Dynamis kills Monk
Nearly a whole month has gone by since I last got the chance to sit down in you, my dear diary. So much has happened since then, and the story I am about to tell you happened two weeks ago.
After having just arrived in Xarcabard, a valley deep inside the Valdeaunia region of Quon, we learned that the Dynamis zone there was already occupied by another group. Fortunately the leaders had a backup plan ready, and we were ordered to leave for the city of San d’Oria. I’d say San d’Oria is the city I’ve spent the least time in since I started out as an adventurer. It’s a nice city and all, but I just feel a little out of place. The elvaans who inhabit the city aren’t very friendly, and always seem to look down on foreigners — foreigners just like myself. It’s nothing like the village of Kazham and the city of Windurst where visitors are greeted by tarutarus and mithras alike, ready to invite them into their homes.
After having teleported to the La Theine Plateau our group walked over to the lady representing the Chocobo Rental Service. She was quite startled when a group of near forty people approached her, and started to fumbled through her papers trying to see if she had enough chocobos in. We were lucky as she had just gotten a new shipment of chocobos from Selbina, but as they had just arrived they had to be fed and groomed before they could be saddled up again. Chocobos can be quite stubborn if they aren’t treated properly, especially when they are in groups as they can get irritated and start picking a fight with each other.
About half an hour later we were on our way up to San d’Oria where a few of our members were already standing by. Leaders walked into the tavern and started planning tonight’s strategy. Our linkshell is very particular about our strategies and how the groups are put together, so we all got some time off to prepare.
I had already been invited into my usual group, and was patiently waiting for our group to get ready. Kithkin and Sarick, my regular Paladin and Red Mage were looking for members at the moment. Kithkin knew from before that I wanted to try tanking in Dynamis for once, and asked me if I would like to change position with him. In addition to being a Paladin, he is also a Monk, which he was dying to try out inside Dynamis. I agreed and we both went into our separate moogle houses to get geared up. I had everything ready and lined up, and thanks to my Moogle it only took a few moments to get ready.
As I walked out of my moogle house, I asked my friend Slugg, one of the linkshell leaders, if it was okay with the leaders that I came as a Paladin today. Slugg told me he’d ask the other leaders who were quick to ask Kithkin to change back into a Paladin. I apologized to the linkshell for having been an inconvenience to everyone and for being so selfish. The leaders asked me to wait a little before I changed back though, as we were still short on tanks.
The groups were starting to take shape, and I was asked to start my own group and get ready to enter. I looked around and found that my good kitty friend Chicora had still to get invited into a group. I then invited Biscuits, a Monk, Shaggy the White Mage and Trixie the Thief. Our group was looking good, although a little weak on the damage dealing side. The leaders had decided to put some emphasis on having a mobile Warrior unit who could quickly kill off monsters being fought.
When all the groups were ready, our leaders called out on the linkshell that we were about to break the time glasses. The White Mages started buffing up the parties, and people started distributing the time glasses to everyone. This was my second time handing out glasses, even though I’ve never been tanking before. It felt quite weird being the leader of a Dynamis party, and I felt a bit nervous about the upcoming run.
The leaders ordered us to get started and everyone traded their glasses and Dynamis was officially on! I was transfered into the Dynamis realm, a feeling I can never quite get used to. As you get transported you feel a cold breeze engulf you and it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the dark and cold atmosphere once inside.
The first pull came in, but it was quite small and it never reached me even though we only had four groups. The next wave hit is shortly afterwards, and this time I received a Monk kind of monster right off the bat. I really didn’t mind, as it’s one of the tougher monsters to take on. It was a nice experience, and a good gauge for the rest of the evening as this was the first Dynamis monster I’ve tanked.
For the next few pulls, I killed off various monsters, but I’d have to admit that the Monk was the one experience I enjoyed the most. We quickly made our way through the north-eastern parts of San d’Oria and made our way towards the Auction House area. We set up our camps where we stayed most of the remaining time save for the last half hour at the Chocobo Stables where we fought both the boss of the zone and the few remaining groups of monsters in the zone.
Our group was victorious in overthrowing the monsters who was inhabiting the area, and although we didn’t get to go to Xarcabard, I still had a blast. I even got my forth Paladin relic piece, the Valor Gauntlets. With only one more piece remaining, I can’t wait to get back to Dynamis as it is my favorite event of the week.