Party & Group Information [Dungeon]

The Netherworld is considered a duty for more of the natives of Pandora. Often they have cleared a few floors as a right of passage to be granted freedom from their homeland. For them, it's a service to the world they call home, to mortals who are new to this world, this is home to adventure and rewards. To them, this their destiny.

Since the beginning, there has been several rules in place. It is unknown when they started, but everyone knew why they came to be. With the first parties, they failed until they reached the perfect formula for floor clearing. To disobey these rules are to revolt against Pandora itself, and will often result in ejection of the Netherworld. Below are the rules, as well as the common lore behind it.

Party Size:
No group can be larger than five people. This is to prevent crowding in threads, as well as long dragged out battles.
It was said that the first groups were over a dozen adventurers. With so many people in an enclosed area, often times people would be caught in the crossfire and many allies were slain by their own friends rather than monsters. This is the rule everyone follows. No one gathers in more than groups of five, some even clear the floors themselves.

Rewards Given:
All EXP and Coin rewards are split evenly among the party members. Everyone gets their share. If people would like to offer EXP to someone else in the party, or to give money to another player, it is allowed. However, resources are given to each player individually. Rare items are given to a single player. It is up to them to decide who is deserving of the object.
Everyone puts in their work, everyone gets their cut. If you fight, you get stronger. That's how it is, and how it's always been. If someone dies, everyone gets a larger portion at the end. If you give up your share, that's your decision. People have always thought this way for the most part. But when a legendary sword or item is found, often parties come to a civil dispute over who gets it. Sometimes the sort it among themselves, other times they fight for it, killing each other.

How well do you trust your allies?

Your Life, and Death:
If you die in the Dungeon, you are healed. Your death is not permanent, however dying in the dungeon could result in a loss of items. Even if you don't worry about dying, you should be worried about what else you can lose, if not your life.
Since the era of Hades, lives lost in the dungeon were recovered. Often times tainted and distorted. When the Guardian Hades perfected his art of revival in the Underworld, natives would serve in the Dungeon until their orders were met, no matter how often they died. Everyone had a job to fill. Under Kaseki, in the newly named Pandora, Kaseki has allowed Pandecim to freely judge and pass over any adventurer without consequence. However, it was soon to be found that people were not being brought to life, but reborn. Some adventurers found their old bodies and items left on the floor where they last lived. It was a cruel reminder of the dangers of this world, as well as the powers in it.

Floor Limits:
To progress in the dungeon, you must clear each floor in order. You cannot skip floors. If you are in a party, you can only go as far as the lest progressful member in your group. If everyone has cleared floor five, except one person who has only cleared up to floor three, the party can only clear from floor three and must progress upwards as a team.
People have often rushed ahead to get as far down into the Netherworld. Often regarded as scouts, they were sent far ahead. However, when they were sent forward, they found they could not return back to the surface. The Netherworld had trapped them. Even with Hades' and Kaseki's revival, people who were brought back to life, were trapped in the lower floors of the dungeon forever. Since that time, everyone has cleared a floor in order, in fear of being trapped in the Netherworld forever. . . Especially with the Soul Eaters feeding on the bodies left behind.