Sarn, Tiger: You make a mad dash back to island Epsilon...but banshees can use portals too! You stop to catch your breath, but they're on you in a second. One of the attackers claws at your bag of shinies, and grabs
248 of them. You hurl yourselves into a large hole you previously dug, and cover it over with magic. It's quite cramped, but you're too scared to notice. The banshees claw at the barrier for a while, before giving up. You hear them muttering to one another: "These guys aren't worth it." "Yeah, let's just give up. They don't pay us enough." "Hey, at least we got some shinies out of it!" "Yeah, lousy' 62 for each of us. This is the first set of adventurers this dump has had in half a century, how'm I supposed to live on this kind of money?"
Zylaa: You draw your sword and strike a dramatic pose. There's a shiiiiiiing sound and sunlight glints on the blade. The banshees come in to attack...
...and knock you on your butt. Ouch. Switching to plan B, you grab a handful of shinies and throw
172 of them at the attackers. They seem to get the wrong idea, and accept them gratefully. A few seconds later, your weasel army materializes and swarms over the monsters, and you can hear their hideous wails as they're smothered. Finally they break free, flying high into the sky and off into the distance as tagalong weasels rain down.
GLQ, Celestial: You immediately spring into action with all the skill and power of fully-trained mages. While GLQ holds them off, Celestial manages to erect a temporary shelter from their attacks.
But what's that--they might not be able to get you, but so they're going after your shinies instead! With quick action and some wind magic, you get your shiny collection back as fast as possible, but it's too late: they took
104 shinies!
Draco: You're chillin', doin' your ninja thing and fightin' banshees unseen from the shadows. Well, there aren't that many shadows on this island, but it's the principle of the thing. You hear a strangely familiar sound in the distance. It's growing louder...
SKREEEEEEEEEEE!They come in an instant, like a wave. A wave of fanged, red-eyed cute fluffy creatures, ripping great chunks of meat from the banshees that came for your skin. This fierce battle rages, and all you can do is watch in awe. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the banshees are defeated, and the koalas, now with lips stained red, gather around you.
YOU ARE SAFE.With that, they disappear into the foliage. The chest you've been keeping your shinies in has been opened, and after counting you find
114 shinies missing.
Extreme Fishery: In a rare moment of indecisiveness, you are uncertain of what to do as the winged attackers close in on you. Acting on impulse and reflexes, you break out a flamethrower...which sets some nearby trees on fire. Again. You decide not to try it a second time, so you run.
Except apparently, these banshees know the jungle much better than you. As they claw at your backs and shiny purses, you lose
421 shinies together. Eventually they decide you're too much trouble and go away.
Goosh: Having done nothing but sleep the past few days, you're completely unaware of the havoc unfolding. You get picked up by the banshees and taken to an indeterminate fate. Hey, at least you still have all your shinies.
So. You made it. Except for Goosh, who will be missed. But overall, you made it. The archipelago has been wrecked, the great treasure has been found, approximately fifteen rare species have become even rarer and all this nice, shiny gold should last you a good two months. After I take a 10% cut for transport, anyway (you did use my ship to get here). And- oh yeah, we had a reason to do all this, right?
Has anyone seen that reason lately?
(Name the reference for cookie points =D)
Now, if you look at the maps on the first page, they've all been cleared, as the finding of the great treasure reset the entire archipelago. And on this island, specifically at
D3 is one rather frantic, rather ticked goddess by the name of Profitia who will destroy the world if she doesn't get the great treasure as soon as possible.
Your objective is to pin down the goddess to tell her that her demands have finally been met. It'll be a hazardous task. But hey, if you succeed, you get to save the world. And if you want, you can dig some more while you search for her. Except you shouldn't, because digging slows you down and puts the entire world at risk for the sake of getting a few shinies. You horrible, horrible person. Come have a word with me when this is all over, we might find a place for a guy like you in my crew.
Sarn-Tiger:
9943 shinies, square
A3, island Epsilon
Zylaa:
5430 shinies, square
J2GLQ, Celestial:
8628 shinies, square
I4Draco:
5015 shinies, square
E2, island Zeta
Terra, Nova, Tamia:
9759 shinies, square
F8Goosh:
3978 shinies, square
A7