Brickdoctor

You go to the side of the road and dig a hole looking somewhat like a grave.

He PMed me about that first and I okay'd it, which is why his QM didn't yell at him. But if other players want what you're describing, it seems like Quest 77 is coming at just the right time. It's a lot like Quest 4.

Ahvialyn raises both eyebrows almost imperceptibly, but Lord Normorn is unfazed by the dwarf's understanding of the diplomatic situation. "Correct, Master Dwarf." "The blue spots are wells. R'kilf was not a well-planned village. It sits on flat ground on the edge of the plains, not particularly defensible and lacking any other source of fresh water. The plants in the town were once a park, constructed in the area of the village where the wealthier merchants lived." Another elf approaches from the same direction you came, with footsteps so soft on the lush, elf-cultivated grass that you might not have noticed him if Lord Normorn did not suddenly look at him as he spoke. The other elf, clearly among the lesser ranks, spoke. "Herunya Normorn, manwanenye rocco an lenda." "Manë. Heroes, there are fresh horses ready for you. Go with my blessing." Riding through the night on seemingly tireless elven horses, you arrive outside R'kilf in mid-morning. Ahvialyn commands your horses to stop in the edge of a forest on the left side of road. Creeping through the brush towards the walls, you can see that the map was outdated: what should have been two tall towers forming a gatehouse was instead a seven stud-high windowless remnant of a skinny tower, guarding a single door, flanked by wooden barricades. The village is eerily quiet, save for a merchant plodding towards the gate dragging a wheeled cart behind him. "The damage doesn't look as bad from out here." "Figures. Gate closed, nobody in sight, reports of Pog activity in this area recently, have to go through in order to sell produce." As you watch from the trees, a team of armed Pongcanae vault over the wall and break into a sprint. The merchant drops the handles of the cart, scattering its contents, just before he is swiftly beheaded by one stroke of a Pongcanis blade. Ahvialyn holds out a hand, waving you back and instructing you not to take action. "You can't help him. Don't give away our presence." "Grrraooowww gruhhh... Search him." "..." *sniff* "Hurry it up. This area reeks of fleshies." You hear shouting in the distance, and the Pongcanae all look up to the west, into the forest about twenty studs closer to the city from where you're crouching. "RRRrrruurgh! Let's get out of here." "Wah shrf shrf shrf rrrooaarrgghh." Another Pongcanis bearing a staff approaches from your left. A Ruby set in the staff glows, and the raider lights a branch and sets fire to the wagon while his comrades grab what they can and hurry off towards the Eubric Plains with quick loping strides, leaving the merchant's body lying on the burning remnants of the cart. "The situation in R'kilf isn't looking good."

"Cloaks of the Elven Spy. Very powerful, very rare. Lord Normorn decides who can have them now, and as a matter of fact, I do have one."

My theory is that it's because the newer Advanced Class heroes have now seen where the older ones ended up if they stuck to one class until Level 30. I mean, if I were to go back in time to when I was Level 14.5 and do it all over again, I wouldn't apply Mythril to an SP: 5 shield (Even though SP: 15 seemed unthinkable at the time.), I wouldn't upgrade my Briar Bow at all, I wouldn't buy Potions to save myself from Aura, and most of all, I would've gone Assassin for a quest or two to pick up a few thousand Gold before going to Warden until Level 50. As it is, it's too late for that. (Luckily for me, I got the Mythril cheaply enough that I've still saved Gold despite the inefficient and tedious upgrade process for a non-Rogue.)The players outside of the original twenty or so Advanced Classes now have an idea of where you end up stat-wise for the different paths through Levels 15-30, and they now know how overpowering Rogues can be at high WPs with lots of consumables.

"My training is indeed Roguish, and although I have much experience, I have chosen not to pursue any other skills." "The elves in R'kilf are Brobric Elves, too. We all wear the same sort of armor."

swils should definitely take the gold dragon. (Assuming the dragons are the same color as the egg -- it might be a wiser choice to pick the plain brown goblet.) He can use it with his armor to blind enemies from above.

I get the feeling that DLL is going to point out that newts are amphibians.

Solution: Docken might know that stuff and he might not, and I might know that stuff and I might not, and it all matches up and makes sense.

"I am not aware of the limits of Heroica's influence and power. However, I deem this mission critical to our ability to establish good relations with other factions, and as I understand it, R'kilf and Uland in general have no one power or law. The right to determine control of anything depends largely on your economic and military abilities and resources. You are of course hired heroes acting in the name of the Brobric Elves, so even if the long term effects of this quest do not go according to my plan and if the other powers do not agree with your ultimate decision, you have nothing to worry about."

QM Note: My apologies; I'm having internet service problems and I'm also going to be out of town from the 25th to the 28th. Activity will probably be irregular until the 30th.

OoC: I'm having internet service problems and I'm also going to be out of town from the 25th to the 28th. Activity will probably be irregular until the 30th. Apologies if you didn't want to use consumables, JimB. I'll give you some of mine later if you want me to. Hybros uses a Health Core before trying to use his Certificate for a Cloak of the Red Assassin on Avery from the Back Row. OoC: I have no idea how the Certificate is supposed to work, but I assume that you'll make us try it to find out. I use a Grand Potion and then attack Clippard from the Back Row with my Darksteel Crossbow.

Woah. That might be one of the worst typos I've committed during my time on EB. It's supposed to be 'resistance'. I got it right in the rest of the sentence. Must've heard the word or something while I was typing and didn't notice it.

"Lord Davril was killed at Bric'Bay, which means he was not left in R'kilf. So it is probably Lady Calaryl who is in command at R'kilf." "We stick together at least until we see the situation at the main gate."

"Lord Keveak and Lord Ricroar sought to prevent the Lion Knights from settling on Uland, another human faction coming to what was once the land of the elves. Both are now dead, but Lord Keveak left a garrison in R'kilf, not large enough to maintain control, not small enough to be dispersed. They are the cause of the disorder that you have been hired to put right. I am unsure of what you mean by 'resistance' -- I'm sure the elves will resist your efforts if you work against them, and I have no knowledge of any resistance efforts by the citizens."

I'm fairly certain that they were originally $10, actually, back when they had the magnets in the legs and torso and came in the plastic boxes. But the price increase is to be expected.

"Very little. Perhaps...fifty or so citizens and merchants who were too poor to leave, plus whatever other factions happen to be in the village, which is very unpredictable." "That is a large part of the problem: other than the remaining elves, we know very little of what the various factions are, how well-equipped they are, and what their purposes are." "Lord Keveak was my chief rival under Lord Ricroar, and that rivalry extended down to between his warriors and my spies. They will not answer to me -- if they did, we could have done this ourselves." "As far as I know, they are in ruins."

QM Note: Okay, time to move on. You can always swap more items later; a large part of this quest is open world anyways. The Party: Nerwen Calmcacil (Chromeknight) 262 year-old female elven Shaman Level 20.5 *Restoration* *Immune to Sealed* *Immune to Water* *Party Leader* Power: 35 (Level 20 + WP: 15 + Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 3 (SP: 3) Health: 40/40(Base HP: 9 + Level bonus: 19 + Class bonus: 9 + Artifact bonus: 3) Ether: 30/30 (Base Ether: 5 + Level bonus: 19 + Class bonus: 1 + Artifact bonus: 5) Gold: 106 Equipment: Magical Staff (WP: 15; Water-, Darkness-elemental; staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3; Max Ether +5; Immune to Sealed; bodywear), White Cloak (Max HP +3; backwear), Barbarian’s Boots (Restoration; footwear) Inventory: Mourning Star (WP: 10; Fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), Spider Leg (WP: 8; doubled vs. Flying enemies; spear), Bent Crowbar (WP: 8; 3x damage to Mechanic enemies; hammer), • Shackles of War (prevents anyone fleeing; accessory), Crocodile Handbag (Max Ether +2; Immune to Water; accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; suitable for scroll users; accessory) • Diamond • Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (SP: -5; 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Badly Poisoned-effect; costs 5 Ether), Scroll of Luck (Lucky; costs 10 Ether) • Grand Tonics (3), Tonic, Potions (2), Elixirs (3), Remedies (3), Phoenix Essences (3), Phoenix Incense, Essence of Sorrow (50% assassination chance on non-immune target), Venom, Fire Bombs (2), Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bombs (2), Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bombs (2), Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Carrot (restores 5 HP, 10 to rabbits), Bright Polish, Raw Meat (Max HP +5), Double Rainbow, Dragon Scales (2) • Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09) 99 year-old male elven Hunter Level 15 Power: 22 (Level 15 + WP: 7 + Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 5 (SP: 2 + SP: 3) Health: 28/28 (Base HP: 6 + Level bonus: 14 + Class bonus: 6 + Artifact bonus: 2) Gold: 90 Equipment: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 7; Darkness-elemental; Hollow Blade [nothing stored]), Chevalier of Charis Armor (Max HP +2; SP: 2; bodywear), Tricorne (SP: 3; headwear) Inventory: Delfrin Crossbow (WP: 5), Giant Club (WP: 8), • Duplovian Helmets of the Guard (SP: 2, Immune to Magic and Healing)(2), Sterile Gloves (Immune to Poisoned and Badly Poisoned; handwear), • Grand Potion, Potions (2), Venoms (4), Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Ice Bomb, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), Bones (4), Meads (3), Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril), • Bedroll, Shovel Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 22 year-old female human Druid Level 22.33 *Invisible* *Immune to Sealed* *Lucky* Power: 35 (Level 22 + WP: 10 + Power Bonus: 3) Defense: 3 (SP: 3) Health: 37/37 (Base HP: 9 + Level bonus: 21 + Class bonus: 7) Ether: 34/34 (Base Ether: 5 + Level bonus: 21 + Class bonus: 1 + Artifact bonus: 5 + Permanent bonus: 2)[/font] Gold: 25 Equipment: Ignis Fatuus (WP: 10; Fire-, Lighting-elemental; staff), Black Bandana (Power +3; pirate lingo; headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3; Max Ether +5; Immune to Sealed; bodywear), Spirit Robe (Wearer is invisible for the first 3 Rounds of battle so they do not take Free Hits; backwear) Inventory: Unlucky Horseshoe (WP: 13; inflicts Jinxed; throwing weapon), Sylvania's Crossbow (WP: 7; Wood-elemental; crossbow), Wizard's Staff (WP: 1; Fire-, Wind-, Water-, Earth-elemental; staff), • Tricorne (SP: 3; headwear), Sterile Gloves (Immune to Poisoned and Badly Poisoned; handwear), • Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired; costs 10 Ether; 50/50 chance), Scroll of Sealing, • Potion, Grand Potions (2), Health Cores (4), Tonic, Grand Tonics (6), Ether Core, Elixir, Remedy, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essences (2), Mead, Nostrum, Soma, Deadly Venom, Smoke Bombs (2), Flash Bomb, Fire Bombs (3), Ice Bomb, Lightning Bombs (2), Water Bombs (2), Holy Bombs (2), Bones(2) • Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 46 year-old male human Paladin Level 26.33 *Counterstriking* *Immune to Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Encouraged* Power: 42 (Level 26 + WP: 11 + Power Bonus: 5) Defense: 12 (SP: 7 + SP: 5) Health: 49/49 (Base HP: 10 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 11 + Permanent bonus: 3) Ether: 25/25 (Base Ether: 0 + Level/Class bonus: 25) Gold: 3 (Owes 128 Gold to Arthur Justus Regulus VII [Flipz], 1 Gold to Bartholomew Docken [brickdoctor], and 75 Gold to Sorrow [Endgame]) Equipment: Scupperer (WP: 11; Darkness-, Fire-elemental; inflicts Bleeding and Badly Poisoned; great sword) Round Metal Shield (SP: 7), Counterstrike Gloves, Heavy Armor (SP: 5; Immune to Fragile), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; Immune to Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness; accessory), *Pseudo's Blessing's Blessing (+4 Power; not an artifact)* Inventory: Frozen Saber (WP: 9; Light-, Ice-elemental; inflicts Stunned; great sword), • Marksman's Monocle (Misses are rerolled), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), • Garnet, Sapphire, • Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragility, Scroll of Sealing, • Meads (5), Mulled Wine, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Admantite Shard (1/4 of a piece of Adamantite), Tonic, Milk, • Bedroll Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 21 year-old male human Mystic Knight Level 26.33 *Immune to Poisoned, Badly Poisoned, and Fragile* *Lucky* *Encouraged* Power: 38 (Level 26 + WP: 12 + Power Bonus: 0) Health: 41/41 (Base HP: 5 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 7 + Permanent bonus: 4) Ether: 31/31 (Base Ether: 5 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 1) Defense: 10 (SP: 5 + SP: 5) Gold: 454 (Owed 128 Gold by Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) and 70 Gold by En Sabah Nur (Jebediahs) Equipment: Sir Roderick's Sword (WP: 12; longsword), Arm Shield (SP: 5), Duke's Coat-of-Arms ( SP: 5; Immune to Poisoned, Badly Poisoned, and Fragile; suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers, and Regulators; bodywear), Zap-Tap Badge (1/2 chance to deal Electric-elemental Damage to an opponent who has dealt Damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; accessory), Overkill Gloves (+1 gold for every point of Damage extra when defeating an enemy; handwear) Inventory: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7; 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; staff), Hollow Blade Dagger (WP: 6; Hollow Blade [Mulled Wine]; dagger), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5; Light-elemental; +2 Ether on rolls of 2, 3, 4), Healing Staff (WP: 5; Healing effect), Ammit (WP: 6; +5 Ether for each kill; great sword), • Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Cloak of Deception (Free Hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; backwear), Ancient Crown (First successful strike of battle deals Cursed-effect[/size]; headwear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50%, suitable for Rogues and Beast Warriors; accessory), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from the wearer; handwear) • Opal, Amethyst, Topaz, Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald • Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Weakening • Grand Potions (11), Remedies (9), Elixirs (4), Nostrums (5), Smelling Salts (3), Meads (5), Jinxy Juices (2), Ether Core, Noxious Venom (Badly Poisoned and Confused; 3 Rounds), Zoot's Plaything, Chaotic Bomb (100 random elemental Damage), Tesla Bomb (20 Lightnng-elemental Damage), Tonic, Grand Tonics (12), Double Rainbow (Encouraged, Lucky, Confused, and Poisoned), Bright Polish, Ambrosia, Exterlate, Phoenix Essences (2), Emergency Essence, Grating Stone, Smoke Bombs (5) • Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Throlar Wineghilm (Lord Duvors) 134 year-old male dwarven Knight Level 1 Power: 4 (Level 1 + WP: 3 + Power Bonus: 0) Health: 10 (Base HP: 10) Defense: 2 (SP: 2) Gold: 7 Equipment: Mace and Chain (WP: 3), Round Shield (SP: 2), Jester's Hat (Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy; headwear) Inventory: Potion, Venom • Bedroll "Alright then, to Brobric!" Mounting your horses, you follow the elf along the winding road through the forest. Whether because of the speed of the elven horses or because of some unknown elven magic, the trip is quick and uneventful. You arrive in Brobric as night has fallen. "Alla Herunya Normorn!" "Welcome to Brobric, heroes of Heroica. As I said in my pitch that was posted in your Hall, Lord Keveak's leaving a garrison in R'kilf has resulted in fighting between multiple groups trying to take control of the city. We'd like to show the other powers on Uland that we're trying to make amends for the actions of Lord Ricroar and Lord Keveak, and we want to help restore order in R'kilf. Unfortunately, we don't have enough warriors to do that ourselves. "We know that groups have been taking advantage of the city's weakness, so we'd like you to go into R'kilf, observe what the different groups are doing, decide which group's control would best benefit the city's future, and help that group establish control of the city. You're free to start up your own faction or attempt to merge two factions together, if you believe that that's the best solution. I'm willing to trust your judgment in making the final decision, but if you need assistance, I will be sending Ahvialyn with you. "I have here a map of R'kilf:" "R'kilf sprung up out of camping grounds where traders would stop for the night at the junction of the three roads leading to Ve'er, Eubric and Mopag. Eventually, a group of men decided to establish a city there, constructing buildings that they could sell or rent out to other traders. They built a keep, started to build some walls and raised numerous shops along the main road from Eubric. "Lord Keveak's occupation ended their lofty hopes of a thriving city in a key location under their control. As you can see, the northern wall remains unfinished, and work never even began on the southwestern walls. Attacks by raiders destroyed the eastern wall which is now nothing more than a line of stakes in the ground, and all the wealthy merchants who owned shops and villas in that area of the city now stay away from R'kilf. "We in Brobric will be observing the situation in R'kilf as best we can, and when you return, we will decide the amount of your reward based on the impact of your decisions, guaranteed to be at least 100 Gold. Do you have any questions, or are you ready to leave?"

QM Note:Oops, sorry, I missed your post where you accepted it. Fixed!

I use my Eye of the Beholder Amulet. (Back Row, if it makes a difference.) OoC: Description only says that we get to reroll, so I assume that I don't specify new actions for the redone Round.

Oops.

QM Note: I'll wait for a couple more hours for other players to confirm any swaps, then it's time to move this quest forward. Arthur Justus Regulus VII uses Scroll of Recklessness on Lord Lawrence Boomingham - Success (Encouraged; -5 Ether) Arthur Justus Regulus VII uses Grand Tonic (+15 Ether) The Party: Nerwen Calmcacil (Chromeknight) 262 year-old female elven Shaman Level 20.5 *Restoration* *Immune to Sealed* *Immune to Water* *Party Leader* Power: 35 (Level 20 + WP: 15 + Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 3 (SP: 3) Health: 40/40(Base HP: 9 + Level bonus: 19 + Class bonus: 9 + Artifact bonus: 3) Ether: 30/30 (Base Ether: 5 + Level bonus: 19 + Class bonus: 1 + Artifact bonus: 5) Gold: 106 Equipment: Magical Staff (WP: 15; Water-, Darkness-elemental; staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3; Max Ether +5; Immune to Sealed; bodywear), White Cloak (Max HP +3; backwear), Barbarian’s Boots (Restoration; footwear) Inventory: Mourning Star (WP: 10; Fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), Spider Leg (WP: 8; doubled vs. Flying enemies; spear), Bent Crowbar (WP: 8; 3x damage to Mechanic enemies; hammer), • Shackles of War (prevents anyone fleeing; accessory), Crocodile Handbag (Max Ether +2; Immune to Water; accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; suitable for scroll users; accessory) • Diamond • Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (SP: -5; 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Badly Poisoned-effect; costs 5 Ether), Scroll of Luck (Lucky; costs 10 Ether) • Grand Tonics (3), Tonic, Potions (2), Elixirs (3), Remedies (3), Phoenix Essences (3), Phoenix Incense, Essence of Sorrow (50% assassination chance on non-immune target), Venom, Fire Bombs (2), Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bombs (2), Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bombs (2), Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Carrot (restores 5 HP, 10 to rabbits), Bright Polish, Raw Meat (Max HP +5), Double Rainbow, Dragon Scales (2) • Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09) 99 year-old male elven Hunter Level 15 Power: 22 (Level 15 + WP: 7 + Power Bonus: 0) Defense: 5 (SP: 2 + SP: 3) Health: 28/28 (Base HP: 6 + Level bonus: 14 + Class bonus: 6 + Artifact bonus: 2) Gold: 90 Equipment: Fauxthril Crossbow (WP: 7; Darkness-elemental; Hollow Blade [nothing stored]), Chevalier of Charis Armor (Max HP +2; SP: 2; bodywear), Tricorne (SP: 3; headwear) Inventory: Delfrin Crossbow (WP: 5), Giant Club (WP: 8), • Duplovian Helmets of the Guard (SP: 2, Immune to Magic and Healing)(2), Sterile Gloves (Immune to Poisoned and Badly Poisoned; handwear), • Grand Potion, Potions (2), Venoms (4), Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Ice Bomb, Holy Bomb, Fire Bomb, First Aid Kit (Consumable), Bones (4), Meads (3), Mithril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mithril), • Bedroll, Shovel Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 22 year-old female human Druid Level 22.33 *Invisible* *Immune to Sealed* *Lucky* Power: 35 (Level 22 + WP: 10 + Power Bonus: 3) Defense: 3 (SP: 3) Health: 37/37 (Base HP: 9 + Level bonus: 21 + Class bonus: 7) Ether: 34/34 (Base Ether: 5 + Level bonus: 21 + Class bonus: 1 + Artifact bonus: 5 + Permanent bonus: 2)[/font] Gold: 25 Equipment: Ignis Fatuus (WP: 10; Fire-, Lighting-elemental; staff), Black Bandana (Power +3; pirate lingo; headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3; Max Ether +5; Immune to Sealed; bodywear), Spirit Robe (Wearer is invisible for the first 3 Rounds of battle so they do not take Free Hits; backwear) Inventory: Unlucky Horseshoe (WP: 13; inflicts Jinxed; throwing weapon), Sylvania's Crossbow (WP: 7; Wood-elemental; crossbow), Wizard's Staff (WP: 1; Fire-, Wind-, Water-, Earth-elemental; staff), • Tricorne (SP: 3; headwear), Sterile Gloves (Immune to Poisoned and Badly Poisoned; handwear), • Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired; costs 10 Ether; 50/50 chance), Scroll of Sealing, • Potion, Grand Potions (2), Health Cores (4), Tonic, Grand Tonics (6), Ether Core, Elixir, Remedy, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essences (2), Mead, Nostrum, Soma, Deadly Venom, Smoke Bombs (2), Flash Bomb, Fire Bombs (3), Ice Bomb, Lightning Bombs (2), Water Bombs (2), Holy Bombs (2), Bones(2) • Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 46 year-old male human Paladin Level 26.33 *Counterstriking* *Immune to Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Encouraged* Power: 42 (Level 26 + WP: 11 + Power Bonus: 5) Defense: 12 (SP: 7 + SP: 5) Health: 49/49 (Base HP: 10 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 11 + Permanent bonus: 3) Ether: 25/25 (Base Ether: 0 + Level/Class bonus: 25) Gold: 3 (Owes 128 Gold to Arthur Justus Regulus VII [Flipz], 1 Gold to Bartholomew Docken [brickdoctor], and 75 Gold to Sorrow [Endgame]) Equipment: Scupperer (WP: 11; Darkness-, Fire-elemental; inflicts Bleeding and Badly Poisoned; great sword) Round Metal Shield (SP: 7), Counterstrike Gloves, Heavy Armor (SP: 5; Immune to Fragile), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; Immune to Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness; accessory), *Pseudo's Blessing's Blessing (+4 Power; not an artifact)* Inventory: Frozen Saber (WP: 9; Light-, Ice-elemental; inflicts Stunned; great sword), • Marksman's Monocle (Misses are rerolled), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), • Garnet, Sapphire, • Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragility, Scroll of Sealing, • Meads (5), Mulled Wine, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Admantite Shard (1/4 of a piece of Adamantite), Tonic, Milk, • Bedroll Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 21 year-old male human Mystic Knight Level 26.33 *Immune to Poisoned, Badly Poisoned, and Fragile* *Lucky* *Encouraged* Power: 38 (Level 26 + WP: 12 + Power Bonus: 0) Health: 41/41 (Base HP: 5 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 7 + Permanent bonus: 4) Ether: 31/31 (Base Ether: 5 + Level bonus: 25 + Class bonus: 1) Defense: 10 (SP: 5 + SP: 5) Gold: 454 (Owed 128 Gold by Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) and 70 Gold by En Sabah Nur (Jebediahs) Equipment: Sir Roderick's Sword (WP: 12; longsword), Arm Shield (SP: 5), Duke's Coat-of-Arms ( SP: 5; Immune to Poisoned, Badly Poisoned, and Fragile; suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers, and Regulators; bodywear), Zap-Tap Badge (1/2 chance to deal Electric-elemental Damage to an opponent who has dealt Damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; accessory), Overkill Gloves (+1 gold for every point of Damage extra when defeating an enemy; handwear) Inventory: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7; 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; staff), Hollow Blade Dagger (WP: 6; Hollow Blade [Mulled Wine]; dagger), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5; Light-elemental; +2 Ether on rolls of 2, 3, 4), Healing Staff (WP: 5; Healing effect), Ammit (WP: 6; +5 Ether for each kill; great sword), • Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Cloak of Deception (Free Hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; backwear), Ancient Crown (First successful strike of battle deals Cursed-effect[/size]; headwear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50%, suitable for Rogues and Beast Warriors; accessory), Jester's Hat (Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy; headwear), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from the wearer; handwear) • Opal, Amethyst, Topaz, Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald • Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Weakening • Grand Potions (11), Remedies (9), Elixirs (4), Nostrums (5), Smelling Salts (3), Meads (5), Jinxy Juices (2), Ether Core, Noxious Venom (Badly Poisoned and Confused; 3 Rounds), Zoot's Plaything, Chaotic Bomb (100 random elemental Damage), Tesla Bomb (20 Lightnng-elemental Damage), Tonic, Grand Tonics (12), Double Rainbow (Encouraged, Lucky, Confused, and Poisoned), Bright Polish, Ambrosia, Exterlate, Phoenix Essences (2), Emergency Essence, Grating Stone, Smoke Bombs (5) • Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Throlar Wineghilm (Lord Duvors) 134 year-old male dwarven Knight Level 1 Power: 4 (Level 1 + WP: 3 + Power Bonus: 0) Health: 10 (Base HP: 10) Defense: 2 (SP: 2) Gold: 7 Equipment: Mace and Chain (WP: 3), Round Shield (SP: 2) Inventory: Potion, Venom • Bedroll

Full HP.

Well, to be fair, the plans for the Death Star II did call for the thermal exhaust to be spread among many tiny ports scattered throughout the surface of the station -- instead they just left a big gaping hole in the structure painted red and leading to a tunnel that went straight to the core.