Master Of None

There was not much to see as they left Genesis city. Those that remained were hard at work. The merchants that had shown up to claim their shops and to start a new future. The golems were significantly less because the dwarves had put themselves in to water proofing mode to make them able to march to battle. It was incredibly impressive when it came to the speed and efficiency the dwarven golems could be adjusted. Not many armies could be changed at such a short notice. 

"We will basically make a straight line. We have avoided the swamplands because of the imagers and plants with pistons that could kill us. It's avoided by adventurers for a reason. Walker Was sure that people wanted to keep avoiding the swamplands but they had no choice. "We have Alice with us and some potions from Remey. We should be able to manage even if poisonous mist shows itself."

"I can help with that." The group was surprised to hear that Alice was able to deal with poisonous mist. It was the biggest reason that people would avoid the swamp lands all together.

"That should be good then. I don't want to let Su and Midnight handle everything. They have resistance to poisons but I still want to get in to an all out brawl. It's been a while since I got up close and personal in a fight." This was true. Remey had been focused on alchemy which was fair. It took a lot of time and effort to gain a better understanding of a single potion let alone creating new potions. 

"Just make sure that you are nearby. I know Alice can heal from a distance with her skills but I don't want the worst to happen." Walker still worried that everyone would get away from the sound of Alice's songs and moss out on healing.

"Walker is right. I read up on the swamp lands and there are poisons that you won't even know are killing you until it is too late." The support from Su made everyone take Walker's warning much more seriously. This was mostly because Su had been the person reading up on the swamp lands more than anyone else in the last day. 

"It will only take us a short while to get there since we are using the fastest possible routes. But the swamplands are larger than you think. The streams and rivers that come from there never dry up. Even in the hottest of months." Gil had been near the swamp land and knew that they went all the way down to the forest. That was the main source of water for the forest. 

"Alice, if you start to feel tired let us know. We aren't going to push you more than we should." There was some worry for Alice. All of them knew that she would struggle to have the same pace as them because of her lower level. It wasn't that she had never been able to level up, but she was not able to have the same method of gaining experience as the party. Instead of minsters, Alice had relied on healing and songs to gain her experience. It was impressive that she was level in general but to get to the same level as the party she would have to sing for much larger crowds and heal many more people. 

"I will let her ride on my back if she is tired." Onyx was sure that he could resist the cold for some time and didn't mind letting Alice tag along. She was about to argue but Midnight took the lead and nodded her head with a huff. She wasn't going to let Alice struggle either. 

"Good. Now, the monsters we should not fight at all. Swamp gators. Don't touch them at all. They are tough and if we attack them they barely take any physical damage. They shouldn't care about it at all but if we wander the wrong way we might have to deal with them." Walker remembered this single monster that could easily grow nearly the size of an adult dragon. 

"What about all those venomous snakes? Or even the poisonous ones that can kill you just by touching them?" Remey knew that most of these had very good uses in potions but she didn't plan on trying to harvest any. It was too risky and they had other goals. 

"I can scare them away. I am a stringer serpent." Onyx had faith that his presence would deter the snakes that were smaller than him. It was a difference in bloodline and monster hierarchy. 

"Then we should also watch out for the moths that come out. They are poisonous but in theory, will be sleeping away in dead trees because of the cold. But that doesn't mean monsters are the only dangers. The plants can be dealt with by Alice. Don't forget that the water and the mud are dangerous too. Some people will fall in to a mud pit or a puddle that seemed to be shallow but is actually deep. It is much more common than you think. There are a lot of spots in the swamplands where there are large pockets of water underneath the ground." The books Syu had read to prepare focused on this greatly. Many people had gotten lost to the swamp lands this way. 

"If we happen to meet lizardmen, we will also try and avoid them. They normally avoid other living things unless hunting but they can cause a lot of trouble. They are not weak monsters by any means but the main strength they have is the use of rolls. They are far from the dragonkin when it comes to intelligence. They often make rotting spears to attack people." This was the main danger in all the swamplands. It was why many would completely bypass them and walk around. 

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