#aldus

The first character to make was the Roving Photographer. Emmy was the obvious choice, but I'd prefer to have her in my team, so Joseph from the photo shop it is.

Next is the Quizmaster. As soon as I read that he is an oddball who shows up randomly to greet the player, I knew Aldus would be perfect.

Next, the Prodigious Postman. I know it says "man" but Lettie Mailer fits the description so I added her.

The Roaming Gourmet is our one and only Prosciutto. I was going to pick Jacques based on the wig he would wear, but he was hard to make and Prosciutto likes food so it works better.

Next is the Nintendo Fan. I chose Puzzlette. She's cute.

But something important is about to happen! Creating NPC's is fun, but Layton needs a teammate!

Introducing Flora the Chef!

She'll destroy enemies with her terrible food combinations!

I was so tempted to say "no" because Layton has a bad record when it comes to taking Flora with him.

But in this case, he needs an ally.

Now the real adventure begins!!

As usual, my Access Key is 4N95JJC.

Anyway, here is pages 1-3 of chp 1. Each chapter has 10 pages and there’s 3 chapters

Round One

Some time had passed since Aldus had first made his arrangement with the Manflayer, and by all metrics that concerned the sorcerer, things were going astonishingly well.

Every cycle, the sorcerer brought the Chief Apothecary a small sampling of Thousand Sons legionnaires to be studied and experimented on. Between excursions, Aldus learned the medical sciences, and eventually discovered he had an aptitude for bio-engineering.

Today, he was modeling a prosthetic arm for Fabius’ inspection. At first glance, the limb appeared completely uninteresting, but beneath the outer layer of dermis was a metallic endoskeleton. The material could be extruded from ports located in the palm and fingertips to create various tools or weaponry.

“Far be it for me to rush perfection, Lord Fabius” Aldus said after a few moments. “But is my new body finished?”

Fabius does not answer at first, apparently busy testing the electrical skin resistance of the prosthetic arm and comparing it with various values of cell cultures growing in several shielded dishes.

Finally, he straightens up, making a little show of his spine making cracking noises. In the time that Aldus has now worked with him on and off, the Chief Apothecary has definitely run his current body down a bit. A few surgical scars have been added where he has operated out the first ulcers that the Blight has caused to grow in his body. The whites of his eyes have become more yellowish and his hair thinner. Sometimes, when he feels unobserved, he allows his usually straight-as-a-board arrogant posture to become a little more stooped.

"Done. That, when it comes to the work, is not a good term. It's always a tree branching into possibilities. And since you have decided to start with a new body instead of using your own over and over again, it is a process. You may well have to change several times before the right body is found. And then there will still be a need to change details. Perfection means not standing still and lazily letting yourself fall into a state of mind."

He slows himself down before launching into lecturing once again. Occasionally he has moments like this, when the mere imparting of expertise with lots of personal opinion and experience turns into a tantrum that is not always completely understandable.