Heroica RPG - Quest#148: Once Upon a Time in Goetia

[Sandy]

Round 8 of the Foiled Feast:
>Pretzel (Splinter Broom) vs. Haagenti's Right Leg - Hit/Upgraded Hit (Haagenti's Right Leg: 103 health-(10x6+37=97 dmg)=6 health)
>Pretzel (Splinter Broom) vs. Haagenti's Right Leg - Shield/Upgraded Hit (Toolkit: Spirited Away! - no effect)
Atramor (Living Mythril Claws) vs. Sabnock (twice) - Theft/Critical Theft (Sabnock: 131 health-((46x2+42=134x2=268+268=536 dmg)=0 health; Claws +2 WP)
Atramor (Living Mythril Claws) vs. Sabnock Uvall (twice) - Special Damage/Critical Theft (Uvall: 226 health-((48x2+42=138x2=276+260=552 dmg)=0 health; Claws +2 WP)
>Althior (Light) vs. Haagenti's Torso - Shield (Alea Iacta Est - Althior: WPx1; Foras: 214 health-(100x2=200 dmg)=14 health; Haagenti's Torso: 200 health-(100x2=200 dmg)=0 health; Haagenti's Right Leg: 6 health-(100x2=200 dmg)=0 health; Haagenti's Left Leg: 150 health-(100x2=200 dmg)=0 health; Uvall: 226 health-(100x2=200 dmg)=26 health; Althior, Atramor, Hybros, Namyrra, Byblos: full health restored; Althior: -10 ether)
>Namyrra (Light) vs. Foras - Shield (Raise Army - no effect)
>Hybros (Sword of Ancestral Hatred) vs. himself, (Heavy Flail) vs. Uvall - Riposte/Dual Hit (Hybros: +96 health restored; Uvall: 26 health-(52/2x2=52 dmg)=0 health)
>Hybros (Zoot's Reaper & Hollow Dagger) vs. Uvall Foras (twice) - Riposte/Riposte (Foras: 14 health-33 dmg=0 health)
>Byblos uses Scroll of Sealing on Sabnock
>Byblos takes care of the infant

The party makes quick work of the remaining demons, and then begin to loot their remains.

BATTLE IS SUCCESSFUL!

EXPERIENCE:
Althior: +1/5
Atramor: +1/5
Hybros: +3/5
Pretzel: +1/4
Namyrra: +1/5
Byblos: +1/5

LOOT:
Fireward Helmet (SP:5, immune to fire and burned; headwear)
Winter Shield (SP:10, absorb ice but take double damage from fire; shield)
Feathered Hat (Max. health +4; a consumable item named “feather” can be stored in the hat and used without spending a turn during battles, comes equipped with [Feather of Lithe]; headwear)
Horned Demon Hat (SP:5, Power +5, suitable to barbarians and beast warriors; headwear)
Spider Demon’s Cowl (Protects from doomed and sudden death; backwear) *Stolen by Atramor
Ball & Chain (WP:11, causes fast asleep -effect; whip)
Shredding Star (WP:13, removes all temporary effects from the target; mace)
Topaz
Fearomone (Causes afraid-effect to all enemies for the duration of one battle; consumable) *Stolen by Atramor
Demonic Shield (SP:25, absorbs darkness-elemental damage; will break if hit by a light-elemental attack or a holy opponent; cannot be used by paladins or vindicators; shield)
Reaver’s Axe (WP:18, transfers all ether from the target to the user; axe)
Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.)
Boon Rod (WP:22, healing is guaranteed to restore health at least equal to WP at the cost of 1 ether; suitable to clerics; staff)
6x Raw Meat (Max. health +5)
Garnet
Aquamarine

The infant that the demons had tormented looked satisfied in Byblos's arms. The librarian did not seem as happy.


"Googoo gaagaa!"


"Fellows, don't tell me I'll be stuck with this bundle for the remainder of the quest!"

Party:
Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut)
36 years old male (undead) human Prophet *PARTY LEADER*
Level 55 3/5 *Clairvoyance* *Glossolalia* *Intimidation* *Permanently Transcended* *Immune to Petrified, Cursed, Bound, and Slowed* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Ice and Darkness* *Immune to Effects*
Power: 90 (55+35) (Spellpower: 100 (55+35+10))
Defense: 12 (2+5+5)
Health: 77/77 (5+55+15+1+1)
Ether: 91/103 (5+55+15+10+10+4+2+2)
Gold: 806+762
Equipment: Mythril Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:35, Has ⅙ chance to deal cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal blessed effect on successful healing, staff), Magician's Touch (Spellpower +10, Ether +10; handwear), Winged Sandals (protects from bound and slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Coat Hanger (allows wearing a second bodywear artifact regardless of the amount limit for artifacts; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth, ice, and darkness- elemental damage and is immune to petrified; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers, scholars, and weather mages; bodywear), Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear), Black Hat (wearer is immune to cursed, grants Intimidation)
Inventory:
Weapons:
Artifacts: Tin Helmet (immunity to confused and afraid, headwear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear), Pink Ribbon (Max Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid, and doomed; accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows one scroll to be used per round in addition to a normal action, suitable for classes that have ether; accessory), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (if the wearer is damaged by a free hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear), Sterile Gloves (protects from poisoned and bleeding; handwear), Magician's Gloves (+10 spellpower, suitable to mages; handwear)
Spell Items: Ruby (Fire), Aquamarine (Water), Garnet (Earth), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Topaz (Lightning), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the fragile-effect to the target, causing it to take double damage for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Scroll of Love (Enables casting the enamored-effect to the target, making it unable to damage the caster for three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Begone With The Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), Geode
Consumables: 3 Potions, 10 Grand Potions, 6 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 6 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, Phoenix Incense, 10 Meads, 5 Smelling Salts, 5 Nostrums, Smoke Bomb, Venom, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), 2 Milks (restores 15 health and 15 ether upon consumption)
Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 4 Bones, Deaddy Bear (Causes 45 damage and doomed but has 1/6 chance to break whenever used), Sauce Pan (Tool; Can be used with a Potion, outside of battle, once per quest to restore full HP), Cornucopia (increases the holder's gold by 25% at the end of each quest).

Atramor Gibbin, the Fiery and Aquatic Champion of Decamon and the Serpent Skinner (CallMePie)
33 year old male human Rogue Thief
Level 42 2/5 *Immune to all elements and doomed* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Kingpin: Permanently Lucky* *Permanently Nimble* (Soul Link: *Permanently Reinforced*)
Power: 92 (42 + 50)
Defense: 20 ((4+6)x2)
Health: 80/80 (7+41+20+6+6*)
Gold: 325
Equipment: Living Mythril Claws (WP: 30 50, double WP against humanoids, double damage against vermin, +1 WP after every successful hit, resets at end of current quest, light elemental, dual strike, daggers), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to water, wood, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Order Imperial's Assassin Cowl (Immune to darkness, wearer is nimble, headwear; suitable for assassins, chi monks, infiltrators, rogue thieves, and paragons), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear.), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory)
Inventory
Weapons: Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura while equipped, doubling the user's maximum health but drawing all attacks to them, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness elemental dagger), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5 deals Slowed, but the effect is removed when retrieved; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon)
Artifacts: Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Twitzle the Canary (Remedies poisoned when used on target, bird familiar), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone), Spider Demon’s Cowl (Protects from doomed and sudden death; backwear),
Spell Items: Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 ether), Topaz, Ruby, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Archangel's Summonstone
Consumables: 6 Bones, Dirt Bomb, 2 Elixirs, 3 Ether Cores, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.) Fire Bomb, 1 Grand Potion, 11 Grand Tonics, Health Core, 2 Meads, Nostrum, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Potion, 4 Remedies, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb, 4 Venoms, Water Bomb, Demon Repellent, Fearomone (Causes afraid-effect to all enemies for the duration of one battle; consumable),
Tools/Treasure: Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.), Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Magic Shovel, 2 Mythril Shards,
Decamon Deck (36): Volt Ant (Electric 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), x2 Brains-in-a-Jar (Ethereal 2), x2 Barghest (Electric 2), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Tangleweed (Plant 3), x2 Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Simsalamander (Fiery 3), Sylph (Electric 3), Succubus (Fiery 4), x2 Holy Cow (Luminous 4), 2x Thunderbird (Electric 4), x2 Death's Rose (Plant 4) Shedu (Rock 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Night Mare (Dark 5), Mushroomhead (Plant 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Electriphant (Electric 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Dryad (Plant 6), Sandman (Ethereal 6), Woodwose (Plant 7), Tygurah (Electric 7), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9), Phoenix (Fiery 9), Treant (Plant 9), Hydra (Aquatic 9)

Hybros (played by JimButcher)
55-year-old male imp Marauder
Level 45 2/5 *Permanently Hastened**Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Enamored, Slowed, Minimized, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Absorbs all elements* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Triple EXP*
Power: 97 & 60 (45+49+3) & (45+12+3)
Power Bonus: +3
Defense: 3
Health: 71/71 (7+44+15+5)
Gold: 502
Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:49 3/4, deals Fragile, darkness-, fire-, wind-, and ice+fragile-elemental, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Iustitia (WP:12, deals Blinded and Sealed; light- and earth+sealed-elemental; dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently Hastened and Cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, wood-, darkness-, light-elemental, immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immune to Poisoned and Bleeding handwear), Crystal Shoes (Immunity becomes Absorption, immune to Enamored, Slowed and Minimized; footwear), Nondescript Cape (SP:3, immune to Cursed; backwear), Medal of Glory (gain triple XP; accessory),
Abilities: First Breath (Hybros may sacrifice a turn of combat to focus and gain +3 power. Power resets at the end of a battle or when the hero is KO'd), Dragon's Heart Flame (Once per quest, Hybros may spend a round reviving a KO'd ally with full health. The ally will also receive the blessed and lucky effects)
Inventory:
Weapons: Mythril Zoot's Reaper (WP:30, deals Cursed and Poisoned by 7; longsword, suitable to Hybros), Heavy Flail (WP:5, deals Fragile; mace), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike; darkness-elemental daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow [nothing], deals Confused, water+confused-elemental; dagger), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10; shield)
Artifacts: Phoenix Emblem (Automatically revives the user with one health if knocked out, once per battle, accessory), Gauntlets of Recklessness (hits become mortal hits, adding lost health to the attack power; suitable to barbarians; handwear), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Dastan Armor (SP: 3 Bodywear, Immune to Earth and Fire, +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment, Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators)
Consumables: 20x Potion, 17x Grand Potion, 7x Health Core, Hyper Arc Tonic, 3x Elixir, 2x Arc Elixir, 9x Remedy, 3x Neutralizer, 2x Purging Water, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2x Last Resort, 5x Nostrum, 7x Mead, Soma, 5x Mulled Wine, 2x Cloud of Celerity, 2x Bravado Brew, Smile of the Gods, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), 2x Minimizing Dust, Bad Breath, 2x Wyvern's Breath, Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, 2x Fog Bomb, Mystic Bomb, 2x Bone, Skeleton Decoy, 4x Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy)
Others: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Mythril Shard, Ancient Amber

Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric)
463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan
Level 35 1/4 *Permanently Reinforced* *Negative Effects Last One Round* (Soul Link: *Permanently Lucky* *Permanently Nimble*)
Power: 47 (35+10+2)
Power Bonus: +2
Defense: 72 (6x6x2)
Health: 68/68 (9+15+34+3+2+5)
Gold: 1020
Equipment: Splinter Broom (WP: 10; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:6 multiplied by the number of party members {=36}; backwear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, accessory, suitable for anyone)
Inventory:
Weapons: Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Quarterstaff (WP:4/8 against humanoids, staff), Dual Staff (WP: 9; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect, Mace)
Artifacts: The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect- ; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; accessory), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP:2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators, Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Shackles of War (Accessory), Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers)
Spell Items: 2 Amethysts, 2 Emeralds, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Diamond, Ruby, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness x 2, Scroll of Confusion x 2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening
Consumables: 8 Potions, 16 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, Ether Core, 10 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 5 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Soma, Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 5 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 2 Blind Bombs, 2 Seal Bombs, 2 Sleep Bombs, 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the Poisoned by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 Poisoned permanently), Grating Stone
Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest)

Namyrra Uq (Quarryman)
1337 years old female Fenarian Necromancer
Level 51 2/5 *Immune to Sealed, Slowed, Bound, Confused, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth* *Ether Defense* *Overkill*
Power: 96 (51+45)
Defense: 10
Health: 65/65 (5+50+5+5)
Ether: 76/80 (5+50+1+5+4+5+10)
Gold: 228
Equipment: Crystal Mace (WP: 45 (5*gems imbued); Fire-, Ice-, Wind-, Water-, Lightning-, Earth-, Wood-, Light-, and Darkness-elemental; Mace), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Ether:5. immune to Sealing, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, backwear), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Overkill gloves (+1 gold for every point of damage done extra when defeating an enemy, handwear), Coat Hanger (Allows for a second body wear; accessory), Lichen Armor (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted; suitable to classes with ether; bodywear)
Inventory:
Weapons: Staff of the Supreme Necromancer (WP:25; damages undead; +5 level to raised undead; suitable to necromancers; staff), Mythril Empyreal Staff (WP:28), Nocturne Flute (WP: 6; inflicts the Asleep effect; Instrument), Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield)
Artifacts: Gold Dragon Crown (max Ether +6; immune to Stunned; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Desert Cloak (immune to Fire; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Water Canteen (Carries 3 portions of water; Accessory), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Winged Sandals (immune to Bound and Slowed; suitable for anyone; Footwear), Paper Doll (immune against Hexed, Accessory)
Spell Items: Amethyst, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Aquamarine, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Naamah's Hourglass (Randomly causes either Hastened or Slowed to the target at the cost of 3 Ether), Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq, restoring health equal to the level of the summoner at the cost of 5 Ether)
Consumables: Potions (10), Grand Potions (4), Health Core, Tonics (9), Grand Tonics (4), Ether Cores (7), Remedies (12), Phoenix Essences (5), Phoenix Incenses (2), Mead (13), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Ambrosia, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired) (2), Deadly Venom (3), Smoke Bombs (2), Holy Bomb, Water Bomb (14), Lightning Bomb (14), Dirt Bomb (3), Aeolus Bomb, Rudra Bomb, Flash Bomb, Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons for one battle, unless the user is the last one standing), Soul Cage (Doomed-effect to all combatants), Skeleton Decoys (2), Bones (17)
Tools etc.: Pickaxe, Bedroll

Byblos (NPC, controlled by K-Nut)
30 years old male Metasimian Scholar
Level 32 1/4 *Arcane Wisdom* *Well-read* *Multilingual* *Speed Reading*
Power: 64 (32+32)
Health: 47/47 (6+31+10)
Ether: 42/50 (9+31+10)
Gold: 250
Equipment: Pandemonicon (WP:32 {equal to user's level}, inflicts hexed on demons and doomed on humanoids; throwing weapon; suitable to Byblos only), Wizened Robe (Max. Health +10, Max. Ether +10; bodywear), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users)
Inventory:
Weapons: Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon)
Scrolls: Scroll of Arc Blindness, Scroll of Arc Frailty, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Armor Sundering, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment, Scroll of Elemental Aura, Scroll of Fire Armor, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Ice Armor, Scroll of Luck, Scroll of Minimizing, Scroll of Poisoning, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of the Chasm, Scroll of Weakening
Tools/Treasure: Infant (To keep the child alive, one hero must take care of it during battles by not taking any other action. It can be traded between heroes like normal items.)

[Palathadric]

I dust off my clothes and look around.

"Well, that was interesting indeed. Do you think our host is helplessly possessed by a demon such as these, or do you think he knowingly invited them? This is a queer castle."

[JimBee]

I dust off my clothes and look around.

"Well, that was interesting indeed. Do you think our host is helplessly possessed by a demon such as these, or do you think he knowingly invited them? This is a queer castle."

Hybros shrugged as he collected his weapons and sheathed them. "My guess is that they came from the big hole in the sky and the archdemon has made this castle his lair. It seems to me that we can either explore this castle some more and search for more demons or clues, or perhaps we can return this baby to the people in the temple. It would certainly be a burden off our shoulders." The imp glanced at the baby with mild curiosity. Or perhaps a little bit of fear or disgust. "Byblos, you seem to be doing just fine with the child, heheh."

[K-Nut]

Loot

Althior: Boon Rod, Feathered Hat, Raw Meat x2

Atramor: Ball & Chain, Aquamarine, Raw Meat

Hybros: Demonic Shield, Reaver's Axe, Garnet, Raw Meat

Pretzel: Horned Demon Hat, Shredding Star, Topaz, Raw Meat

Namyrra: Fireward Helmet, Winter Shield, Raw Meat

Byblos: Pumpkin Bomb

"You're fine with the kid Byblos. We'd have been screwed without you back there," he looks to Namyrra, eating his raw meats in the process. "Do you mind lending Byblos either the Fireward Helmet or your Fanged Helm? He may need some extra protection in the coming battles,"

Edited July 7, 2016 by K-Nut

[CMP]

You listed Winter Shield twice.

Atramor tucks yet another weapon into the depths of his coat. He then then eats a steak's worth of Raw Meat in blissful ignorance about the serious health risks nobody seems concerned about.

"Althior, I notice ya've got one of those medals I keep seein' 'round everyone's neck at the Hall. If ya ain't usin' it I'm sure I could get some out of it, 'least 'til we're done here."

He chuckled at Byblos struggling to keep the squirming baby under control. Twitzle the canary fluttered out of Atramor's hat to tweet and fly around the tiny infant.

"What's the problem mate? Ain't ya ever hold one of those before?"

Hybros shrugged as he collected his weapons and sheathed them. "My guess is that they came from the big hole in the sky and the archdemon has made this castle his lair. It seems to me that we can either explore this castle some more and search for more demons or clues, or perhaps we can return this baby to the people in the temple. It would certainly be a burden off our shoulders."

"No way. That kid is safer in our hands as we fight an archdemon than it is with those hapless villagers armed with nothin' but faith."

"I say we hunt down the marquis. Althior, you've got trackin' skills now. Use 'em."

[Quarryman]

"He can most certainly borrow my Fanged Helm, now that I can use this Fireward helmet instead." Namyrra said while eating her raw meat.

[Sandy]

After dealing out the leftovers from the demons, the six heroes and a baby returned downstairs in search of the marquis and his goons. They found them at a ballroom where tables had been set for the promised feast. Unconscious bodies of what seemed to be royal Heartland soldiers had been stacked on the floor.

"Oh my, you arrived early to supper! Tut tut! I just hate when my guests are impatient. Your turn will come soon enough."

The illusion surrounding the marquis and his guards began to fade, and their true demonic forms started to come forth.

"I will call you when we get hungry for some prying adventurous souls!"

Before they could do anything, the party felt their stomachs lurch. In a split second they found themselves in a darkened cell. The ominous green light seeped in from the small windows on the wall, indicating they were still in Goetia. But they weren't alone in there.

"So, we meet again."

Party:
Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut)
36 years old male (undead) human Prophet *PARTY LEADER*
Level 55 3/5 *Clairvoyance* *Glossolalia* *Intimidation* *Permanently Transcended* *Immune to Petrified, Cursed, Bound, and Slowed* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Ice and Darkness* *Immune to Effects*
Power: 90 (55+35) (Spellpower: 100 (55+35+10))
Defense: 12 (2+5+5)
Health: 87/87 (5+55+15+1+1+10)
Ether: 91/103 (5+55+15+10+10+4+2+2)
Gold: 806+762
Equipment: Mythril Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:35, Has ⅙ chance to deal cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal blessed effect on successful healing, staff), Magician's Touch (Spellpower +10, Ether +10; handwear), Winged Sandals (protects from bound and slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Coat Hanger (allows wearing a second bodywear artifact regardless of the amount limit for artifacts; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth, ice, and darkness- elemental damage and is immune to petrified; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers, scholars, and weather mages; bodywear), Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear), Black Hat (wearer is immune to cursed, grants Intimidation)
Inventory:
Weapons: Boon Rod (WP:22, healing is guaranteed to restore health at least equal to WP at the cost of 1 ether; suitable to clerics; staff)
Artifacts: Feathered Hat (Max. health +4; a consumable item named “feather” can be stored in the hat and used without spending a turn during battles, comes equipped with [Feather of Lithe]; headwear), Tin Helmet (immunity to confused and afraid, headwear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear), Pink Ribbon (Max Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid, and doomed; accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows one scroll to be used per round in addition to a normal action, suitable for classes that have ether; accessory), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (if the wearer is damaged by a free hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear), Sterile Gloves (protects from poisoned and bleeding; handwear), Magician's Gloves (+10 spellpower, suitable to mages; handwear)
Spell Items: Ruby (Fire), Aquamarine (Water), Garnet (Earth), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Topaz (Lightning), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the fragile-effect to the target, causing it to take double damage for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Scroll of Love (Enables casting the enamored-effect to the target, making it unable to damage the caster for three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Begone With The Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), Geode
Consumables: 3 Potions, 10 Grand Potions, 6 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 6 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, Phoenix Incense, 10 Meads, 5 Smelling Salts, 5 Nostrums, Smoke Bomb, Venom, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), 2 Milks (restores 15 health and 15 ether upon consumption)
Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 4 Bones, Deaddy Bear (Causes 45 damage and doomed but has 1/6 chance to break whenever used), Sauce Pan (Tool; Can be used with a Potion, outside of battle, once per quest to restore full HP), Cornucopia (increases the holder's gold by 25% at the end of each quest).
Atramor Gibbin, the Fiery and Aquatic Champion of Decamon and the Serpent Skinner (CallMePie)
33 year old male human Rogue Thief
Level 42 2/5 *Immune to all elements and doomed* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Kingpin: Permanently Lucky* *Permanently Nimble* (Soul Link: *Permanently Reinforced*)
Power: 92 (42 + 50)
Defense: 20 ((4+6)x2)
Health: 85/85 (7+41+20+6+6+5)
Gold: 325
Equipment: Living Mythril Claws (WP: 30 50, double WP against humanoids, double damage against vermin, +1 WP after every successful hit, resets at end of current quest, light elemental, dual strike, daggers), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to water, wood, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Order Imperial's Assassin Cowl (Immune to darkness, wearer is nimble, headwear; suitable for assassins, chi monks, infiltrators, rogue thieves, and paragons), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear.), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory)
Inventory
Weapons: Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura while equipped, doubling the user's maximum health but drawing all attacks to them, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness elemental dagger), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Ball & Chain (WP:11, causes fast asleep -effect; whip), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5 deals Slowed, but the effect is removed when retrieved; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon)
Artifacts: Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Twitzle the Canary (Remedies poisoned when used on target, bird familiar), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone), Spider Demon’s Cowl (Protects from doomed and sudden death; backwear),
Spell Items: Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 ether), Topaz, Ruby, Amethyst, 2x Aquamarine, Archangel's Summonstone
Consumables: 6 Bones, Dirt Bomb, 2 Elixirs, 3 Ether Cores, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.) Fire Bomb, 1 Grand Potion, 11 Grand Tonics, Health Core, 2 Meads, Nostrum, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Potion, 4 Remedies, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb, 4 Venoms, Water Bomb, Demon Repellent, Fearomone (Causes afraid-effect to all enemies for the duration of one battle; consumable),
Tools/Treasure: Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.), Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Magic Shovel, 2 Mythril Shards,
Decamon Deck (36): Volt Ant (Electric 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), x2 Brains-in-a-Jar (Ethereal 2), x2 Barghest (Electric 2), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Tangleweed (Plant 3), x2 Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Simsalamander (Fiery 3), Sylph (Electric 3), Succubus (Fiery 4), x2 Holy Cow (Luminous 4), 2x Thunderbird (Electric 4), x2 Death's Rose (Plant 4) Shedu (Rock 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Night Mare (Dark 5), Mushroomhead (Plant 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Electriphant (Electric 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Dryad (Plant 6), Sandman (Ethereal 6), Woodwose (Plant 7), Tygurah (Electric 7), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9), Phoenix (Fiery 9), Treant (Plant 9), Hydra (Aquatic 9)
Hybros (played by JimButcher)
55-year-old male imp Marauder
Level 45 2/5 *Permanently Hastened**Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Enamored, Slowed, Minimized, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Absorbs all elements* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Triple EXP*
Power: 97 & 60 (45+49+3) & (45+12+3)
Power Bonus: +3
Defense: 3
Health: 71/71 (7+44+15+5)
Gold: 502
Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:49 3/4, deals Fragile, darkness-, fire-, wind-, and ice+fragile-elemental, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Iustitia (WP:12, deals Blinded and Sealed; light- and earth+sealed-elemental; dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently Hastened and Cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, wood-, darkness-, light-elemental, immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immune to Poisoned and Bleeding handwear), Crystal Shoes (Immunity becomes Absorption, immune to Enamored, Slowed and Minimized; footwear), Nondescript Cape (SP:3, immune to Cursed; backwear), Medal of Glory (gain triple XP; accessory),
Abilities: First Breath (Hybros may sacrifice a turn of combat to focus and gain +3 power. Power resets at the end of a battle or when the hero is KO'd), Dragon's Heart Flame (Once per quest, Hybros may spend a round reviving a KO'd ally with full health. The ally will also receive the blessed and lucky effects)
Inventory:
Weapons: Mythril Zoot's Reaper (WP:30, deals Cursed and Poisoned by 7; longsword, suitable to Hybros), Reaver’s Axe (WP:18, transfers all ether from the target to the user; axe), Heavy Flail (WP:5, deals Fragile; mace), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike; darkness-elemental daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow [nothing], deals Confused, water+confused-elemental; dagger), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10; shield), Demonic Shield (SP:25, absorbs darkness-elemental damage; will break if hit by a light-elemental attack or a holy opponent; cannot be used by paladins or vindicators; shield)
Artifacts: Phoenix Emblem (Automatically revives the user with one health if knocked out, once per battle, accessory), Gauntlets of Recklessness (hits become mortal hits, adding lost health to the attack power; suitable to barbarians; handwear), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Dastan Armor (SP: 3 Bodywear, Immune to Earth and Fire, +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment, Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators)
Consumables: 20x Potion, 17x Grand Potion, 7x Health Core, Hyper Arc Tonic, 3x Elixir, 2x Arc Elixir, 9x Remedy, 3x Neutralizer, 2x Purging Water, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2x Last Resort, 5x Nostrum, 7x Mead, Soma, 5x Mulled Wine, 2x Cloud of Celerity, 2x Bravado Brew, Smile of the Gods, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), 2x Minimizing Dust, Bad Breath, 2x Wyvern's Breath, Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, 2x Fog Bomb, Mystic Bomb, 2x Bone, Skeleton Decoy, 4x Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy), Raw Meat (+5 max. health when consumed)
Others: Garnet, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Mythril Shard, Ancient Amber
Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric)
463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan
Level 35 1/4 *Permanently Reinforced* *Negative Effects Last One Round* (Soul Link: *Permanently Lucky* *Permanently Nimble*)
Power: 47 (35+10+2)
Power Bonus: +2
Defense: 72 (6x6x2)
Health: 68/68 (9+15+34+3+2+5)
Gold: 1020
Equipment: Splinter Broom (WP: 10; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:6 multiplied by the number of party members {=36}; backwear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, accessory, suitable for anyone)
Inventory:
Weapons: Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Shredding Star (WP:13, removes all temporary effects from the target; mace), Quarterstaff (WP:4/8 against humanoids, staff), Dual Staff (WP: 9; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect, Mace)
Artifacts: The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect- ; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; accessory), Horned Demon Hat (SP:5, Power +5, suitable to barbarians and beast warriors; headwear), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP:2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators, Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Shackles of War (Accessory), Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers)
Spell Items: 2 Amethysts, 2 Emeralds, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Diamond, Ruby, Topaz, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness x 2, Scroll of Confusion x 2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening
Consumables: 8 Potions, 16 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, Ether Core, 10 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 5 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Soma, Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 5 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 2 Blind Bombs, 2 Seal Bombs, 2 Sleep Bombs, 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the Poisoned by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 Poisoned permanently), Grating Stone, Raw Meat (+5 max. health when consumed)
Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest)
Namyrra Uq (Quarryman)
1337 years old female Fenarian Necromancer
Level 51 2/5 *Immune to Sealed, Slowed, Bound, Confused, Burned, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth* *Ether Defense* *Overkill*
Power: 96 (51+45)
Defense: 10 (3+2+5)
Health: 70/70 (5+50+5+5+5)
Ether: 76/80 (5+50+1+5+4+5+10)
Gold: 228
Equipment: Crystal Mace (WP: 45 (5*gems imbued); Fire-, Ice-, Wind-, Water-, Lightning-, Earth-, Wood-, Light-, and Darkness-elemental; Mace), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Ether:5. immune to Sealing, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, backwear), Fireward Helmet (SP:5, immune to fire and burned; headwear), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Overkill gloves (+1 gold for every point of damage done extra when defeating an enemy, handwear), Coat Hanger (Allows for a second body wear; accessory), Lichen Armor (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted; suitable to classes with ether; bodywear)
Inventory:
Weapons: Staff of the Supreme Necromancer (WP:25; damages undead; +5 level to raised undead; suitable to necromancers; staff), Mythril Empyreal Staff (WP:28), Nocturne Flute (WP: 6; inflicts the Asleep effect; Instrument), Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield), Winter Shield (SP:10, absorb ice but take double damage from fire; shield)
Artifacts: Gold Dragon Crown (max Ether +6; immune to Stunned; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Desert Cloak (immune to Fire; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Water Canteen (Carries 3 portions of water; Accessory), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Winged Sandals (immune to Bound and Slowed; suitable for anyone; Footwear), Paper Doll (immune against Hexed, Accessory)
Spell Items: Amethyst, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Aquamarine, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Naamah's Hourglass (Randomly causes either Hastened or Slowed to the target at the cost of 3 Ether), Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq, restoring health equal to the level of the summoner at the cost of 5 Ether)
Consumables: Potions (10), Grand Potions (4), Health Core, Tonics (9), Grand Tonics (4), Ether Cores (7), Remedies (12), Phoenix Essences (5), Phoenix Incenses (2), Mead (13), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Ambrosia, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired) (2), Deadly Venom (3), Smoke Bombs (2), Holy Bomb, Water Bomb (14), Lightning Bomb (14), Dirt Bomb (3), Aeolus Bomb, Rudra Bomb, Flash Bomb, Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons for one battle, unless the user is the last one standing), Soul Cage (Doomed-effect to all combatants), Skeleton Decoys (2), Bones (17)
Tools etc.: Pickaxe, Bedroll
Byblos (NPC, controlled by K-Nut)
30 years old male Metasimian Scholar
Level 32 1/4 *Arcane Wisdom* *Well-read* *Multilingual* *Speed Reading*
Power: 64 (32+32)
Defense: 5
Health: 47/47 (6+31+10)
Ether: 42/50 (9+31+10)
Gold: 250
Equipment: Pandemonicon (WP:32 {equal to user's level}, inflicts hexed on demons and doomed on humanoids; throwing weapon; suitable to Byblos only), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Wizened Robe (Max. Health +10, Max. Ether +10; bodywear), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users)
Inventory:
Weapons: Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon)
Scrolls: Scroll of Arc Blindness, Scroll of Arc Frailty, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Armor Sundering, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment, Scroll of Elemental Aura, Scroll of Fire Armor, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Ice Armor, Scroll of Luck, Scroll of Minimizing, Scroll of Poisoning, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of the Chasm, Scroll of Weakening
Others: Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), Infant (To keep the child alive, one hero must take care of it during battles by not taking any other action. It can be traded between heroes like normal items.)

[CMP]

"Small world, Catnip. How's the solo career shakin' out for ya?"

Atramor attempted to loose some of the stones in the floor with his Magic Shovel.

[K-Nut]

Fixed

"Anyone who wants the medal can have it, as far as I'm concerned. Monk, would you like to give me your gold per our arrangement?"

Althior looks to the rogue. "It seems you two have some history; mind elaborating for us?"

[CMP]

"Anyone who wants the medal can have it, as far as I'm concerned."

Althior looks to the rogue. "It seems you two have some history; mind elaborating for us?"

Atramor released the other end of the Soul Chain Link and borrows and equips Althior's Medal of Glory, rubbing some of the dirt off it. It's like it was dug up in a farm.

"It's both Namyrra and I, actually. She was in Azzurat when we went to go kill Ahriman and Naamah, the archdemons shackin' up in the old kingdom there. Catnip's a demon hunter. She worked with us, for a while, then decided to stop takin' orders." The rogue thief turns towards Catnip, arms crossed. "Last I saw, you were trackin' the man with the hat, the man we're chasin' now, all the way form Azzurat to Eubric to...here, I guess."

[Palathadric]

I hand my gold to Althior.

[Palathadric]

"Well, any demon-hunter should be a friend of mine, I should like to think. But maybe not, demon-hunting is easier than it used to be and it doesn't only take dedicated men of the cloth to do it these days."

I lean back, munching on my Raw Meat.

"He has some strange powers that man/devil. I suppose none of you ever encountered him before now or his demonic version?"

Seeing Atramor take to the floor, I attempt to help him with my own Magic Shovel.

[JimBee]

Hybros sighed and sat on the cold floor. "Trapped again. Monk, why do you not try your skills again on these bars?"

He began picking at his Raw Meat, rather disgusted by the food. He washed it down with some Mead, although the flavor to him wasn't much better. He also slotted another Nostrum into his Hollow Dagger.

"So you are already acquainted. I am Hybros, though I am afraid a demon hunter will not do us much good in this cage," the imp introduced himself. "So what do you make of all this? The portal in the sky is unlike any I have seen before."

[K-Nut]

"Last I saw, you were trackin' the man with the hat, the man we're chasin' now, all the way form Azzurat to Eubric to...here, I guess."

"Then it seems we have a common enemy, do we not?" he turns to Catnip.

[Quarryman]

"..as long as she'll be a team player this time.."

[CMP]

"Then it seems we have a common enemy, do we not?" he turns to Catnip.

"Aye...but as I said." Atramor nodded slightly at Namyrra. "She's a bit of a loose cannon...bowgun, whatever."

[Palathadric]

"What's in the barrel?" I ask.

Then to Hybros, "I suppose I should give it a try."

I attempt to dismantle the lock of the prison.

[Sandy]

"Small world, Catnip. How's the solo career shakin' out for ya?"

Atramor attempted to loose some of the stones in the floor with his Magic Shovel.

Catnip looked away haughtily.


"I have always been on a solo career, Mr. Gibbin. I just had the same destination with you in Azzurat. But yes, my search has brought me here to slowly rot in this dungeon. So things have not been looking great so far."

Atramor's magic shovel revealed a secret hatch on the floor.


"Is that... a way out of here?!" Byblos gawked in surprise while lulling the baby.


"I was going to point that out to you next. It's the way the other citizens used to escape. Those that were still alive at that point, at least. I can't use it, but you can be my guest."

"Well, any demon-hunter should be a friend of mine, I should like to think. But maybe not, demon-hunting is easier than it used to be and it doesn't only take dedicated men of the cloth to do it these days."
I lean back, munching on my Raw Meat.
"He has some strange powers that man/devil. I suppose none of you ever encountered him before now or his demonic version?"
Seeing Atramor take to the floor, I attempt to help him with my own Magic Shovel.

Catnip glared at Monk Pretzel from behind her bandana.


"I had Sandalphon, my bowgun that was blessed by the angels, before the man I am hunting for took it. It was enough to make demons shiver. But you are mistaken, he is one of the few people here who are not possessed by demons, unlike the marquis and his court."

Monk Pretzel's digging earned him 6 gold that one of the prisoners must've dropped in haste.

"So you are already acquainted. I am Hybros, though I am afraid a demon hunter will not do us much good in this cage," the imp introduced himself. "So what do you make of all this? The portal in the sky is unlike any I have seen before."

"You look like a demon, too, Hybros. Not that I judge you, I just find myself longing for your imminent death. But you must be Heroica's own resident demon, so I'll let it slide for now. As for what happened here, it is really simple: the man I thought I loved was a demonologist. He got hold of a Pandemonicon and came to this place where the veil between Olegaia and Azazot is thin, and opened a portal to summon an army of his own. I don't know what he plans to do with it, but Solomon always coveted the power his mistress Brahne had. Maybe he wants world domination, maybe revenge, or maybe see everything burn. He is out of his mind, after all. No matter what, he must be stopped."

"Then it seems we have a common enemy, do we not?" he turns to Catnip.

"I have spent years chasing Solomon because of what he did to me, and seeing him dead is my only life goal. So yes, we have a common enemy."

"What's in the barrel?" I ask.
Then to Hybros, "I suppose I should give it a try."
I attempt to dismantle the lock of the prison.

"Piss and crap. I wouldn't look too closely if I were you."

Monk Pretzel made quick work of the jail lock. The door swung open.


"Oh, it looks like I don't have to rot in here after all. I'm going to find Sandalphon and then kill Solomon and all his demonic minions with it. I won't mind if you follow, but you should rather use that secret passage instead. Especially with the baby."

Just as Catnip was about to leave, Byblos called for a halt.


"Wait! Pandemonicon is telling me that there's a demon very close nearby."

The demon huntress's face turned grim.

Party:
Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut)
36 years old male (undead) human Prophet *PARTY LEADER*
Level 55 3/5 *Clairvoyance* *Glossolalia* *Intimidation* *Permanently Transcended* *Immune to Petrified, Cursed, Bound, and Slowed* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Ice and Darkness* *Immune to Effects*
Power: 90 (55+35) (Spellpower: 100 (55+35+10))
Defense: 12 (2+5+5)
Health: 87/87 (5+55+15+1+1+10)
Ether: 91/103 (5+55+15+10+10+4+2+2)
Gold: 806+762+1026
Equipment: Mythril Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:35, Has ⅙ chance to deal cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal blessed effect on successful healing, staff), Magician's Touch (Spellpower +10, Ether +10; handwear), Winged Sandals (protects from bound and slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Coat Hanger (allows wearing a second bodywear artifact regardless of the amount limit for artifacts; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth, ice, and darkness- elemental damage and is immune to petrified; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers, scholars, and weather mages; bodywear), Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear), Black Hat (wearer is immune to cursed, grants Intimidation)
Inventory:
Weapons: Boon Rod (WP:22, healing is guaranteed to restore health at least equal to WP at the cost of 1 ether; suitable to clerics; staff)
Artifacts: Feathered Hat (Max. health +4; a consumable item named “feather” can be stored in the hat and used without spending a turn during battles, comes equipped with [Feather of Lithe]; headwear), Tin Helmet (immunity to confused and afraid, headwear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear), Pink Ribbon (Max Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid, and doomed; accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows one scroll to be used per round in addition to a normal action, suitable for classes that have ether; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (if the wearer is damaged by a free hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear), Sterile Gloves (protects from poisoned and bleeding; handwear), Magician's Gloves (+10 spellpower, suitable to mages; handwear)
Spell Items: Ruby (Fire), Aquamarine (Water), Garnet (Earth), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Topaz (Lightning), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the fragile-effect to the target, causing it to take double damage for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Scroll of Love (Enables casting the enamored-effect to the target, making it unable to damage the caster for three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Begone With The Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), Geode
Consumables: 3 Potions, 10 Grand Potions, 6 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 6 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, Phoenix Incense, 10 Meads, 5 Smelling Salts, 5 Nostrums, Smoke Bomb, Venom, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), 2 Milks (restores 15 health and 15 ether upon consumption)
Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 4 Bones, Deaddy Bear (Causes 45 damage and doomed but has 1/6 chance to break whenever used), Sauce Pan (Tool; Can be used with a Potion, outside of battle, once per quest to restore full HP), Cornucopia (increases the holder's gold by 25% at the end of each quest).
Atramor Gibbin, the Fiery and Aquatic Champion of Decamon and the Serpent Skinner (CallMePie)
33 year old male human Rogue Thief
Level 42 2/5 *Immune to all elements and doomed* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Kingpin: Permanently Lucky* *Permanently Nimble* *Triple Exp*
Power: 92 (42 + 50)
Defense: 20 ((4+6)x2)
Health: 85/85 (7+41+20+6+6+5)
Gold: 325
Equipment: Living Mythril Claws (WP: 30 50, double WP against humanoids, double damage against vermin, +1 WP after every successful hit, resets at end of current quest, light elemental, dual strike, daggers), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to water, wood, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Order Imperial's Assassin Cowl (Immune to darkness, wearer is nimble, headwear; suitable for assassins, chi monks, infiltrators, rogue thieves, and paragons), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear.), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory),
Inventory
Weapons: Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura while equipped, doubling the user's maximum health but drawing all attacks to them, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness elemental dagger), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Ball & Chain (WP:11, causes fast asleep -effect; whip), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5 deals Slowed, but the effect is removed when retrieved; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon)
Artifacts: Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Twitzle the Canary (Remedies poisoned when used on target, bird familiar), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone), Spider Demon’s Cowl (Protects from doomed and sudden death; backwear),
Spell Items: Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 ether), Topaz, Ruby, Amethyst, 2x Aquamarine, Archangel's Summonstone
Consumables: 6 Bones, Dirt Bomb, 2 Elixirs, 3 Ether Cores, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.) Fire Bomb, 1 Grand Potion, 11 Grand Tonics, Health Core, 2 Meads, Nostrum, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Potion, 4 Remedies, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb, 4 Venoms, Water Bomb, Demon Repellent, Fearomone (Causes afraid-effect to all enemies for the duration of one battle; consumable),
Tools/Treasure: Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.), Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Magic Shovel, 2 Mythril Shards,
Decamon Deck (36): Volt Ant (Electric 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), x2 Brains-in-a-Jar (Ethereal 2), x2 Barghest (Electric 2), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Tangleweed (Plant 3), x2 Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Simsalamander (Fiery 3), Sylph (Electric 3), Succubus (Fiery 4), x2 Holy Cow (Luminous 4), 2x Thunderbird (Electric 4), x2 Death's Rose (Plant 4) Shedu (Rock 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Night Mare (Dark 5), Mushroomhead (Plant 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Electriphant (Electric 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Dryad (Plant 6), Sandman (Ethereal 6), Woodwose (Plant 7), Tygurah (Electric 7), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9), Phoenix (Fiery 9), Treant (Plant 9), Hydra (Aquatic 9)
Hybros (played by JimButcher)
55-year-old male imp Marauder
Level 45 2/5 *Permanently Hastened**Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Enamored, Slowed, Minimized, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Absorbs all elements* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Triple Exp* *Encouraged*
Power: 97 & 60 (45+49+3) & (45+12+3)
Power Bonus: +3
Defense: 3
Health: 76/76 (7+44+15+5+5)
Gold: 502
Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:49 3/4, deals Fragile, darkness-, fire-, wind-, and ice+fragile-elemental, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Iustitia (WP:12, deals Blinded and Sealed; light- and earth+sealed-elemental; dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently Hastened and Cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, wood-, darkness-, light-elemental, immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immune to Poisoned and Bleeding handwear), Crystal Shoes (Immunity becomes Absorption, immune to Enamored, Slowed and Minimized; footwear), Nondescript Cape (SP:3, immune to Cursed; backwear), Medal of Glory (gain triple XP; accessory),
Abilities: First Breath (Hybros may sacrifice a turn of combat to focus and gain +3 power. Power resets at the end of a battle or when the hero is KO'd), Dragon's Heart Flame (Once per quest, Hybros may spend a round reviving a KO'd ally with full health. The ally will also receive the blessed and lucky effects)
Inventory:
Weapons: Mythril Zoot's Reaper (WP:30, deals Cursed and Poisoned by 7; longsword, suitable to Hybros), Reaver’s Axe (WP:18, transfers all ether from the target to the user; axe), Heavy Flail (WP:5, deals Fragile; mace), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike; darkness-elemental daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow [Nostrum], deals Confused, water+confused-elemental; dagger), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10; shield), Demonic Shield (SP:25, absorbs darkness-elemental damage; will break if hit by a light-elemental attack or a holy opponent; cannot be used by paladins or vindicators; shield)
Artifacts: Phoenix Emblem (Automatically revives the user with one health if knocked out, once per battle, accessory), Gauntlets of Recklessness (hits become mortal hits, adding lost health to the attack power; suitable to barbarians; handwear), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Dastan Armor (SP: 3 Bodywear, Immune to Earth and Fire, +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment, Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators)
Consumables: 20x Potion, 17x Grand Potion, 7x Health Core, Hyper Arc Tonic, 3x Elixir, 2x Arc Elixir, 9x Remedy, 3x Neutralizer, 2x Purging Water, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2x Last Resort, 4x Nostrum, 6x Mead, Soma, 5x Mulled Wine, 2x Cloud of Celerity, 2x Bravado Brew, Smile of the Gods, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), 2x Minimizing Dust, Bad Breath, 2x Wyvern's Breath, Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, 2x Fog Bomb, Mystic Bomb, 2x Bone, Skeleton Decoy, 4x Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy
Others: Garnet, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Mythril Shard, Ancient Amber
Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric)
463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan
Level 35 1/4 *Permanently Reinforced* *Negative Effects Last One Round*
Power: 47 (35+10+2)
Power Bonus: +2
Defense: 72 (6x6x2)
Health: 73/73 (9+15+34+3+2+5+5)
Gold: 0
Equipment: Splinter Broom (WP: 10; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:6 multiplied by the number of party members {=36}; backwear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, accessory, suitable for anyone)
Inventory:
Weapons: Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Shredding Star (WP:13, removes all temporary effects from the target; mace), Quarterstaff (WP:4/8 against humanoids, staff), Dual Staff (WP: 9; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect, Mace)
Artifacts: The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect- ; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; accessory), Horned Demon Hat (SP:5, Power +5, suitable to barbarians and beast warriors; headwear), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP:2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators, Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Shackles of War (Accessory), Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers)
Spell Items: 2 Amethysts, 2 Emeralds, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Diamond, Ruby, Topaz, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness x 2, Scroll of Confusion x 2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening
Consumables: 8 Potions, 16 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, Ether Core, 10 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 5 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Soma, Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 5 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 2 Blind Bombs, 2 Seal Bombs, 2 Sleep Bombs, 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the Poisoned by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 Poisoned permanently), Grating Stone
Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest)
Namyrra Uq (Quarryman)
1337 years old female Fenarian Necromancer
Level 51 2/5 *Immune to Sealed, Slowed, Bound, Confused, Burned, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth* *Ether Defense* *Overkill*
Power: 96 (51+45)
Defense: 10 (3+2+5)
Health: 70/70 (5+50+5+5+5)
Ether: 76/80 (5+50+1+5+4+5+10)
Gold: 228
Equipment: Crystal Mace (WP: 45 (5*gems imbued); Fire-, Ice-, Wind-, Water-, Lightning-, Earth-, Wood-, Light-, and Darkness-elemental; Mace), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Ether:5. immune to Sealing, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, backwear), Fireward Helmet (SP:5, immune to fire and burned; headwear), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Overkill gloves (+1 gold for every point of damage done extra when defeating an enemy, handwear), Coat Hanger (Allows for a second body wear; accessory), Lichen Armor (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted; suitable to classes with ether; bodywear)
Inventory:
Weapons: Staff of the Supreme Necromancer (WP:25; damages undead; +5 level to raised undead; suitable to necromancers; staff), Mythril Empyreal Staff (WP:28), Nocturne Flute (WP: 6; inflicts the Asleep effect; Instrument), Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield), Winter Shield (SP:10, absorb ice but take double damage from fire; shield)
Artifacts: Gold Dragon Crown (max Ether +6; immune to Stunned; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Desert Cloak (immune to Fire; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Water Canteen (Carries 3 portions of water; Accessory), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Winged Sandals (immune to Bound and Slowed; suitable for anyone; Footwear), Paper Doll (immune against Hexed, Accessory)
Spell Items: Amethyst, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Aquamarine, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Naamah's Hourglass (Randomly causes either Hastened or Slowed to the target at the cost of 3 Ether), Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq, restoring health equal to the level of the summoner at the cost of 5 Ether)
Consumables: Potions (10), Grand Potions (4), Health Core, Tonics (9), Grand Tonics (4), Ether Cores (7), Remedies (12), Phoenix Essences (5), Phoenix Incenses (2), Mead (13), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Ambrosia, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired) (2), Deadly Venom (3), Smoke Bombs (2), Holy Bomb, Water Bomb (14), Lightning Bomb (14), Dirt Bomb (3), Aeolus Bomb, Rudra Bomb, Flash Bomb, Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons for one battle, unless the user is the last one standing), Soul Cage (Doomed-effect to all combatants), Skeleton Decoys (2), Bones (17)
Tools etc.: Pickaxe, Bedroll
Byblos (NPC, controlled by K-Nut)
30 years old male Metasimian Scholar
Level 32 1/4 *Arcane Wisdom* *Well-read* *Multilingual* *Speed Reading*
Power: 64 (32+32)
Defense: 5
Health: 47/47 (6+31+10)
Ether: 42/50 (9+31+10)
Gold: 250
Equipment: Pandemonicon (WP:32 {equal to user's level}, inflicts hexed on demons and doomed on humanoids; throwing weapon; suitable to Byblos only), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Wizened Robe (Max. Health +10, Max. Ether +10; bodywear), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users)
Inventory:
Weapons: Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon)
Scrolls: Scroll of Arc Blindness, Scroll of Arc Frailty, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Armor Sundering, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment, Scroll of Elemental Aura, Scroll of Fire Armor, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Ice Armor, Scroll of Luck, Scroll of Minimizing, Scroll of Poisoning, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of the Chasm, Scroll of Weakening
Others: Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), Infant (To keep the child alive, one hero must take care of it during battles by not taking any other action. It can be traded between heroes like normal items.)

[CMP]

"I was going to point that out to you next. It's the way the other citizens used to escape. Those that were still alive at that point, at least. I can't use it, but you can be my guest."

"And just why the hell can't you use it?"

"You look like a demon, too, Hybros. Not that I judge you, I just find myself longing for your imminent death. But you must be Heroica's own resident demon, so I'll let it slide for now. As for what happened here, it is really simple: the man I thought I loved was a demonologist. He got hold of a Pandemonicon and came to this place where the veil between Olegaia and Azazot is thin, and opened a portal to summon an army of his own. I don't know what he plans to do with it, but Solomon always coveted the power his mistress Brahne had. Maybe he wants world domination, maybe revenge, or maybe see everything burn. He is out of his mind, after all. No matter what, he must be stopped."

"Well, no freakin' shit Catnip, why do ya' think we're even here? I doubt he's even gonna get anywhere near Brahne's amount of power unless he's got another thousand years to live."

"Piss and crap. I wouldn't look too closely if I were you."

Monk Pretzel made quick work of the jail lock. The door swung open.

"Oh, it looks like I don't have to rot in here after all. I'm going to find Sandalphon and then kill Solomon and all his demonic minions with it. I won't mind if you follow, but you should rather use that secret passage instead. Especially with the baby."

Atramor couldn't help but snort in amusement as Pretzel poked around the barrel, but it quickly turned into a grimace, with some serious eye-rolling to match.

"You told us this once before, Catnip. Then you spent half a day chasing your ex around a desert before he escaped, into our city, and killed someone on his way out. While we were busy putting down two archdemons. Now look. I've seen ya fight, and there ain't many better suited to killin' demons, but we nailed nearly twenty on the way in here, and there's six of us. I'm sure ya've got a score to settle with this Solomon, but that sure as hell ain't gonna happen when he could have dozens more minions and an archdemon sittin' next to him in his castle. You want to go out in a blaze of glory, go ahead, but be realistic about your chances of even gettin' close to the maniac who did all of this. Spirit of vengeance don't help you if you're dead."

Just as Catnip was about to leave, Byblos called for a halt.

"Wait! Pandemonicon is telling me that there's a demon very close nearby."

The demon huntress's face turned grim.

"There's literally demons rainin' from the sky, I'd be surprised if there weren't any close by...how close, Byblos? Waitin' for us 'round the corner, or..." Atramor unstoppered his bottle of Demon Repellent, but didn't spray it, checking to see if there was any kind of reaction from anyone. "...in this room with us?"

Edited July 9, 2016 by CallMePie

[Palathadric]

I jump slightly, my memory jolted.

"It's not me this time, Namyrra, I swear it."

Focusing on the matter at hand,

"As much as I would hate to waste time, we do need to give the baby to someone else who can care for him. It's too dangerous tagging along with us in this house full of demons...well, what am I saying? He's probably safer here with us than anywhere else he could be, but he could certainly prove to hamper our mission."

[Sandy]

"There's literally demons rainin' from the sky, I'd be surprised if there weren't any close by...how close, Byblos? Waitin' for us 'round the corner, or..." Atramor unstoppered his bottle of Demon Repellent, but didn't spray it, checking to see if there was any kind of reaction from anyone. "...in this room with us?"

I jump slightly, my memory jolted.
"It's not me this time, Namyrra, I swear it."

"Pandemonicon says that the demon is among us", Byblos said, glancing around nervously.

Catnip turned away from the others.


"It's not any of you. It's me. It is the reason why I have been chasing Solomon for all these years. Why I hide my face. Why I have lost my will to live. Everyone, meet Semyaza the Sycophant."

The huntress tore the veil from her face and turned to face the heroes. They saw that her mouth was full with razor sharp teeth that seemed to be rotating around the mouth on their own like a chainsaw.


"In the past, I loved the young and pretty-faced Solomon blindly despite being an older, much more experienced woman, and when he spoke of the power and wealth we would gain together I trusted him without reservations. From the evokers in the southern village we used to live in, he learned to summon spirits of the nature, but he was constantly called by the Void and the much stronger forces that hid there. In the end, he tricked me to become one of his experiments, and the Demon of Whispers entered my body, violating and mutilating it as you can see with your own eyes. I have struggled to keep her at bay ever since, dedicating the rest of my time here to kill her kin and stop Solomon from hurting anyone else. But he has a pact with the demon inside me, and Semyaza tells him my every move. That is why he is always one step ahead of me."

Catnip replaced the bandana.


"That is also why I cannot enter the secret passage like the others did. It leads to the Temple of the Mother in the middle of this town. The Revered Sister has sealed the temple with wards that prevent demons from entering. That is the only reason why the people inside are still alive, and I do not wish to put them at risk. I may be throwing my life away, but the demons haven't harmed me yet because killing me would mean killing one of their kind. If you have a better idea about what I should do, Mr. Gibbin, I'm willing to listen."

Byblos shook his head in amazement.


"You have lived with a demon symbiont for years?! That is remarkable!"


"My every day is a constant struggle. Semyaza will win eventually, it is just a matter of time. But I'm a fighter spirit."

[Palathadric]

"What an odd Phenomenon!" I say, entirely baffled by the occurrance.

[K-Nut]

OoC: I'm in San Diego for a few days, so I may miss a few posts. If anything comes up, CMP can make the calls until I get back on Thursday

"We seem to have two options: we go with Catnip, but then Solomon knows our moves. Otherwise, we head out to the temple and resume our search from there..."

[Quarryman]

"There's also the possibility that going to the temple will let us get rid of leave the infant in more capable hands than ours."

[JimBee]

Zoot's Reaper continued to buzz as it had since the heroes arrived in Goetia. Its messages that were usually whispered in Hybros' ear were totally unclear.

"You look like a demon, too, Hybros. Not that I judge you, I just find myself longing for your imminent death. But you must be Heroica's own resident demon, so I'll let it slide for now. As for what happened here, it is really simple: the man I thought I loved was a demonologist. He got hold of a Pandemonicon and came to this place where the veil between Olegaia and Azazot is thin, and opened a portal to summon an army of his own. I don't know what he plans to do with it, but Solomon always coveted the power his mistress Brahne had. Maybe he wants world domination, maybe revenge, or maybe see everything burn. He is out of his mind, after all. No matter what, he must be stopped."

"Heh, then maybe you and the monk can get along, though I am no stranger to being called a demon. This Brahne, do you have any idea where she is now? And what kind of power she wields that would make someone jealous enough to do something... something like this?" The imp gestured around the room.

"It's not any of you. It's me. It is the reason why I have been chasing Solomon for all these years. Why I hide my face. Why I have lost my will to live. Everyone, meet Semyaza the Sycophant."

The huntress tore the veil from her face and turned to face the heroes. They saw that her mouth was full with razor sharp teeth that seemed to be rotating around the mouth on their own like a chainsaw.

"In the past, I loved the young and pretty-faced Solomon blindly despite being an older, much more experienced woman, and when he spoke of the power and wealth we would gain together I trusted him without reservations. From the evokers in the southern village we used to live in, he learned to summon spirits of the nature, but he was constantly called by the Void and the much stronger forces that hid there. In the end, he tricked me to become one of his experiments, and the Demon of Whispers entered my body, violating and mutilating it as you can see with your own eyes. I have struggled to keep her at bay ever since, dedicating the rest of my time here to kill her kin and stop Solomon from hurting anyone else. But he has a pact with the demon inside me, and Semyaza tells him my every move. That is why he is always one step ahead of me."

Catnip replaced the bandana.

"That is also why I cannot enter the secret passage like the others did. It leads to the Temple of the Mother in the middle of this town. The Revered Sister has sealed the temple with wards that prevent demons from entering. That is the only reason why the people inside are still alive, and I do not wish to put them at risk. I may be throwing my life away, but the demons haven't harmed me yet because killing me would mean killing one of their kind. If you have a better idea about what I should do, Mr. Gibbin, I'm willing to listen."

Hybros flashed his own teeth in a grin by pulling down his kerchief. "Heh, that is quite the condition. The teeth are not so bad once you are able to hide them I imagine... heheh."

"Well then, we must continue with our mission. I... agree with the Monk. The human child will only be put in danger's way with us, it is much safer in the temple guarded by the enchantment. We can sneak back here and hopefully help Catnip without Solomon knowing our next move."