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feotakahariThere is a kind of person who has seen danger far above what was expected of them. Some people call them heroes. The Guild calls them provisionals.
The Guild—the Adventurer’s Guild, the Mercenary Guild, whatever you want to call it—does its best to categorize both its members and its assignments. A new recruit is level 1, and the missions they’re recommended are level 1 sorts of missions—gathering wild plants, killing giant rats in a tavern’s basement, the sort of things you can do without much training. Tasks well above your level can only be done unofficially, and you can actually be kicked out of the Guild if you make a habit of taking dumb risks. If you want to take level 10 missions, you’ll have to earn that, slow and steady.
But sometimes the threat is miscalculated. What you thought was a small group of feral undead turns out to be vanguards of a necromancer’s army. That seemingly small-scale street gang you were supposed to stomp out is run by a crime lord’s beloved heir. Sometimes a level 3 gets involved in missions a level 8 would take with trepidation, and rarely, they come back successful.
Being provisional level 8 isn’t the same as actually being a level 8. You still get level 3 missions, if you choose to keep taking missions. But your deeds are renowned, sometimes in excess, and you’re all but guaranteed a free drink at any tavern within the Guild’s reach.
Some people dream of being provisionals. Those people have never seen the hollowness in a provisional’s eyes, or the way they jump at sudden noises.
The Guild—the Adventurer’s Guild, the Mercenary Guild, whatever you want to call it—does its best to categorize both its members and its assignments. A new recruit is level 1, and the missions they’re recommended are level 1 sorts of missions—gathering wild plants, killing giant rats in a tavern’s basement, the sort of things you can do without much training. Tasks well above your level can only be done unofficially, and you can actually be kicked out of the Guild if you make a habit of taking dumb risks. If you want to take level 10 missions, you’ll have to earn that, slow and steady.
But sometimes the threat is miscalculated. What you thought was a small group of feral undead turns out to be vanguards of a necromancer’s army. That seemingly small-scale street gang you were supposed to stomp out is run by a crime lord’s beloved heir. Sometimes a level 3 gets involved in missions a level 8 would take with trepidation, and rarely, they come back successful.
Being provisional level 8 isn’t the same as actually being a level 8. You still get level 3 missions, if you choose to keep taking missions. But your deeds are renowned, sometimes in excess, and you’re all but guaranteed a free drink at any tavern within the Guild’s reach.
Some people dream of being provisionals. Those people have never seen the hollowness in a provisional’s eyes, or the way they jump at sudden noises.
