I traveled south to the caves to check out the Arachnids (spelling). Arden Two's defense is just not good enough to fight them yet. She needs better armor and needs to raise her combat skills just a bit more. She killed one, but it was a struggle. Thanks to Arden, who traded her some food and power drafts, she was able to survive. Which makes me think that it is a good idea to have your different builds do different crafting skills, then they can help each other out.

As Arden Two finally finishes Miugel's quests and crosses the bridge, she is greeted by Mamba's sister, Reiki  There seems to be trouble on the outskirts of town from the Howlers. She has asked me to take care of the problem. I agree.

Yesterday I decided to create a new character, Arden Two, as part of my 'discovery' of how the game works. My original character is Arden and after one week of playing she is only level 10. I suppose I put in an hour or two each day with her. Arden is a Healer, with a Stave as her weapon, healing magic, and light armor. Arden Two also wields a Stave, with both Earth and Healing magic. In just a couple of hours I was able to level her to level 8!