2021-05-17

Previous: 2021-04-21

• Party headed out into the moors toward the East in the direction of the nearest human settlement
• they noticed the dusting of snow on the ground as it is early fall
• each party member has cold weather clothes
• as they went out, they saw four short figures in the distance surrounding a slunched figure - larger than the others - in the center
• when they drew closer, they found that it was four gnomes around a shield guardian
• they asked the party if anyone was an engineer as the shield guardian wasn't functioning
• the doctor knew the spells that went into creating a shield guardian
• "Tree" lifted two of them up and considering the moral dilemma of the gnomes selling the shield guardian to the humans
• Mamori shot and killed two of the gnomes immediately upon seeing the gnomes and hearing their screams as tree squeezed them
• "Tree" finished the other two in his arms, killing them
• after they were dead, the doctor took plenty of time to figure out what the problem was. The doctor found a worn/broken part
• June Berry was able to mend the broken part and the doctor fixed it
• the Shield Guardian came to life but ignored them
• after searching the dead gnomes, they found an amulet
• Mamori suggested that she should have the amulet since she really wanted the guardian
• Mamori started talking to the shield guardian and asked its name
• after discussion, she had named it Argus and it refers to her as "Best Friend Forever"
• June Berry stored a Create Water spell into the Guardian, setting the trigger for the spell as Any time a Tree Needs to be Saved
• Argus confirms that ARG;US stands for: Amplified Resource Guard: Universal Shield. ARG;US