#river fog path

[rapidpixeladventure]

Agree. It's more important to try and help Gestalt and Cal. If they're in danger, then it's your duty to help.

{[ACCEPT]: [The Herald’s Blessing]}

You don’t have time to look for other options, Gestalt and Cal could be in danger. Without hesitation, you agree to the Heralds’ offer.

{You accept the Herald’s Blessing.}

Behind their golden mask, you can almost sense the Herald smiling. Their voice becomes muffled as the power flows out of them, a deep air of sadness soaked into their words.

Your [Orb of Exploration] suddenly glows with energy, and a powerful light shoots out of it, clearing the fog around you wiping the haze away from your eyes.

{Your [Orb of Exploration] had been upgraded. As long as it is active, those inside its light are protected from low level [Illusions] and [Curses].}

As soon as the Herald’s magic takes hold, the two specters begin to fade, as if they were always part of the fog.

The last thing you hear before they vanish, is the comforting words of the Petrified Knight.

You are still under the effects of the [Void of the White Mage] but you have regained you ability to [Investigate] and you are no longer trapped by the illusionary fog.

The orb is providing enough light to let you walk without worry about where you are going.

The protective magic surrounding you feels oddly warm. You feel safer despite the danger lurking ahead. You remind yourself to thank the Herald next time you fall asleep. 

The [LEFT] path leads back to the [River Fog Bridge 1] The [RIGHT] path leads to [River Bridge Ossuary 1]

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[rapidpixeladventure]

Check for tracks

{[TRACK]: [Companions]}

The pile of bones is significantly lighter in the middle, as if people pass through here all the time.

Under the layer of mold and bone dust, you can make out the tracks of what is probably your two companions.

They continued [RIGHT] along the bridge, as far as you can tell.

There are also dozens of other boot prints heading in both directions. It seems that more people than you’d initially thought brave this path on a regular basis. 

The [LEFT] path leads back to the [River Bridge Ossuary 1] The [RIGHT] path leads to [Mist Castle Gate Entrance]

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[rapidpixeladventure]

Go right

{[GO]: [RIGHT]}

The fog seems to be getting weaker, as if you have passed through the center of the magic.

As you continue onward, you spot large looming figures in the distance. Upon closer inspection, you see that the figures are in fact [Stone Statues] dotting either side of the bridge.

While most of the statues are heavily damaged, you noticed one statue appears to be missing its head. 

More [Bone piles] and [Rotten Arrows] are piled high in your path, the crunching sound echoing across the vast river with each step.

Bits of crumbled [Masonry] appear to have fallen from above, weakening this section of bridge, so you decide to tread carefully.

You must be getting close to the end of the bridge, with your companions still nowhere in sight.

The [LEFT] path leads back to the [River Bridge Ossuary 1] The [RIGHT] path leads to [Mist Castle Gate Entrance]

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[rapidpixeladventure]

Something seems off. Carefully move forward and keep a weary eye out for danger.

{[GO]: [RIGHT]}

You carefully move further across the bridge.

As you make your way through the fog, the number of [Rotten Arrows] starts to grow. At first just a few, but eventually, the entire bridge is coated in stray arrows. 

You stop when you hear a crunching noise under your boots. Looking down you see the path is littered with [Skeletal Remains], almost all of them peppered with multiple arrows.

A [Dark Bird] lets out a lonely call before flying away. The bird was resting on what appears to be a massive [Ballista Bolt] embedded in a [Corpse], leaving the skeleton standing in place.

There are dozens of bodies appearing in the fog, all skewered with arrows, all fired from a tall vantage point.

You can’t help but remember what the couriers told you about the Castle...

“The screaming crowds gave every last coin they held, and yet the Potentate did not open the gate.”

Based on the amount of arrows, it seems like the Potentate did a lot more than just lock the gates.

The [LEFT] path leads back to the [River Fog Bridge 2] The [RIGHT] path leads to [River Bridge Ossuary 2]

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[rapidpixeladventure]

Call to our party. They might be able to hear our voice.

{[CALL]: [For your companions]

Now that you are alone, you need to find Cal and Gestalt. You know that Gestalt can probably handle themselves, but Cal is probably terrified.

Also, let’s be honest, you are also a little terrified.

Your voice carries over the empty bridge, echoing a few times before getting swallowed up.

Not all is silent, as you think you hear faint noises coming from further down the bridge. Somehow Cal and Gestalt must have gotten ahead of you in all of the confusion.

The [LEFT] path leads back to the [River Fog Bridge 1] The [RIGHT] path leads to [River Bridge Ossuary 1]

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[rapidpixeladventure]

Keep going forward, but be aware of where we step on

{[GO]: [RIGHT]}

You push forward, watching your step as best you can.

It is getting kinda difficult to watch your step, since the fog is so thick you can no longer see where you are going.

If you didn’t have the roar of the rushing water below, you wouldn’t have any proof that you were even still standing on the bridge. Visibility is currently at a zero, and you cannot see any details of your surrounding area.

{Your Ability To [INVESTIGATE] Has Been Temporarily Disabled.}

The sounds of the [Amber Forrest] have been completely drowned out by rushing river. Deprived of your sight and hearing, you can barely tell where you are and what is going on, fear starts to creep into your mind as you fail to find your bearings.

The [LEFT] path leads back to nowhere. The [RIGHT] path leads to nowhere.

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Inspect the statue with no head

{[INVESTIGATE]: [Headless Statue]}

Three statues once stood along this section of the bridge. One is crumbled into dust, unrecognizable at this point, the second is snapped in half, only the legs and the end of a great war-hammer visible. 

The one closest to you is mostly intact, depicting a tall figure holding a broadsword. The head is missing, with a polished smooth as if it was sawed off with some sort of metal tool

You have a sinking feeling that you already know where the head went. The dark blue stone resembles that of the [Stone Guillotine] used by the [Rubble Valley Scavengers]

Which means that the scavengers have no qualms about pursuing you as far as the bridge if they wanted to.

That is a nice thought, that in addition to vengeful ghosts, hungry undead and magic curses, angry bandits could be lurking just out of sight.

You are not safe here.

The [LEFT] path leads back to the [River Bridge Ossuary 1] The [RIGHT] path leads to [Mist Castle Gate Entrance]

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[rapidpixeladventure]

Point at the arrow and say that we might even if it’s a small possibility, that we might get attacked from above

{[INVESTIGATE]: [Rotten Arrow]}

You stop to the investigate the arrow sticking out of the stone, and warn your team to say on their toes.

Gestalt could easily block incoming arrows with their magic shield... but they don’t sound particularly confident, and that worries you.

The [LEFT] path probably leads back to the [River Fog Bridge 1] The [RIGHT] path leads to an unknown location

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