“Owwwwww,” Rain moaned as he leaned back against a boulder. His legs, arms, and back were incredibly sore from the two days of back-to-back labor. First, he had helped Tallheart build a shack, then he had spent a whole day traipsing through the forest. Carrying the heavy meteorite had been the straw that broke the camel’s back, and now he was paying for it.

When he woke, he had barely been able to move. He had forced himself to get up and stretch out his muscles, knowing that if he didn’t he would only take longer to recover. He was walking with a noticeable limp, the pain in his leg from his earlier injury having returned with a vengeance. His stamina was only around half, his natural recovery not being enough to restore him to full overnight. Rain didn’t feel like he would be up for half a day of exertion, though.

I guess it works the same way as health. I feel way worse than I should, just based on the numbers. I suppose I need overstamina if I want this soreness to go away faster. I need to unlock those damn well auras. If I had the stamina one, I could just dump mana into the problem. I am sure as hell not wasting attribute points in vigor when that is on the table.

Rain rubbed at his shoulder as he rested against the rock. He had walked down to the river to get some water and stretch his legs. Tallheart was back at the clearing building… something. Rain had no interest in going back to help the man move rocks around, so he had decided to stay down here for a little while. He had seen the boulder upstream and walked over to it to investigate. The smooth rock was on its own in a little sandy outcrop into the river. The sand was coarse, but not too unpleasant, so he decided to make it a beach day and took off his shoes. Now, he was resting his back against the cool stone to soothe his aching muscles.

The sun was up and shining warmly, promising that it would be a much nicer day today. Rain had brought his pack with him, but didn’t pull out a ration bar to have breakfast yet. His jaw was just as sore as the rest of him.

To take his mind off his body, he pulled up his attributes panel. He had reviewed his training overview earlier, noting that he had reached level 10 and ranked up in extend aura and aura focus. He hadn’t gone any further than that though, so a review of his full status was next on his morning agenda.

Attributes

Richmond Rain Stroudwater

Level 10

Experience: 3372/6091

Dynamo

Health

Stamina

Mana