 'cannon' then—
Laithe: That's ENOUGH, Lilavati.
In the moments of silence, soft sobbing can be heard before Kristonet turns and dejectedly walks back down to the second floor.
Shinao: Excessive.
Sam walks up to Lilavati.
Sam: Good job.
Shinao and Sam follow Kristonet down.
Laithe: Damnit... I guess we're headed back to the Twilight.
Lilavati: She needed to be told that.
Laithe: I half-agree.
Lilavati: Half?
Laithe: Yes she needed to be told that, but not by you, or how you did it.
The two start to follow, but Lilavati pauses at the top step.
Lilavati: You said, a few weeks ago, that I was foolish trusting someone who seemed to hate me.
Laithe stops and turns back to listen.
Lilavati: I don't think I fully can, anymore. She has a shield, but she's enjoying shooting things more than defending.
Laithe: ...
Lilavati: I... I can take over, when needed. So that she can use her cannon. So that... So that she can have someone to defend her.
Laithe: I'll... What am I supposed to do with this? If this is your idea of an apology, it's terrible and you're apologizing to the wrong person.
Lilavati: Let's just... Head back.
The two finally follow after the rest of their guild.
Sam: I wonder what all these little statues are depicting? What is this little guy?
Laithe: There are smaller ones scattered about too, not just these 'switches'.
Sam: It's quite curious, who made all this?
Laithe: Perhaps we will find out on a later floor.
Kristonet: I doubt it. It's nature and ruins, Yggdrasil.
Lilavati: Don't ruin their fun, even if I do agree.
Shinao: The higher floors have yet to be breached. Mystery may still yet live.
Sam: Thank you, Shinao. He's right, there's a lot in here that's undiscovered.
Lilavati: Just don't get disappointed.
Laithe: Look around you! Who would be disappointed in this?
Kristonet: I suppose this is a good view.
Lilavati: Fine, this place is pretty.
Shinao: Beautiful.
Shinao: You must be strong.
Lilavati: Hm? Why do you say that?
Shinao: The coffin you carry, it must be heavy
Lilavati: It's lighter than it looks. Has to be, or I couldn't move it.
Shinao: It is a highly unusual weapon, I cannot say I understand it.
Lilavati: It's more to help my spells than to hit monsters with. Draws in Wraiths for me to manifest.
Shinao: Curious. I cannot imagine how it is even done.
Lilavati: I suppose I could teach you—
Shinao: No need. I only wished to know the physicality of using it.
Lilavati: Not a fan of magic?
Shinao: I have my blade. Magic merely gives me migraines.
Kristonet: I can't say I expected to see guildmaster Egar fishing on the second floor.
Shinao: A good pastime and beautiful environment.
Laithe: I'm glad we managed to find those Moon Apples too.
Shinao: The honey is a good ingredient. It shall be of great help cooking.
Lilavati: I'm more impressed he can get here without a party. He must be strong.
Kristonet: Someone to look up to!
Sam: He is quite tall, for an Earthlain.
Kristonet: And did you see his cannon!? It was a work of art.
Lilavati: Calm down there.
Kristonet: No, just because you decide to be boring doesn't mean I must be as well.
Lilavati: It's not being 'boring', it's being mature.
Laithe: Girls, enough. We have more floor to map out, so I don't want either of you fighting.
Sam: So, what do you think of Lili?
Lilavati: I don't know, but it was nice meeting a fellow Necromancer.
Sam: She seems a fair bit more experienced than us, too. Sweet and helpful.
Lilavati: I honestly expected other guilders to be more hostile.
Sam: You're just being jaded and pessimistic. You'd help them if our roles were reversed.
Lilavati: Well of course, nothing is to be gained from being aggressive towards those weaker than us.
Sam: You could also just say it's nice being kind.
Not a story post
Been going through Etrian Odyssey games again (I'm weird and play like 4 at once it's a problem) and the games are all so good for so many different reasons
I have a game in Untold, 4, 5, and Nexus going on right now and for so many different reasons I love them
Untold, I'm really enjoying the story having gone through classic on the remaster a few years ago, and the grimiore stones are a fun way to do subclassing if annoying to farm
4, not that far into it but the overworld so far is very charming and fun, and the like mini dungeons are great.
5, hoh boy 5 has some great classes in it. I love how my little guild of Newhope has turned out, even getting past the annoying I have with Dodge tanks that makes me sure I'll almost never use another one again
And Nexus, I love the pure chaos of party building in that. I had a friend tell me two classes to use in my party and still had several directions to go in for team building. It is probably my favorite game just for that, not that I love any of the other games less
The party huddles, a giant caterpillar far in the background
Kristonet: That thing is huge!
Lilavati: That's what—
Kristonet: Shut up, or you can feel what it's like to be a wraith.
Laithe: Both of you shut up. I'm trying to study it and you're making it hard to concentrait.
Shinao: What are you observing.
Laithe: Shinao...
Shinao: Verbalize it. It can help organize thoughts.
Laithe: Okay, okay. It's in our way, so I'm trying to find out how it's moving.
Sam: It's path is pretty set, from what I see.
Shinao: One of us should see how approaching goes.
Lilavati pats Kristonet on her shoulder.
Lilavati: O'er there, brave defender. Your purpose awaits!
Kristonet: Fuck off.
Sam: I could, I'm decently fast.
Shinao: No, I am the fastest, and the armor we bought will allow me to survive better.
Laithe: I, I haven't agreed to this yet!
Shinao: We must see how docile it will be.
Laithe: ... Fine, but be careful!
Shinao proceeds to move closer, getting very close but not engaging.
The caterpillar just moves away and Shinao returns.
Shinao: Good tidings. There is a path that we can take. It leads further.
Laithe: And it wasn't hostile at all?
Shinao: As long as our paths are separate, safety should be secured.
Laithe: Good work.
Kristonet: That was very simple and anticlimactic for how worried you were.
Laithe: ...I'm ignoring that. Sam, you have the map.
Sam: Yes Ma'am!
Laithe: Your magic is... Unusual.
Lilavati: it's fine to say it's morbid or grim.
Laithe: That's not what I was trying to get at! I more mean it's different than what I'm used to.
Sam: Oh, you probably have met a Warlock then. Lily here is a Necromancer.
Laithe: Ah, I'm not sure what the difference is?
Lilavati, sighing: A Warlock will use standard elemental magic, while us Necromancers use wraiths as conduits.
Laithe: I, I realize I must be coming off as judgemental but I'm not! It's just that, to make plans and cooperate our teamwork, I have to know what everyone can do.
Lilavati: That sounds tiring. If you ever need a place to rest—
Sam: God, don't flirt with her! We're in the middle of exploring!
Laithe, at the same time: Oh no, I'm straight thank you.
Lilavati: ...
Lilavati: I, uh, suppose I could give you details on what I can do.
Laithe: That's all I'm asking for.
Laithe: How did your cooking skills get so good?
Shinao: Necessity and practice.
Laithe: That's barely an answer.
Shinao: It is an answer.
Laithe: Could you explain further, though?
Shinao: Fine. I have spent some time on the first floor, honing my skills. I would have gone further, but my lack of directional skills made it easy to get lost.
Laithe: So that means you learned the skill on the first floor?
Shinao: Our first meeting may not have impressed this, but I am a man of culture. I enjoy the fine things; arts, dancing, food, to name a few.
Laithe: Well, I wouldn't quite say your level of skill is necessary.
Shinao: Lacking other things to raise my morale, I turned to cooking good meals. It was very necessary.
Laithe: I see, thanks you for sharing.
Shinao: I am glad to enlighten.
Lilavati: This never happened.
Kristonet: Uh huh.
Lilavati: We hate each other.
Kristonet: That is true.
Lilavati: If our guildmates ask, you were just...
Kristonet: Blowing out your back?
Lilavati: NO!
Kristonet: Petting your cat?
Lilavati: I don't own a — NOT THAT EITHER.
Kristonet: Working you out? Helping you with stretches? Taking you to town? Helping me break in the bed?
Lilavati: NONE OF THAT! You're being smug and insufferable. I. Am. Leaving.
Lilavati walks out the room and sees Laithe coming out of the adjacent room
Lilavati: ...
Laithe: ... Have fun last night?
Lilavati: No, nono, I just slept all night, how is that fun?
Laithe: So that wasn't you screaming "please go harder" and "I'm sorry I was a bitch" and "I'll be your bitch?"
Lilavati, blushing furiously: You heard nothing!
Lilavati pushes past, and Laithe enters Kristonet's room
Laithe: I thought you hated her.
Kristonet: She is a lot prettier when she either drops the act or has her mouth full. And she apologized.
Laithe: I heard. That and everything else.
Kristonet: Shit, sorry.
Laithe: Apologize to Jenetta. And the other patrons. You can work off your guilt with me.
Kristonet: ... Pardon?
Laithe: You're going to carry my pack in the labyrinth this week.
Kristonet: Oh. I thought you meant—
Laithe: Get your head out of the gutter.
Sam: You use a gun, so why do you stay up front?
Kristonet: You're slightly mistaken.
Sam: Pardon?
Kristonet: I use a shield, with a gun.
Sam: How does that change things?
Kristonet: I defend you first, shoot them later.
Sam: Ah, okay. You'd still be effective without the gun then.
Kristonet: No, no. The shooting tends to happen right after defending.
Kristonet and Shinao, after a battle
Kristonet: Your swordwork is quite impressive.
Shinao: And you are quite impressive yourself, moving to defend us carrying all that.
Kristonet: You could do the same with training.
Shinao: You dishonour yourself. Many can train, and many can excel. You give yourself a disservice by dismissing your own efforts.
Kristonet: I'm not dismissing them, I'm just saying—
Shinao: You are.
Kristonet: How?
Shinao: You have put in a lot of effort in your skill set, as I have mine, and Sam his. By saying I could with training, you imply that it was easy.
Kristonet: I mean, it...
Shinao: Was it easy?
Kristonet: I suppose not. I just never thought of it that way.
Shinao: Why not?
Kristonet: I enjoyed it.
Shinao: As do I with my sword. Does that lessen my skill?
Kristonet: No! No, I suppose not.
Shinao: So do not lessen your own.
On the first floor, looking for chickens
Kristonet: These little buggers are slippery.
Sam: We just need to find one more, so keep your eyes out.
Laithe: And be aware of any monsters. This may just be the first floor, but it's still dangerous.
Lilavati: Is that a monster? It looks... Weird.
Kristonet: And it has the chicken!
The party rushes to intercept the 'monster'
Laithe, attacking: Let go, monster!
The 'monster' unsheathes a blade and deflects the attack.
Kristonet: That's not a monster, it's an extremely dirty Therian!
The chicken wrests free from the Therian's grasp, where Sam catches it.
Sam: Don't worry, you're safe.
Lilavati: Show your weapon, thief, or I shall be forced to retaliate!
Kristonet: I'm surprised you can show restraint.
Lilavati: I'm surprised you're not already attacking.
Laithe: Shut up you two! State your name.
Shinao: I am Shinao, and there is a misunderstanding.
Lilavati: Then enlighten us.
Shinao: No time.
He rushes the party, before surprising them by jumping over and hitting a Rabid Acorn.
Laithe: Wha— Contact! Into formation!
After the battle
Shinao: You four fight well.
Laithe: And so do you.
Shinao: I request a favor.
Lilavati: I don't see why we should give one.
Kristonet: Be reasonable. That first monster was after you.
Shinao: I am lost. I wish to return to the city. Show me the way.
Sam: After we return this little guy to her rancher, at least.
Lilavati: He's a thief.
Shinao: A misunderstanding.
Lilavati: A vagabond.
Shinao: The chicken's fault.
Laithe: Lilavati. Come off it. We need a break anyways.
Lilavati: Fine! I'm not responsible if anything goes wrong.
Shinao: An accord, and my thanks.
Shinao: How does one such as you fight?
Sam: Indirectly.
Shinao: How does that work?
Sam: Well, I heal you. Then you slash the monsters.
Shinao: I see, quite effective.
Lilavati, butting in: Don't let him fool you, he can still use a bow or staff and pack a decent punch.
Shinao: Why not just say that, then?
Sam: Well, it's a fallback.
Lilavati: I saw you pierce a monster through its eye.
Sam: Because your wraiths held it down.
Shinao: Have you no pride for your skills.
Sam: I do! I am proud to heal you all.
Shinao: You confuse me.
Laithe: Why did you even agree to join the guild?
Lilavati: I don't understand.
Laithe: You and Krissy hate each other, right?
Lilavati: Yes.
Laithe: But you formed a guild with her.
Lilavati: And you, Sam, and Shinao. How is this relevant?
Laithe: Kris is the one protecting you! Shinao and I can't really stop attacks to you and Sam, so that falls on her.
Lilavati: Why are you just saying facts?
Laithe: Aren't you scared that she'll just... Not protect you?
Lilavati: Aren't you her friend? That's very rude to not trust her.
Laithe: I'm not saying I don't, I'm asking how you can!
Lilavati: Well she's a bitch, an asshole, and generally insufferable, but she takes her duties seriously. So I'm sure she will protect me.
Laithe: I've seen people die with that kind of attitude.
Lilavati: Doubtlessly. But they trusted the wrong people. I don't make mistakes like that.
Laithe: You are a little egotistical, huh.
Lilavati: Who told you that!?
Laithe: Krissy.
Lilavati: That bitch!
Lilavati storms off, leaving Laithe alone.
Laithe: Shit. I'm going to need earplugs if this goes down as usual.
On the first floor of the labrynth
Shinao: So, you two are friends?
Lilavati & Kristonet, together: No!
Shinao: Ah, lovers then. What a strong relationship, to withstand such fighting, and even delve together!
Kristonet: No way, never! She doesn't even understand what she did wrong!
Lilavati: Well, you haven't apologized for punching me out of nowhere!
Kristonet: Out of nowhere? That you don't realize it wasn't "out of nowhere" is the problem!
Shinao steps back to the other two
Shinao: So, are they not lovers? They seemed very interested in each other last night.
Laithe: I don't think they'll admit it.
Sam: Well Lilavati definitely enjoys this, I can say that at least.