Age: 14

[Race]: Human (Exploring Dragon Marks) [Features]: Dark Vision, Hunter Intuition, Seeker Magic, Dragon Mark Spells

[Profession]: Artificer Level 2

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Strength: 11 Agility: 11 Constitution: 13 Intelligence: 14 Perception: 14 Charisma: 13 [Feats]: Artificer Apprentice, Ritual Caster, Telekinesis, Telepathy

Spells

Level 0: Mage's Hand, Magical Pretense, Lightning Pull

1st level: identify (ritual), feather fall, long stride, Tasha's acid brew, cure, magic missile, thunder wave [infusion]

Rapid-fire weapons, rebound weapons, copy magic items (alchemy pot, dimension bag, climbing rope)

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"Hmm~, it really is a dragon pattern..."

Looking at the additional racial characteristics he had, Carl smacked his lips with a complicated expression.

Dragonmark is a unique ability in the world of Eberron.

Legend has it that this is the remnant of the dead sky dragon Siberys left in all living things.

The abilities of dragon patterns vary, but only twelve are well-known today.

The families that inherit these twelve dragon patterns control various industries on the continent of Korvale. They are huge organizations that even other countries have to treat with caution.

The dragon pattern that Carl obtained was one of these twelve dragon patterns.

"Exploration Dragon Marks usually only appear on humans and orcs, and they usually awaken during adolescence. Well, my conditions are quite suitable."

Most of the individuals who awaken the dragon mark are from the dragon mark family, but those who inherit the mark from the previous generation also often appear.

Most of them are descendants of family members who have not awakened the dragon mark. Family members call such awakeners "abandoned children."

The number of "abandoned children" that appeared in the Dragon Mark Family is the largest among the twelve Dragon Mark Families.

As the youngest one in the Dragon Mark Family, he explored that there was not even a strong unified surname for the Dragon Mark holders within the Dragon Mark Family, which also caused a large outflow of blood.

Currently, there are three major surnames within the Exploration Dragonmark Family. They govern the family with a three-person council system, and their headquarters is located in the Shadow Wetlands on the westernmost part of the Korvale continent.

"I heard that the holder of the Exploration Dragon Mark has a special sensitivity to Dragon Crystal. I don't know if I can master this ability after I wake up."

Concentrating his mind, Carl closed his eyes and tried to mobilize the power of the dragon mark on his body.

But the dragon pattern is an ability that is mainly manifested in the physical body. Carl's spiritual body in the dream world can only feel the existence of this power, but cannot actually imitate it.

After trying for a long time, Carl finally gave up the idea of ​​trying the dragon mark ability in advance and turned to practicing his fighting skills again.

Unlike the DND game "Baldur's Gate" that I played in my previous life, although all the professionals in Eberron can gain spiritual enhancement and then upgrade through combat, the upgrade does not directly grant attributes, skills and abilities.

In order to become an artificer, Carl not only met the minimum intelligence requirements, but also learned the skills of forging, repairing and using thieves' tools.

After learning two 0th-level cantrips and successfully performing a 1st-level spell identification through a ritual, gaining the expertise of [Ritual Caster] and [Artificer Apprentice], he successfully became a 1st-level artificer in the second half of his first year.

Those abilities that are automatically improved after leveling up in the game, in this world, professionals need to learn and master them by themselves.

If a warrior wants to upgrade from level 4 to level 5, in addition to accumulating enough spirituality, he also needs to increase his strength and physique attributes to specific values, otherwise he will not be able to upgrade.

The amount of spirituality a professional can accumulate is also linked to his level.

The higher the level, the more spirituality you can accumulate.

Therefore, there will not be a situation where you can level up several times at a critical moment.

The most conventional way for Carl to become a part-time fighter is to master a tactical style through combat training and physical exercise, and gain the expertise of [Combat Apprentice].

One of the main features of this world is that one can obtain a certain profession by acquiring certain expertise.

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Time passed quickly in the dream world, and in the outside world, Hope opened his eyes from his sleep.

Due to living in the wild for a long time, Hope's sleep has always been very light, and he will wake up every once in a while.

This kind of sleep cannot restore physical strength very well, but the physique that Hope has developed after becoming a barbarian makes up for this well.

I shook Carl gently, and he was sleeping soundly just like he had in the past few days.

"Phew, what an unsuspecting guy. We've only known each other for a few days, yet he's sleeping so soundly next to me."

Hope let go of Carl's hand, reached out for the dried clothes, and put them on bit by bit.

She put on the elastic underwear easily, but when she started to put on the leather armor, she found that it became much tighter.

"Have you gained weight recently?"

Hope squeezed his chest and buttocks, frowning, and a feeling of anxiety suddenly surged in his heart.

Looking around the room irritably, Hope's eyes soon stopped on Carl's erection.

Although it was not the first time he had seen it, Hope still felt a surge of blood to his cheeks. He looked away, exhaled, and pulled up his leather shorts.

“Sizzle!”

The hemp thread that sewed the leather armor was torn apart, and the leather armor on the lower body was torn from the crotch, revealing a hole.

"Ken, this thing must have shrunk. I could wear it not long ago."

Hope, who didn't believe in evil, put on the leather breastplate for the upper body. Although she managed to get it on, she always felt that her chest was squeezed and she couldn't breathe.

In a fit of anger, Hope took off his leather armor and threw it into the corner of the room.

Sitting on the floor, Hope forced herself to fall asleep again, but she couldn't help opening her eyes and peeking at Carl.

"Forget it, let's just cover it up like before!"

Hope irritably covered Carl's clothes over his belly button and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"According to the past, Carl would have to sleep for another... four hours? How can this guy sleep so much! "

Hope suppressed the irritability that was rising in his heart and closed his eyes, trying to make himself fall asleep.

But it wasn't until more than two hours later that she finally fell asleep.

Not long after she fell asleep, blood suddenly began to flow out of her lower body.

Another two hours passed before Carl finally woke up.

"I feel like it won't be long before I can master a tactical style, but with my current attributes, it would be better for me to directly advance to a Level 3 Artificer. Hope, I know what the lines on my back mean, you..."

Carl had just opened his eyes and was sorting out his gains and losses in the dream world. He was about to tell Hope the good news that he had awakened the dragon mark, but he saw Hope lying not far away with his lower body covered in blood.

For a moment, Carl was stunned.

(End of this chapter)