-The group arrives within Vale
Dara—
“So this is Vale..”
Jubei— “What’s the large building at the end of the road?”
Circe—“Most likely the guild hall for the town.”
Donna— ” Do they serve food there?”
Jubei— ” I sure hope so, I’m starving!”
Dara— ” But you just-“
-Circe taps Dara’s shoulder as he hands Jubei and Donna a few copper pieces
Jubei-
” Nice, we can get food almost anywhere with this much. Thanks Circe!!”
Donna-” Yay!!!”
-The girls rush off down the street scoping out their choice of victimeatery.
Circe— ” It’s for the best.”
“They shouldn’t get into trouble that way.”
Dara— “Yea, I suppose you’re right.”
“We can use this time to off-load all of the weapons and armor we got from all these run-ins.”
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—After some time later, Dara and Circe are inside the aforementioned Guild Hall conversing with the receptionist, they come to understand the workings of the association
★Guild Registration and Rankings★
Registration with this branch within Vale, opens an official bank of jobs from which a party of adventurers may partake In effect, while all groups and individuals are considered private contractors, the guild association serves as a universal means of both networking correspondence and tracking accolades of these adventurers.
Parties may be of any size, but will feature a maximum of 5 as their representatives.
Ranks within the guild range from 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest. Completing jobs through the association will raise a group’s rank, and thus open up bigger opportunities, as well as bargaining power with any individuals that request work through these networks.
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Dara— “With registration done, now all that’s left is deciding upon a job, as well as figuring our lodging within the town.”
“…Are you sure you and Donna want to keep working with us by the way?”
Circe— “…Should we not want to?”
Dara— “N-no! I was just , well, I wasn’t sure.”
-A hinted smile shows on Circe
Circe-
“You’re both good company.”
“We’ll stick around.”
—Dara finds herself a bit frozen, if not flustered before collecting herself.
Dara— ” That’s..a relief to hear ”
“It’s strange..”
“..You wouldn’t happen to have a brother, would you?”
Circe- “Couldn’t tell you.”
Dara— “What do you mean?”
Circe— “…I don’t really know my family.”
Dara—
“I’m sorry…For a moment, I recalled a human I’d met a time before.”
“You reminded me of him just then.”
Circe—
“Is that what you’re out here for, instead of staying in the underdark?”
Dara— “Well..no. I mean, actually..I guess that would be nice to run into him, but, I have no idea where he would even be, or if he’s even alive”
“I guess it would be nice…to find him enjoying a life now.”
Dara— ” Let’s find Jubei and Donna.”
Circe— “Alright.”
-As the pair make their way up to depart, they cross the path of a green haired girl, who stares at them both quizzically
” Are you both new…?”
Dara— “Hm? Oh, yes, we just arrived within Vale, and registered with the guild.”
-The girl’s wide eyes give way to a cheshire grin
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“Are you serious??”
“There’s no way some scrawny guy and an ELF have any business signing up here!”
-As the girl jeers, a man comes towards her, who’s been waiting around the lobby
-” Miss Carlee, the preparations are ready”
Carlee— ” I thought I established with you sellswords that you’re to refer to me as LADY, or madame.”
” I guess it doesn’t matter, it’s a waste of my precious time talking to some drow.”
Circe—
” You talk as though you hold a high ranking in the association.”
Carlee—
“Hmph, as a matter of fact, I do.” “My contributions and accolades have already garnered me the title of rank 5.”
Circe-“…I see.”
Carlee— ” Hm? I guess you’re easily humbled.”
Circe- ” Thought you were ahead of the pack.”
Carlee—
” Ah well you were quite mistak-Hey!!! What do you mean by that!?”
Circe—
“… “She doesn’t seem to possess any obvious abilities that would give her a rank that high up.”
“..Though I suppose that sometimes, it’s not necessarily raw power that determines who capable someone is in the field.”
Carlee—
“HEY, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME!!!?”
” What’re you supposed to be, the quiet brooding type!? No wonder you snagged some sniveling drow!”
“Actually…I recall someone mentioning they saw a group of 4 arrive with a drow amongst them carrying a load of armor and weapons.”
“Wonder what poor souls you killed to get such a haul?”
Dara-“….
“I can’t say that this isn’t something I don’t expect on the surface from humans, but,” “She’s very excessive”
— Carlee is suddenly thwacked by an axe handle as Donna comes bounding at circe holding a large hunk of meat
Donna-
” Circshey, oo goha cryisone!!!( Circe, you gotta try this one!!)
Carlee- ” Who in the blazes…!!!”
“Hey, watch where you’re going you OAF!!!”
Dara- ” Donna?”
Circe- “It’s good.”
— Circe and Donna are halfway out of the room as Carlee seethes
Dara— 
” That’s one way to break that up “
-Dara jogs out to catch up with her two friends
Carlee- 
” I’ll remember this..!!”
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Jubei-
“Finally!!! This room is pretty cozy!”
Dara— ” The craftsmanship is rather suspect…”
Jubei-” Whaddya mean, it looks great!”
Dara- ” One of the beds wasn’t even built correctly…”
Jubei-” It gives it a more homely feel, yea?”
Circe— “As long as it survives Donna”
Dara- 
Circe— “…You’ll find out.”
Jubei- ” Oh yea, what job are we gonna take on now that we’re registered?”
Dara-
” Well, seeing as we’re of an entry rank of 1, the listings are slim for us” “There’s the usual goblin extermination mission, and courier gigs, but,”
“Circe and I decided on a search request that was recently posted.”
Jubei— 
” Rank 1 is entry level!?”
Dara— ” Y-yes? You sound surprised..”
Jubei—
” Oh, well, in my homeland, we have a similar system organized, except typically, the initial ranks go from 10 to 1, with 1 beingthe highest rank.”
Circe—
” Is there any particular reason?”
Jubei—
“In our old teachings, a smaller number is supposed to represent the shedding of the ego, and thus less importance on a bigger number.”
“It’s supposed to be a show of humility.”
Circe- “.. I see.”
Dara—
” But, couldn’t the opposite interpretation be given as well?”
Jubei— ” Hm?”
Dara—
” In alot of cultures, having the highest rank being the number 1 could be shown as exalting the individual over the many. Almost like a deity.”
“At least, that falls in line with the beliefs of my brethren in the undercities..”
Jubei— “Hmm…”
“That’s a good point actually.”
Dara- 
-Dara is taken off her feet by a tackle from Donna, The pair launch in to the air, with the blondie belly flopping the elf onto the bed
Donna-
” ONE, TWO, THREE!!!!”
” I’M NUMBER ONE!!!!!”
Dara— 
Jubei— ” Oohhh that was a wrestling technique wasn’t it!?”
Donna- ” Yea I love it!!!”
Circe— “These are good beds.”
“The last inn we stayed in charged us for a new frame after Donna did one of her moves”
Donna— ” Gotta stay sharp ya know!”
Dara- “Sharp for what?????”
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Celestial Saga 
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