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Auralice - HP = 60, PP = 45, EP = 55, Status = Fine
Today was the day.
Within a swampy ruin concealed deep within the mires of Badaria a lone creature unfurled herself from the now deceased corpse of some odd lizard-man thing that had wandered a little too close to her territory. But to say that she meant to kill the lizard was a misunderstanding. It just happened to be the closest warm body she could find. When it came to warmth Auralice was never one to be picky, and whether it was a bandit or an alien or the more than likely stray animal that she found she knew that her survival depended on the warmth she could only find in others. All she wanted was the chance to hug her captive and share a nice cold night wrapped in each other's arms. But her friendliness was usually a bit much, and more often than not she woke to find her cuddle buddy breathless and lifeless. It was such a sad thing at times, but one must do what they must to survive.
But that would all come to an end. She had learned a great many things from the tomes she had found, and as her last masterpiece rose her into the heavens she broke through the dank mists of the swamp that was her home and was welcomed to a wondrous sight. Above her a great blue expanse stretched as far as the eye could see, and at the very top lay a great bright ball of light that made her squint with its ferocity and yet bathed her scales in what was probably one of the greatest feelings she had ever known. From head to tip her entire body felt like she was being bathed in the warmth of everyone she had ever known, and her blood rushed with the feeling of warmth spread down into her very core. When she had her fill she saw an even grander expanse of green, the world outside her swampy home stretching out to greet the sky until the two blended into one as she stared out toward the horizon.
Even after being forced to land once her machine ran out of fuel Auralice could never shake that sight. There was so much to the world, so many places and sights she had never seen. And it all looked so warm. The damp and dreary darkness of the swamp soon felt like a prison, a living dungeon full of nothing but the cold darkness that greeted her every day. She needed to escape. She needed to get out, to see the world and find the rich warmth she knew existed somewhere for her to claim.
The only question now was where to go. Off to the East she had seen what looked like a pillar of smoke. It was a small thing, most likely belonging to yet another group of bandits that occasionally used her swamp as a hiding ground, but the waters wouldn't reach that far. It had to be better than the eternal darkness.
To the North she spotted a few dots moving across a rather clear looking land, and it took a little research to reveal that what she saw was most likely a road laying on an open plain. She couldn't even make them out, but the small shapes moving back and forth could only belong to a group of people.
To the West she had seen even more trees, but none of the dank mist that surrounded her home laid there to block out the sun. And from the looks of things that area was mostly dry. Some books had mentioned forests and the creatures known as the Fey. And it looked like one of the closer areas from where she was. She would just need to pass through some of the wilder parts of the swamp.
To the South the swamp gave way to a more massive body of water, and as it stretched out she realized that what she saw was a great lake that laid claim to a rather modest little community. She could see small boats bobbing in the water, men casting out nets and lines and hauling in meager catches of fish, and beyond that was a stretch of farmland that looked just large enough to support a small village.
There were so many choices left to her, but Auralice knew one thing. Anything had to be better than just staying here.