Chapter 1.05
1.05
Erin Solstice begins cleaning the abandoned inn, dealing with dangerous local wildlife and succeeding in starting a fire. She flips the inn's sign to 'Open', which attracts the attention of city guards, and the chapter ends with the arrival of a giant, talking insect.
Summary
Erin Solstice woke up to find her hand injury had worsened. Determined to make The Wandering Inn habitable, she began the arduous task of cleaning. Her efforts were immediately met with challenges; she discovered a half-eaten Camouflaged Dinosaur-Bird carcass and was then attacked by an Acid Fly, which splashed a painful acid onto her arm, forcing her to rush to the stream to wash it off.
After several exhausting trips hauling buckets of water from the stream, Erin discovered some useful items left behind, including Goblin Daggers and a Flint and Steel. Using the tools, she successfully started a fire in the kitchen's large fireplace. The warmth and light represented a significant victory, transforming the cold, abandoned building into something more like a home.
Buoyed by her success, Erin went to the front door and flipped the wooden sign from 'Closed' to 'Open', a symbolic act of reopening the establishment. Unbeknownst to her, the smoke from her chimney did not go unnoticed. Miles away on a city wall, a Senior Guardswoman named Beilmark spotted the plume and made arrangements to send two guardsmen, Relc and Klbkch, to investigate.
The chapter concludes as a new and unexpected visitor arrives at the inn's open door. A Giant Insect appeared and, to Erin's shock, spoke to her.
Major Events
Erin is Injured by an Acid Fly
While cleaning a rotting carcass inside The Wandering Inn, Erin Solstice was attacked by an Acid Fly. The creature splashed a burning fluid on her arm, forcing her to wash the painful injury in the nearby stream.
A Fire is Lit in the Inn
After hauling water, Erin used a found Flint and Steel to successfully start a fire in the kitchen fireplace. This act brought warmth and the potential for cooking to the inn for the first time since she arrived.
The Wandering Inn is Reopened
Feeling a surge of accomplishment from starting the fire, Erin symbolically reopened for business by flipping the sign on the inn's front door from 'Closed' to 'Open'.
City Guards Notice the Smoke
On a distant city wall, a Senior Guardswoman named Beilmark observed the smoke from the inn's chimney. She dispatched guardsmen, Relc and Klbkch, to investigate the unexpected activity.
A Giant Insect Arrives
A large, intelligent Giant Insect appeared at the doorway of the inn. The creature shocked Erin by speaking to her, marking the arrival of the inn's first potential patron.
Major Appearances
Small inn where Erin is present; currently occupied by her. Noted by the Watch as having been abandoned years ago but Erin is using it; the Drake and Klbkch enter here to investigate.
aka the inn, Abandoned hilltop inn +13
A young woman from Earth who stumbles into a fantasy world and takes refuge in an abandoned inn.
aka Erin, the young woman +31
Minor Appearances
A tool used for starting fires, consisting of a piece of flint and a steel striker.
A flippable sign on the front door of The Wandering Inn.
aka Closed/Open sign
A species of large, sentient insectoid people; one arrives at Erin’s door with a companion.
aka giant insect, Ants +13
Two daggers left behind by Goblins at The Wandering Inn.
A Senior Guardswoman who supervises the walls and orders a report to the Captain about possible smoke.
aka Senior Guardswoman Beilmark, Beilmark the Guardswoman
Small flies with fat, glowing green abdomens that burst into corrosive liquid when ruptured.
aka acid fly, glowing green flies +2
A large, pterodactyl-like flying creature with green, camouflaged scales.
aka pterodactyl, gigantic bird
An entry-level culinary Skill improving preparation of simple meals.
aka [Basic Cooking]
Entities by Type
Quotes
“Ow.”
“Ew, ew, ew.”
“Right. Well, there’s only one thing to do in a situation like this.”
“Unless they ate horses.”
“Oh yeah. Water. Great. Well, I can just go out and get some. It’s not like there’s a time limit or anything—”
“Yes, [Guardswoman] Beilmark.”
“Eggs?”
“Well, here’s a cauldron.”
“Double double, boil and trouble…into the pot you go.”
+66 more quotes →“Who knew carrying stuff with one hand was so much of a pain? I mean, everything’s a pain.”