Sistaphilia and the Ring of Trials

Sistaphilia and the Ring of Trials

The Trial of the Elements series of quests has always been buggy, but the many quests can deliver a lot of leveling experience. Sista took it on and was able to complete almost all of the quests. At the end, though, something triggered a crash, and when the game came back up the few quests still open before the crash were gone.

Sista wasn't about to stop. She was at 79% toward level 100 and moved on to tackle the five gladiators at the Ring of Trials. Most of the family has done these five one-on-one battles. Sista felt she was ready, and eagerly entered the ring against the first opponent. She won, but it was much harder than expected. There was a moment of doubt, but Sista grew a bit grimmer and waved the next opponent into the ring. That one went down a lot quicker, and as Sista's confidence grew, the longer faces she saw on those who had bet against her in the ring. She killed all five
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Sista stood at 99%. There was this lone quest to kill some birds. She killed the required ten. The meter said 100%, but still short. Sista turned in the quest. BOOM! Level 100!

Sista went home to her garrison in a hurry. She now has a level 3 Town Hall, and begins the makeover to expand her garrison.

If things seem too quiet at the Auction House, well, Chaitee is maintaining a low profile. Gold is flowing out of the coffers for the garrison buildups but precious little is going back in. It's hard to point the finger at Chaitee - the market is at a lull, waiting on Legion, and every move is a risk. Even Happy feels it. Shipping half his gold to the other faction has ramifications neither Happy or Chaitee thought of. One can take greater risks if one is already rich. Now the two families are only half as rich between them. Autumn Tea Green has consumed 30k gold from their nest egg so far. And there is still much to be done.

Sista is the cause of much of the costs but that is expected to level off now. With most of her money making materials starting to roll out of the factories, the drain on the budget should start to ease. Sista also unlearned Skinning in order to pick up Enchanting. Wild's best money maker, Sista hopes she can help the family further once that profession is up and running. Tailoring will eventually be added, but there is still vaule in the flower picking business at present.

A late night poker game had me still awake after midnight, which led to Java getting some leveling time in Crystal Song Forest. An hour later Java reached Level 76.