Palathadric

Round 10 of the Farm Arena Duel Cree vs Canicula Champion - Critical Hit (5*2+2=12 Damage) Cree vs Canicula Champion - Special Damage (No Physical Damage; All Heroes +1 *Bleeding*) Kellim - Smelling Salts Kellim - Potion (+10 HP) Kheyli - Potion (+10 HP; *Bleeding* Cured) Quintessa - Smelling Salts Quintessa vs Canicula Champion - Shield (Frenzy: All Enemies Take 5 Damage) Free Hit: Sentinel Kellim: -4 HP (*Bleeding*) Cree: -2 HP (*Bleeding*) Quintessa: -1 HP (*Bleeding*) Canicula: +7 HP (*Bleeding*) With Cree's Shield Up, blocking the damage, the heroes buff themselves up and go on the attack. Cree gets a good hit in on the champion, while Quintessa slashes at all the enemies. However, a misstep from Cree allows Canicula to get in and wound everyone once again. At least this round he actually lost health rather than gaining. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 91/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin Level: 4 (2*2) HP: 21/40 (20*2) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 4 HP: 15/23 Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut) 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 12/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x3, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human *Bleeding 4* *Hastened* Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 11/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 8x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian *Hastened* *Bleeding 1* Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 8/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 4x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag *Bleeding 2* Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 5/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

Just so everyone remembers, Pretzel is still in the hall ready to "help" with his excellent marketplace discounts.

Round 9 of the Farm Arena Duel Cree vs Canicula Champion - Hit (=Miss) Cree vs Canicula Champion - Shield (Sentinel: Party protected from Physical Damage next Round) Kellim vs Canicula Champion - Miss >Kheyli vs Spider Mob - Hit (10*2/2=10 Damage) >Quintessa - Potion (+10 HP; *Bleeding* Cured!) Free Hit: Baby Battle Ants vs Cree (4-3/2= -1 HP) Kellim: -3 HP (*Bleeding*) Cree and Kheyli: -1 HP (*Bleeding*) Canicula: +5 HP (*Bleeding*) Cree and Kellim lead the party into their most risky undertaking thus far which would well spell the end for the quest, but by a miracle, the rolls of the round turn out rather favourably than not, and they leave the round in a better position than they started, with the exception that Canicula is a little stronger. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 101/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin Level: 4 (2*2) HP: 26/40 (20*2) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 4 HP: 20/23 Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut) *Bleeding 1* 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 6/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human *Bleeding 3* Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 5/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 9x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 9/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 4x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag *Bleeding 1* Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 7/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

Agreed!

Round 8 of the Farm Arena Duel Cree - Potion (+10 HP; Cured of *Bleeding*) >Cree vs Baby Battle Ant Mob - Critical Hit (5*2+2/2=6 Damage Dealt) >Kellim - Potion (+10 HP) Quintessa - Phoenix Essence (Kheyli) >Kheyli vs Canicula Champion - Special Damage (Canicular Bite: Kellim -2 HP; Cree -1 HP; Kheyli -4 HP; All heroes +*Bleeding 1*) Free Hit: Spider Mob vs Cree (No Penetration) Quintessa and Kellim: -3 HP (*Bleeding*) Cree and Kheyli: -1 HP (*Bleeding*) Canicula: +8 HP (*Bleeding*) The heroes' run of bad luck continues as, despite doing their best to patch themselves up, Canicula goes on yet another rampage. To top it off, he seems to be getting stronger and stronger. The bright parts of this round's contest is that Kheyli is up again and Cree does manage to knock down one more baby battle ant to leave only one standing, hardly a mob by any means. Quintessa barely clings to life. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 96/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin Level: 4 (2*2) HP: 36/40 (20*2) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 4 HP: 20/23 Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut) *Bleeding 1* 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 7/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human *Bleeding 3* Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 8/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 10x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian *Bleeding 3* Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 1/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 5x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag *Bleeding 1* Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 9/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion x2, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

But the marketplace quest was worth it, even though I hated missing Baltarok and Dastan.

Round 7 of the Farm Arena Duel Kellim vs Canicula Champion - Special Damage (Canicular Bite: Kellim -5 HP; Cree -4 HP; All heroes *Bleeding 2* ) Cree vs Canicula Champion - Miss Cree vs Spider Mob - Miss Quintessa vs Baby Battle Ant Mob - Shield (Frenzy: 5/2=3 Damage Dealt to all Enemies) All Heroes: -2 HP (*Bleeding*) Canicula: +6 HP (*Bleeding*) Things tighten up even more as Canicula goes on the rampage, bringing all the heroes close to breaking point, especially considering the bleeding factor. Cree is overwhelmed and is just able to do enough to prevent the Spider Mob from attacking anyone else. Quintessa goes on the rampage, but from the safety of the back row, it fails to deal much damage. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 88/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin Level: 4 (2*2) HP: 36/40 (20*2) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 8 (4*2) HP: 26/46 (23*2) Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut)*Knocked Out* 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 0/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human *Bleeding 2* Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 3/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 10x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian *Bleeding 2* Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 4/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 5x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag *Bleeding 2* Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 2/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion x2, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

I've been keeping it for knights in my party or in case I decide to go Paladin again, but I don't think the latter's going to happen...so. I'm kind of tired of carrying around such a massive Bag of Holding.

Not for now, most of those artifacts I never use anyway, and the Dark Arts Armour is sellable for the right price since Artisan is the only class I'd ever use it with.

Monk Pretzel Selling: 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) Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear) Willing to Listen to Offers On: Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers) Mythril Shield (SP: 20) Send me a Z-mail (PM) if not in the hall at present.

I accept the Grand Vizier's Cloak and hand Sarge the money.

Round 5 of the Farm Arena Duel Kellim vs Spider Mob - Hit (18 Damage Dealt, -1 Spider) Cree vs Canicula Champion - Hit (7 Damage Dealt) Cree vs Spider Mob - Miss Quintessa vs Baby Battle Ant Mob - Miss All Heroes: -1 HP (*Bleeding*) Canicula: +3 HP (*Bleeding*) Kellim and Cree get the party off to the perfect start as Kellim takes down yet another Spider while Cree wounds Canicula, however, his attempt to slash at the Spiders does nothing for him and only distracts Quintessa. The Spiders being cut down in numbers no longer allows them to sneak in and deal a penetrating free hit, but the bleeding continues. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 89/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 3!* Type: Vermin Level: 6 (2*3) HP: 57/60 (20*3) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 8 (4*2) HP: 40/46 (23*2) Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut)*Knocked Out* 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 0/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human *Bleeding 1* Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 11/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 10x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian *Bleeding 1* Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 7/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 5x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag *Bleeding 1* Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 9/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion x2, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members. Auto-rolling: Round 6 of the Farm Arena Duel Kellim vs Spider Mob - Hit (18 Damage Dealt, -1 Spider) Cree vs Canicula Champion - Hit (7 Damage Dealt) Cree vs Spider Mob - Damage (4/2 - 3 = No Penetration ) Quintessa vs Baby Battle Ant Mob - Extra Critical Hit (11 Damage Dealt) All Heroes: -1 HP (*Bleeding*) Canicula: +3 HP (*Bleeding*) This round goes even better for the heroes. Kellim gets in a big hit on the Spiders, again reducing their numbers by one. Cree again slashes well at Canicula and this time Quintessa gets a huge hit at the Baby Battle Ants which leaves one desperately clinging onto life. The worst happening is that the Spider Mob launches an assault on Cree, but even that is rendered utterly useless due to Cree's Shield providing a nice barrier between him and said spiders. The heroes should note though that their health is dropping from the bleeding. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 85/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin Level: 4 (2*2) HP: 39/40 (20*2) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 8 (4*2) HP: 29/46 (23*2) Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut)*Knocked Out* 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 0/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human *Bleeding 1* Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 10/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 10x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian *Bleeding 1* Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 6/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 5x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag *Bleeding 1* Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 8/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion x2, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

I love the sheer energy that characters like Eric and Heckz give to a quest, even if they're not always present. It's amazing and has contributed to some of the best quests. It seems like every quest they go on just "becomes great reading" and that's amazing, especially when the quest is as long as this one. I really enjoyed following this quest and my thanks to Sandy for hosting it. It was so complex. I doubt there will ever be anything quite like it again, but great work all around. Erik and Sarge's chemistry is really coming along and we've seen them grouped together for quite a number of quests now. Boomingham is always great to read as well.

Round 3 of the Farm Arena Duel Kellim vs Spider Mob - Special Damage (Cobweb: Kellim *Bound*) Quintessa vs Baby Battle Ant Mob - Extra Critical Hit (3 * 3 + 2 = 11 Damage Dealt to Battle Ant Mob; 51 - 11 = 40 HP Remaining, 1 Baby Battle Ant Dead) Cree vs Canicula Champion: Miss Cree vs Spider Mob: Shield (Sentinel: Party Protected from Physical Damage Next Round) Free Hits: Spider Mob vs Kellim - 0 Damage (Sentinel) Despite Cree's defensive pose, Kellim still manages to get himself tangled up. Quintessa, free from her shackles, hits out at the Baby Battle Ant Mob, reducing their members by one. Cree keep his defensive pose. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 90/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 5!* Type: Vermin Level: 10 (2*5) HP: 82/100 (20*5) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 8 (4*2) HP: 40/46 (23*2) Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut)*Knocked Out* 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 0/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human *Bound* Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 13/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 10x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 9/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 5x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 11/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion x2, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Auto-rolling Round 4 of the Farm Arena Duel Kellim - Do Nothing Quintessa vs Baby Battle Ant Mob - Damage (Sentinel) Cree vs Canicula Champion: Special Damage (No Damage; All Heroes - *Bleeding 1*) Cree vs Spider Mob: Hit (7 Damage Dealt) Free Hits: Spider Mob vs Kellim - 0 Damage (Sentinel) All Heroes: -1 HP (*Bleeding*) Canicula: +3 HP (*Bleeding*) The round would have gone very poorly for the heroes had it not been for Cree's shield. Kellim knocks the spider webs off himself while Quintessa is able to avoid the Baby Battle Ants from launching a quick retaliation against the one who killed one of their members. With his shield up, Cree thinks he can make light work of Canicula, but he is rather wrong and, despite defending himself and everyone else from the full weight of the champion's assault, he is unable to prevent the shield from smashing into the party members, wounding each one a little bit. Still, he is able to gather his wits enough to cut down the Spider Mob by one member though. Canicula drools at the sight of the blood. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 93/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 4!* Type: Vermin Level: 8 (2*4) HP: 75/80 (20*4) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Mob *Mob 2!* Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 8 (4*2) HP: 40/46 (23*2) Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut)*Knocked Out* 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 0/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human *Bleeding 1* Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 12/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 10x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian *Bleeding 1* Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 8/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 5x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag *Bleeding 1* Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 10/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion x2, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

Kill them all!!!

"The man at the Guild of Invision wasn't very nice. He didn't want to buy presents for the mages."

Round 2 of the Farm Arena Duel Kellim - Spider Mob: Shield (Frenzy: 18 Damage to All Enemies) Kheyli vs Ant Mob (Gelum Blad) - Damage (12 Damage: Kheyli *Knocked Out*) >Quintessa - Do Nothing Cree vs Canicula Champion: Shield (Sentinel: Party Protected from Physical Damage Next Round) Cree vs Canicula Champion: Shield (Sentinel: Party Protected from Physical Damage Next Round) Free Hits: Spider Mob vs Kellim 10 - 4 = 6 Damage Taken The round starts well with Kellim slashing at each of the foes insomuch that one of the poor baby battle ants is left clinging to life by a thread. It suddenly takes a turn for the worse when a combined baby battle ant attack succeeds in bringing down Kheyli. Quintessa removes her bindings when Cree takes up an ultra-defensive position to secure the party. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 90/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 5!* Type: Vermin Level: 10 (2*5) HP: 82/100 (20*5) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Mob *Mob 3!* Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 12 (4*3) HP: 51/69 (23*3) Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut)*Knocked Out* 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 0/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 13/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 10x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 9/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 5x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 11/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion x2, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

Sorry to laugh in the face of your misfortune, but I find this immensely funny. ...Probably more so than I should.

Here's to another twist to Sisters in Salmanda and the quest lasting another two months to take it to a round year... ...and then getting beaten to "longest quest award" by #136

Round 1 of the Farm Arena Duel >Kellim - Equip Heroic Helm Kheyli vs Ant Mob (Gelum Blad) - Miss Quintessa vs Spider Mob - Special Damage (Cobweb: Quintessa *Bound*) Cree - Equip Speed Cape Cree vs Canicula Champion (Imperial Longsword) - Critical Hit (5 * 2 + 2 = 12 Damage Dealt) Free Hits: Spider Mob vs Kellim 10/2 - 4 = 1 Damage Taken The women in the party hold off the creepy crawlies while Kellim and Cree decide that this would be a good time to undress. Thus they slip into a bit more battle-worthy gear than the cowls. Kellim can't quite get is hat working for him, oddly enough while Cree slips on his cape easily and then, with new inspiration, is able to lash out at Canicula. Kellim's slowness earns him a spider nibble for his trouble. Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding* Level: 12 HP: 108/120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 5!* Type: Vermin Level: 10 (2*5) HP: 100/100 (20*5) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Mob *Mob 3!* Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 12 (4*3) HP: 69/69 (23*3) Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut) 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 12/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 19/20 SP: 2 (4 to Free Hits) Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear), Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 10x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) *Bound* 67 years old human female Barbarian Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 9/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 5x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) *Hastened* *Nimble*, 27 year old Mopag Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 11/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Potion x2, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

"You think dropping your blade is enough to make me think you're not a threat? Tell me, do I appear threatening? I should hope so, yet I hold no blade. We've been tyrannized by farmers who have not always held blades, and it will continue to be that way until we act. Action starts tonight!" "Go, Canicula!" "Who said anything about going anywhere? We're staying right here, but putting an end to the tyrannical reign of our overlords. This is our farm. We have built it up and made it into what it was, not them. We aim to keep it that way. Death to the humans!" "Death!" Canicula finishes his milk and turns to the party, looking stronger. "I've gone hungry for weeks now. I too have sworn not to eat the flesh of another animal, but berries and herbs do not suit me any longer. I want flesh, tough flesh, man flesh!" "A fight! A fight!" "Fight! Fight!" "Let's call it a duel! You humans like that kind of thing, right? Me against the four of you. Let's see who's stronger!" As the heroes turn to face Canicula, they notice that some creapy crawlers have emerged from the hay on which they stand. PREPARE FOR BATTLE!!! Enemies: Canicula Champion Type: Beast *Immune to All Negative Effects and Insta-Kill* Note: Deals *Bleeding 3*; Gains Health Equal to Amount of Health Heroes Lose to *Bleeding*. Level: 12 HP: 120 Special: Canicular Bite: Deals 7 Damage and the *Bleeding 1* Effect to Each Hero Drops: Mead, Milk, 30 Gold, Sharpened Fang (Can be Applied to a Weapon to give it the *Bleeding 3* Effect) Spider Mob *Mob 5!* Type: Vermin Level: 10 (2*5) HP: 100 (20*5) Special: Cobweb: Causes the bound-effect. Drops: Remedy x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Hastened* when Spider Mob is killed. Baby Battle Ant Mob *Mob 3!* Type: Vermin/Fiery Level: 12 (4*3) HP: 69 (23*3) Special: Itty-Bitty Bombard: Causes 4 fire-elemental damage regardless of row. Drops: Fire Bomb x 2 Note: Canicula will Become *Blessed* when Baby Battle Ant Mob is killed. Party: Kheyli (K-Nut) 327 years old female Fairy Level 5 Barbarian Power: 10 Health: 12/12 Gold: 350 Equipment: Gelum Blade (WP:5, Ice-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Ice, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons: Rat Club (WP:5, deals Afraid to Vermin-type enemies and Poisoned-by-1 to enemies of all types; club), Electrum Blade (WP:5, Lightning-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Lightning, cannot be disimbued; greatsword), Barrager (WP:3 Greatsword) Artifacts: Cultist Cap (regular attacks do damage to Undead; headwear, suitable to anyone), Magic Viper Skin (Restores 1 HP to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Earth, Headwear; Loaned from Kellim), Consumables: Potion x4, Mead, Poison Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Bucket of Buffalo Wings (Max. Health +3 when consumed) Keliim "Demon sworn" *Party Leader!*(Mencot) 37 year old male Human Level 13 Barbarian Power: 18 Health: 20/20 SP: 0 Gold: 4 Equipment: Dwarven Orichalcum one handed battleaxe (WP: 5, Axe), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear), Gauntlets of Recklessness (Hits become Mortal Hits, adding lost health to attack power; handwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Artifacts: Heroic Helm (SP: 2, Helm's SP doubles on free hits, Headwear), Wolfish Fedora (+5 WP for each standing hero with Wolfgang reputation and Wolfgang NPC in the party, headwear, suitable for heroes with Wolfgang reputation), Королева's Blessing (When equipped the player gains the ability to Animal Speak to Spiders only, and all spiders are Enamored with him for the first three rounds of battle, accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Gender-Swap (swaps the wearer's gender when worn, suitable for anyone, accessory) Consumables: 10x Potion, 2x Grand Potion, Remedy, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Venom, Dirt Bomb, 5x Holy Bombs, Double Rainbow (Gives the user the encouraged, lucky, poisoned by 1, and confused effects), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), 2x Obsidian Shard (may be affixed to a blunt weapon to give the Bleeding 2 effect for one battle), 2x Charion beetle horn. Tools: Shovel Quintessa of Heartland (Sandy) 67 years old human female Barbarian Level 2 *Immune to fragile* Power: 5 Defense: 5 Health: 9/9 Gold: 60 Equipment: Rolling Pin (WP:3, club), Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.) Inventory: Artifacts: Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Consumables: Grand Potion, 5x Potion, 4x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2x Smoke Bomb, Candycane of Doomed (Causes *Doomed* effect to the target when used; Breaks after 6 uses) Tools: Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Cree (Pedguin) 27 year old Mopag Level 2 Knight Power: 7 Defense: 3 (Half Damage from Vermin) Health: 11/11 Gold: 0 Equipment: Order Imperial Longsword (WP: 5; Loaned from Kellim), Scarab Shield: (SP: 3, Bearer takes half damage from vermin; Loaned from Kellim), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants "Animal Talk", Headwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Blade (WP: 3, greatsword), Shield of Defending (SP: 2), Artifacts: Speed Cape (The wearer is permanently *Hastened* and *Nimble*, but rolls of 3 turn into Miss; backwear) Consumables: Potion x2, Venom, Holy Bomb Tools: Bedroll Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted. Mobs get an extra Free Hit if there are more members of the mob than standing party members.

"How is it that you came to work for Mr Bonaparte anyway? You don't seem to have our best interests at heart. Now you're discriminating against us, saying that we cannot survive on our own. Who are you to tell us that, mister?" "Who you?" "He does have a point..." "You are all such--" Suddenly, the door to the farm bursts open and in swaggers a powerful-looking dog with long pointed incisor teeth. "What have we here? Humans disrupting the peace, eh? We'll fix that. More slavers no doubt. We'll see how they take to animal resistance. Boris, milk if you will!" The canine creature snaps and snarls at the heroes as he waits. The other animals grow silent.

"Hmmm...I would deem it wise to investigate a matter fully before launching into it lest you find yourselves entangled where you ought not. Have you thought of the consequences of the farmers entering this farm and seeing you here with the animals? You shall surely be chased out of the town if not hacked to pieces. One must think before one acts. As far as these animals needing help is concerned...well, certainly you might look into the chickens' quarters they are well-night intolerably tight. The stench of the pigpen fills the whole barn. Yes, you would certainly need a plan." "If I'm a good pig, what has being good ever done for me. Nobody likes me anyway? And I'm only going to find myself at the bottom of a pot of stew before long..." "I don't think most of us care about serving somebody else's purposes. What made them lords over us? Were we born slaves because we were born to animals? We were supposed to be free! "Free!" How will we learn how to be free unless we try it? Gringer speaks boldly, but he's shaking as much as any here. He knows that every time dinner rolls around it could be his last day in this world. With all of his big talk of escaping, he hasn't done it yet, why? Because he can't, or he's afraid, or he's too attached to the rest of us. I--" "I am not afraid. Silly, cat!" "Then why not leave, since you're 'meant to be in the wild'?" "..."

"I'm no good piggy. Just an ordinary pig. Eat from morning till night, shit in the corner, and fart a lot. That's my life! I'll probably be eaten sooner rather than later. They say a feast is coming up and that I'm the fattest piggy around." "Well, some of us are here to serve, some of us are here to be eaten...there's no two ways about it really. The masters aren't bad investors, their investments need to yield some produce. We being the victims is an unhappy coincidence." "The masters are lazy and self-centered. They don't do anything for themselves except for making sure that we pull the loads for them. What do we get for our work? Food barely enough to survive on. The only ones well-fed are those being prepared for the chopping block like Wiggly the Jiggler over there." "See?"

I just can't wait to be king!