Dreams

  As the three stood around all the parts of the Snow Tiger Ellias had, Ellias explained his ideas.

"First things first we must talk about what type of fighting styles you both want. If I'm going to make leather armor for us it's best to know how we will each fight." Ellias turned to Okrie "I assume I shouldn't make leather stuff for you since you'll use actual metal armor?" 

  Okrie nodded his head. "Yes. I plan to be a Warrior like my parents. I can take on a Tank role. My parents even told me once I become a Warrior they will give me some old armor of theirs. I'm not sure which armor they have set aside from me, but I do know it'll be able to take a beating from these lower level dungeons."

"I'll be getting some hand-made-downs from my parents as well" Eva added. "They told me that once I become a Mage I'll be getting an older staff of theirs. I'm told it'll boost my mana regen by 5%!"

  2% is quite a good bonus for starting equipment! For Mages they regenerate 1 point of mana per minute. To be able to get mana back at 57 seconds is not to be underestimated. Normally in battles Mages always run out of mana before Warriors can use all their Spirit. That is on account that spells cost more mana and are 10 times as destructive, but Warriors have much more staying power in a fight. Mages are like Sprinters while Warriors are like Marathon runners. This causes mages to become more like artillery pieces in battle. 

"That is if we all become the class we want. The Class Stone is random per person. Hopefully we've done all we can to become our wanted class" Ellias added. The other two looked concerned. They knew that the the class they wanted wasn't a set in stone. Many in the world, which became the running theory, believed that you can influence the Class Stone. Those that read books and learned as much as they could had a higher chance of becoming a Mage. While those that honed their body would become Warriors.

  This didn't always pan out, but people did notice something interesting. Those that read lots of books wanting to become Mages and became Warriors instead all gained Unique skills that was related to the other class. There were some reports of people becoming Warriors, but having a Unique skill that allowed them to learn certain Spells or Mages able to learn certain Combat Arts. This caused some people to raise their children learning and honing their body for this rare skill. 

  Okrie just waved his hand "we've done all we can to get the classes we want. We will just have to pray to the Gods to make sure we get what we want." The two nodded in agreeance with him. "Now let's get back to the matter at hand. We have all these monster parts and no idea what to do with them. Are we going to remain as a 3 man team or scale up to a larger team? The Adventure guild will have a lot of larger parties looking to recruit fresh faces and others looking to start their own."

"I'm with Okrie on this one" Eva said reluctantly. "We have all these parts, but we need to decide if we are going to use them for ourselves or save them for future members. Ellias any ideas?"

"I'm not sure" he spoke while eyeing all the goods in front of him. "We have enough here to make a weapon or something for someone else, but assuming I use the hide for myself that only leaves enough for a smaller piece of armor for someone else. Although, the claws and teeth can definitely be used for a weapon. I think if we recruit people we should only recruit one or two people at most."

"Yeah most older guilds will be setting up shop and looking to recruit. We should look into doing something similar" Okrie said. "Since we are getting hand-made-downs. What's your plans on the Snow Tiger hide?"

"I think I'll make them into some armor for sure and maybe a helmet. I plan to wait till after I get my class and learn some Utility Combat Arts. My parents left me a couple scrolls of them. Which means we won't be able to go into a dungeon till a couple days after since I'll be working on this." 

"If that's the case that give Okrie and I time to learn our respective Spells and Combat Arts as well. We can have a week dedicated to preparation and possibly recruiting?"

Ellias nodded in agreement. "I think that's the best course of action. I'll also be stuck here for a couple days. I assume some adventure groups will come to the Skinned Fox to sell their loot or look into new armor from their loot."

"Then its all settled. We have our game plan" Okrie said with a smile!

  The group then spent the next few hours helping Ellias set up his shop and discussing the grand adventure they would go on. Although, one topic that shocked Eva and Okrie was Ellias's wish to sell the Skinned Fox and become a traveling vendor! The two couldn't understand his want to sell his parents shop, but as Ellias explained more and more their tune changed.

  First, the world is a large place. If they would become true adventurers they could not only explore their continent, but also the other continents of the world as well! There are plenty of traveling vehicles that are not only a form of transportation, but also homes and stores. Thanks to special Dimensional magic certain bags and wagons could be much larger on the inside then they should be. Although these items were expensive, they were very useful. 

  Second, as much as Ellias loved his home town his parents always told him to explore the world and embrace it all. They warned him the world was a dangerous place, but also filled with wonders he could never imagine. There would be countless people he would meet and grand adventures awaiting in the horizon.

  Third, Ellias brought this up now because he wanted his friends to join him. He knew his friends were set to inherit their families business, but they both had other siblings that could take that mantle. Though he did offer they set up smaller branch stories with him as they traveled. This would be another source of income for the group besides dungeons. 

  Both Eva and Okrie were very unsure about this. They both liked the idea of traveling the world, but neither of them every dreamt about it. They both always saw themselves taking over their family business, training the next generation of Adventurers and then retiring to a quiet life away from the drama of the Dukes. After they finished Ellias get the store ready for open they bid him goodbye and that they would think about his offer. They would have to discuss this with their parents as well.

  Ellias was slightly disappointed by their response, but wasn't unexpected. He knew they had other dreams. His was much more radical compared to. He mainly had to figure out how he would get the money for the Dimensional Wagon! The cheapest one was 10,000 gold! And even then it only had 1,300 square feet of room. 300 of which was the living area while the rest was the store itself. With more people he would have to spend an extra 3,000 gold for an additional 300 square feet.

  His parents already had 6,000 gold saved up and left for him. Originally it was more, but burial fee's and blessing fee's took a large chunk out the savings. He would only need to spend roughly a year solely to dungeons to make up the remaining 3,000 gold. Though he had a store to run as well. Ellias shook his head and put those thoughts away. He had to focus on running the store now and his adventure life later. 

  As he waited behind the main desk in the store he pulled out a bright red fur hide. The hide belonged to a Giant Red Fox. Despite it's name the fox itself was the same size of a Great Dane. This was a commission from a customer. An adventure named Dillion had brought the hide in to be made into a Fur Stole for his son. A Fur Stole is a cap made out of fur and worn over the shoulders. An easy commission for 15 gold. 

  The fur of the Giant Red Fox is naturally resistant to the cold and ice attacks. It was a good gift to those about to head into icy dungeon. Ellias had been working on this for over a week now and knew his deadline would be up in a couple days. Thankfully the only thing he had left to add was two golden pins provided by Dillion. 

  Ellias placed the fur on the counter and pulled out the two golden pins. They were enchanted by Dillion himself. One pin had a communication function like a sending stone. The other was more unique. It had a defensive spell imbedded into it. It was trump card to save someone's life. When the wearer would be killed the magic in the pin would activate. It would create a bubble about the wearer and protect them as long as they provided Spirit energy or Mana into it. 

This is one of many ways Mages and Warriors could make a lot of money. 

  Though any class could technically craft items, Mages and Warriors had their own specialties. Warriors had Utility Combat Arts to enhance the damage and armor of items. Mages had Enchantment Spells. These would allow Mages to imbue items with magic spells or elemental resistances, even if it wasn't their natural element. 

  Ellias began to work with the fur in front of him. He had already tanned the hide and gotten it ready to sew on the golden pins. He had already planned to place them on the shoulders of the hide since they would be hanging over the persons shoulders as well. It was a nice match if Ellias said so himself. 

  Over the next hour he would work on the pins and only have 2 customers. Both didn't buy anything or look to have an items commissioned. They were mainly there to brose and see what he had in stock.  Ellias figured this would happen. Many people had birthdays this month so many were preparing to buy stuff after their children or themselves became an actual adventurer. He also thought it was odd many people had a birthday in the same month. Although, many people were born nearly exactly a year after people became adventurers. 

Ding Ding

  Ellias looked up when he heard the bell to his door open. He saw a very muscularly demi with bear ears and bright brown hair and patches of fur on his body. Next to the man was a smaller person that was the spitting image of the taller gentleman. 

"Dillion" Ellias said. "You're earlier then I expected, but I'm almost done with the Fur Stole you wanted. I assume that's John?"

Dillion gave out a hearty laugh. "Way to ruin a surprise Ellias!" Dillion spoke with a huge grin on his face has he noticed Ellias glow red from embarrassment. 

"Ah. I'm sorry about that" he said with an awkward smile. 

The two walked to his desk and stood before him. Ellias felt a little nervous as he was towered over by the two giants. Even though Ellias himself was 6ft even these two men stood at 8ft and 7 and half feet respectively. 

"How much longer on the Stole? John here is going to be heading to the Glacier Waste dungeon before the Class Festival starts."

"That's right" John added. "Father told me he had a present for me and I wish to get some Snow Bear hides to show my power for new recruits."