Endgame

QM Note: Shall I just assume Karie repeats and then roll?

"I believe we already checked the South gates, so why not the East now."

Clearly. We can add Win10 to my list of bosses, right between Vorpalis and Paint.net.

QM Note: What will Puffy do this round?

"I remember the day when you and your friend barged into my lair. Was about to fly out and visit the grandkids... You little bastards interrupted my preparations. I took you down in mere seconds." Vorpalis seems legitmately nostalgic about this affair. While Warlen was fueld by hatred, Vorpalis was reminiscing of previous years, perhaps even harboring some respect for the Mystic Knight. "You're doing better now, half-elf; you're good enough to be an actual threat to me now. But your victory is far from assured!" Round Three Versus The Vorpal Conqueror! >Skrall VS Crescent Tail (back): Critical Hit Critical Hit (12x2=24+43=67+2=69x6=414 damage) >Skrall VS Crescent Tail (back): Special Damage Damage (No confusion; 65/2=33-8=25 damage, +4 Fog damage) >Lind VS Netherwing B (back): Critical Hit (7x2=14+21=35 damage) >Karie revives Gabriel (back) >Karie VS Vorpalis (front): Poison >Warlen VS Vorpalis Feet (back): Damage Damage (20+18=38/2=19 damage-10=9 damage, + 4 Fog damage) >Warlen VS Vorpalis Feet (back): Special Damage Hit (8+18=26x8=208 damage) >Gabriel increases lethality (back) >Jinnipher VS Vorpalis Claws (back): Hit (4+5=9/2=5 damage) Skrall fires off a devasatating shot at the tail, only for it to whip around and strike him. The fog coating him explodes, throwing back the Ogre and leaving burn marks on his skin. As Lind tosses a throwing card at Vorpalis's wing, Karie rushes over to Gabriel and revives him, and inflicts some posion on the dragon. Warlen is stepped on by rhe dragon. Vorpalis scrapes his talons against the mystic knight's shield, triggering the fog and sending him back in an azure explosion. Warlen staggers up and blasts Vorpalis's feet, knocking some talons clean off. Gabriel increases Lethality as Jinnipher slashes at his claws once again. Vorpalis spews another layer of fog. "Looks like the fog is getting pretty thick, eh? It's a damn fine tool of conquest. The hallucinogenic bit was by accident, too, but it was helpful. Only really works when the fog is fresh though, which I suppose is a blessing - can't have everyone driven to madness twenty-four-seven, can we?" Vorpalis charges right back into the fray. The battle rages on! "Admittedly, no one's done this well before - you're a lot more tenacious than the last group." Vorpalis, Level 79 Ancient *Immune to Hexed, Doomed, and Sudden Death!* *Enamored With Karie! 2 rounds remaining* *Poison 1!* HP: 1804/2000 Specials: Death Roar: With an earth shattering roar, Vorpalis reduces two random heroes to 1 HP. Blot The Skies: Vorpalis spews fog on the entire party. All heroes receive the Fog 10 effect. The Jaws That Bite: Vorpalis lunges at the hero who rolled Special Damage and locks his jaws around their head, nearly tearing it off. That hero takes 80 damage and is made permanently Fragile for the rest of the battle. Specials decided randomly. Passive Specials: Will Of The Conqueror: Vorpalis will remain at 1 HP until the rest of his body is defeated. Drops: Wartorn Eye, Vorpal Horn Vorpalis Netherwing B, Level 55 Dark HP: 465/600 Specials: Conqueror's Clutches: Using his wingtalons, Vorpalis grabs the hero who rolled Special Damage and throws them right back at a random hero. Both take damage equal to their level, disregarding row and SP. Take To The Skies: Vorpalis launches himself into the air and lunges down at the hero who rolled Special Damage, gouging them with his wingtalons. That hero takes 55 damage and loses their positive effects. Specials decided randomly. Drops: Black Scale *Immune to Sudden Death!* *Poison 88!* Vorpalis Claws, Level (20+Hero's Level) Ancient HP: 458/700 Specials: Arc Slash: With a wide slash of his claws, Vorpalis makes the hero who rolled Special Damage and all of the heroes below him in the battle order take damage equal to their level+10. The Claws That Catch: Vorpalis focuses on his foe, preparing to lunge at and catch them. If the claws aren't destroyed the next round, Vorpalis will pin down and gore the hero who rolled Special damage, knocking them out instantly. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: System Shock: Due to attacking both Claws at once, Poison is doubly effective to the Claws. Drops: Azure Ripper Vorpalis Crescent Tail, Level 65 Ancient *Immune to Sudden Death!* *Confused! 2 rounds remaining* HP: 166/900 Specials: Crescent Moon Explosion: Vorpalis swings his tail across the arena, not aiming to hit the heroes, but to create a spark - instantly detonating all of the fog on every hero. Tail Strike: Vorpalis eviscerates the hero who rolled Special Damage with his tail, halving their max HP for the rest of the battle. Specials decided randomly. Drops: Crescent Cutter The Party: 81 year old Male Ogre Hunter Level 43.2 *Natural Respite* *Favors Humanoid and Beast enemies* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, Confused, Weakened, and Hexed* *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* *Hastened!* *Fog 2!* Power Bonus: +2 WP for bows and crossbows, +2 power Defense: 8 Health: 28/57 Gold: 3371 GP: 3 Equipment: Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Paper Doll (Immunity to Hexed) Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Immunity to Weakened), Giant Hammer (WP: 13, deals Confused) Inventory: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP,light,lightning,water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory), 3x Potion, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.), 8 Meads, 5 Nostrums, 3 Remedy, 3 Smelling Salts, 2 Deadly Venoms, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool), 6 Bone, Blind Fury, Wolfgang Insignia, Black Goo, Grating Stone, 1 Grand Potion, Level-Up Mushroom, 2 Neutralizers, Nostrum, Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Warlen Melimane, Eulalia's Knight (The Chosen Minifigure) *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Ether Reduction* Physical attacks pierce SP! *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* *Hastened!* *Drunk!* *Fog 2!* 23 year old male half-elf Mystic Knight Level 18 Power: 28 (17+8+3). Health: 19/32(5+18+1+3+5+7*) SP: 10 (3+3+4) Ether: 30/38 (5+18+4+3+5+1) Gold: 150 Equipment: Sean Cole's Sword-Cannon (Can be used as a longsword or handcannon, WP: 8 - defies SP in sword mode, deals Bleeding 1 in cannon mode), Eagle Shield (SP: 4, prevents ether reduction), Fenarian Robes of the Vampire (SP:3, Max. Ether +4, Immune to Darkness, backwear), Lethauros Ring (Health and Ether +5. Suitable for anyone, accessory) Inventory: Weapons: Plasma Shield (SP: 3, absorbs electricty, belongs to Lind), Healing Staff (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Artifacts: Magician's Glove* (+10 spell power) Counterstrike Gloves, Locustoid Grevaes (+4 ether, immune to Earth Class, can be used by any ether user), 7 10-gallon Hats (Grants wearer tourist effect, causing no one to take them seriously), Moone Greaves (SP: 3) Spellbook: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, Diamond, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Antimagic Must Be RPed: Lightning Ball (25 electric damage to all enemies, bomb), Small Frost Ball (10 ice damage, bomb) Consumables: Potion x3, Grand Potion x2, Health Core, Tonic x3, Remedy x3, Banana, Smoke Bomb, Milk x2 (+15 HP and Ether) 3x Hurricane (Grants Hilariously and Luckily Drunk - if wearer makes pun every round, the strength of their attack is doubled.) Viper Scale (worth 40 gold to a certain someone), Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense Other Junk: Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Bones x6, 2 shiny gold rocks (worth 1 gold at most stores, 5 at magic stores). Karie Alderflask-Cour, A True Hero (Kintobor) *Hastened!* *Fog 6!* 24? Year Old Human Female Witch Level 32.25 *Permanently Nimble* *Immune to Sealed* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 36/49 Defense: 2 Ether: 37/37 Gold: 2107 GP: 36 Equipment: Blazing Palm (WP: 14, Fire Elemental whip, successful hits lower the target's level by 1), Catsuit (Wearer becomes nimble and has a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER, DAMAGE, and FREE HITS, suitable for women only, body wear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: +2, Max Ether: +4, back wear), Mage's Muffler (Provides immunity to sealed, accessory, suitable for anyone) Inventory: *Weapons: Oculoid Palm (WP: 11, successful hits lower the target's level by 1, whip) Spring Staff(WP: 12, healing someone else through this staff also heals the user by the same amount, water elemental staff), Grumpy's Staff (WP: 10, staff), Sexy(WP: 11, disregards SP, longsword), Heirloom Dagger (WP: 3, dagger), Rusty Dagger (WP: 2, deals the poisoned by 10, breaks after 3 uses) Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to dark-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only; shield.) -Minstrel Weapons: Angelic Trumpet (WP: 5, user is blessed, instrument), Vagrant's Guitar (WP: 5, user is lucky, instrument), Fine-tuned Guitar (WP:15, user is lucky; instrument) *Artefacts: Glittering Dress (The users job traits are replaced by those of a Harlot: Promiscuity, Flee, and Money Maker, suitable for women only), Skull Mask (SP: 1, wearer can pose as undead, headwear), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (changes user's appearance into that of an elf of the same gender, accessory), Snake Eyes Charm (Provides immunity to petrified, accessory, suitable for anyone) Paper Doll (Provides immunity to the Hexed effect, accessory), *Minstrel Artefacts: Encore Plectrum (If the same song is sung for more than one round of combat in a row, the song's ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable for minstrels, accessory) *Gems: Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind) *Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Newtity *Battle Songs: True Loves Serenade (restores 50 health to the rest of the party, costs 10 ether, Battle Song), Murder on the Dancefloor (Has 1/6 chance of instantly knocking out each opponent (unless immune to sudden death) when sung; costs 30 ether per round; Battle Song) *Consumables: Grand Potion x11, Tonic x3, Grand Tonic x10, Remedy x8, Phoenix Essence x5, Phoenix Incense x2, Nostrum x2, Smelling Salts, Fire Bomb, Neutralizer x3, Herbal Infusions x3 (Removes Negative Effects and causes Blessed and Transcended effects), Oculoid Miasma, Elixir x2, Tiger Balm, Ether Core, Health Core, Potion x2, Mead, 16 Venoms, 2 Deadly Venoms, Jinxy Juice, Love Potion, Bone *Tools: Magic Compass, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Decamodifier *Sheep: Baaffy (Pet Sheep; whenever unleashed deals the fast asleep effect to one random opponent once per battle, unlimited use) Quest/Roleplay Items: Masson's Journal Entry #11, Map of Brendenton, Spider Coin (worth 1 gp), Forest Journal, Blue Syndicate Outfit, Kayla's Mask, Ulric's Letter Flynn Flisperer? *Encouraged at half health* *Double Experience* *Immune to Fire* *Deceptive!* *Fog 4!* 21-year-old elf male Human of the Munchkin clan Class: Assassin Level: 21 Defense: 7 Health: 37/37 (7+21+5+4) Gold: 111 Glory Points: 14 Equipped Gear: Ethereal Deck (Playing Cards) (WP:7, throwing weapon), Invader's Armour (SP: 3, wearer is encouraged when their current health is at half or below the wearer's maximum level), Anniversary Medal (+4 Health, +4 Power, +4 SP, +4 Ether, Immune to Fire; accessory, suitable for anyone), Medal of Valor (This pendant is awarded by the Bonapartes to those who show their heroism in the battle against piracy. The wearer gains double experience in battle. Accessory), Steel Knife (WP: 12, throwing weapon) Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone) Unequipped Gear: Plasma Shield (SP: 3, user absorbs electric attacks), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone), Trickster's Mask of the Human (suitable for anyone, changes users appearance into a human of the same gender, accessory), Mugger's Mask (Protects from loss of gold from gold stealing enemies, headwear.), Akrone Fez (Artifact; SP: 1, Max. Health: +1, Headwear, suitable for anyone) Unequipped Weapons: Darker Ethereal Deck (Playing Cards) (WP:7, throwing weapon) Gems: Ruby Potions: x5 Potions, Mead, Remedy, Bone, Military Grade Firebomb x2 Tools: Bedroll, Shovel Quest/Role-playing Items: Newspaper with Picture of Lupine, Alfendi's Cape, Alfendi Lupine's Blank Calling Cards Decamon Deck: Tweetybird (Flying 1), Mud Frog (Rock 2) Loaned Out Gear: ________ Loaned Gear: Phoenix Incense x1 ~ Loaned by Skrall Medal of Valor (This pendant is awarded by the Bonapartes to those who show their heroism in the battle against piracy. The wearer gains double experience in battle. Accessory) ~ On loan from Karie Alderflask Jinnipher Buchaire (JimBee) *Fog 6!* 76-year-old female Moon Elven Knight Level 5 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 14/14 Defense: 5 Gold: 65 Equipment: Brine Blade (Greatsword, WP: 5, deals Poison 5 (now Poison 22)), Full-Moon Shield (SP: 2), Moone Armor (SP: 3) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll, Phoenix Incense, , Crescent Sword (WP:3; longsword), Grand Potion, Military Grade Firebomb "Keep it up!" Gabriel Cour, Level 31Sniper *Immune to Sleep/Deep Sleep* *Fog 2!* HP: 46/46 SP: 4 Gold: 300 Lethality: 2/6 Equipment: Somnamblast (WP: 13, 1/6 chance of inflicting Sleep on succesful hits, handcannon), Sandblasted Helmet (SP: 2, immune to sleep/deep sleep), Sandblasted Robes (SP: 2) Inventory: Grand Potion x3, Sleep Bomb, Old Guitar (WP: 0), Phoenix Incense

"The fact that nobody heard of her thus far is good; means she has no reputation here to get what she needs. Of course, she may have other channels to get what she needs..."

"If she is as powerful as she says, she would've succeeded in her plans by now."

"Yes, good idea. I'm not sure if it'd be a good thing if they point in the same direction or not..."

Gabriel remains focused on Vorpalis. "Can't get rid of me that easily. It was worth it."

Gabriel inhales sharply and shambles to his feet, trying to steady his hands. Blood was dripping out of his mask. "Thanks."

Already distributed them, plus 50 gold compensation to Throlar. "The Cemetery is as good a place as any."

QM Note: The Incense had to be used before he got knocked out for Gabriel to resurrect.

"He didn't die? I remember cleaving off his body from the waist down... There is little alchemy or magic that can solve that. What dark arts did you expose yourself to to save him, I wonder? I remember what your people called me. Nebulae, right?"

"You think you can kill me and rob me of my title, my legacy? Hah! I respect humans and the species like them, you know. You're very persistent, passionate creatures. But your time on Olegaia is limited. You have, what? Thirty, forty, fifty years left? Sixty, perhaps? It doesn't matter. Hate to tell you, but if you plan to eclipse me in the history books, it won't happen. You simply don't have enough time. Your days are numbered, Assassin. And if this battle goes my way, that number is zero." Round Two Versus The Vorpal Conqueror! >Skrall activates his Fenghuang Incense >Skrall VS Crescent Tail (back): Damage Shield: Marking Of The Favored! (2x3=36+2=38+43=81x2=162 damage) >Lind VS Netherwing B (back): Special Damage Damage (55/2=28-7=21 damage, plus Fog 2 equals 24 damage, Lind is knocked out but resurrects) >Karie throws a love potion at Vorpalis (back) >Karie VS Vorpalis (back): Critical Hit (14x2=28+32=60 damage) >Warlen uses a Grand Potion on Karie (back) >Warlen VS Vorpalis Feet (back): Damage Hit (8+18=26x8=208 damage) >Jinnipher VS Vorpalis Claws (back): Hit (5+4=9/2=5 damage) Skrall uses his fenghuang Essence to ensure his entire party a free revival - and it was good timing, since at that moment, Vorpalis charges up to Lind and viciouslly swats him away with his wing, knocking him out cold for a fraction of a second. Karie uses a love potion on the dragon and uses her whip to leave a bruning mark across his face. Warlen blasts the feet with a magic spell, while Jinnipher slashes up the claws. "Now this... THIS is starting to look like a fight." Vorpalis, Level 79 Ancient *Immune to Hexed, Doomed, and Sudden Death!* *Enamored With Karie! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 1840/2000 Specials: Death Roar: With an earth shattering roar, Vorpalis reduces two random heroes to 1 HP. Blot The Skies: Vorpalis spews fog on the entire party. All heroes receive the Fog 10 effect. The Jaws That Bite: Vorpalis lunges at the hero who rolled Special Damage and locks his jaws around their head, nearly tearing it off. That hero takes 80 damage and is made permanently Fragile for the rest of the battle. Specials decided randomly. Passive Specials: Will Of The Conqueror: Vorpalis will remain at 1 HP until the rest of his body is defeated. Drops: Wartorn Eye, Vorpal Horn Vorpalis Netherwing B, Level 55 Dark HP: 500/600 Specials: Conqueror's Clutches: Using his wingtalons, Vorpalis grabs the hero who rolled Special Damage and throws them right back at a random hero. Both take damage equal to their level, disregarding row and SP. Take To The Skies: Vorpalis launches himself into the air and lunges down at the hero who rolled Special Damage, gouging them with his wingtalons. That hero takes 55 damage and loses their positive effects. Specials decided randomly. Drops: Black Scale *Immune to Sudden Death!* *Poison 44!* Vorpalis Claws, Level (20+Hero's Level) Ancient HP: 551/700 Specials: Arc Slash: With a wide slash of his claws, Vorpalis makes the hero who rolled Special Damage and all of the heroes below him in the battle order take damage equal to their level+10. The Claws That Catch: Vorpalis focuses on his foe, preparing to lunge at and catch them. If the claws aren't destroyed the next round, Vorpalis will pin down and gore the hero who rolled Special damage, knocking them out instantly. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: System Shock: Due to attacking both Claws at once, Poison is doubly effective to the Claws. Drops: Azure Ripper Vorpalis Feet, Level (20+Hero's Level) Ancient *Fragile! 2 rounds remaining* HP: 184/700 Specials: Explosive Stomp: Vorpalis crushes the hero who rolled Special damage under his foot and detonates the fog, reducing that hero to 1 HP. The force of the explosion dequips that hero's shield and artifacts. Fleet Feet: Vorpalis's feet become Hastened for 2 rounds. Specials decided randomly. Passive Specials: System Shock: Due to attacking both Feet at once, Poison is doubly effective to the Feet. Drops: Ebon Hide Vorpalis Crescent Tail, Level 65 Ancient *Immune to Sudden Death!* *Confused! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 580/900 Specials: Crescent Moon Explosion: Vorpalis swings his tail across the arena, not aiming to hit the heroes, but to create a spark - instantly detonating all of the fog on every hero. Tail Strike: Vorpalis eviscerates the hero who rolled Special Damage with his tail, halving their max HP for the rest of the battle. Specials decided randomly. Drops: Crescent Cutter The Party: 81 year old Male Ogre Hunter Level 43.2 *Natural Respite* *Favors Humanoid and Beast enemies* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, Confused, Weakened, and Hexed* *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* *Hastened!* *Fog 4!* Power Bonus: +2 WP for bows and crossbows, +2 power Defense: 8 Health: 57/57 Gold: 3371 GP: 3 Equipment: Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Paper Doll (Immunity to Hexed) Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Immunity to Weakened), Giant Hammer (WP: 13, deals Confused) Inventory: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP,light,lightning,water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory), 3x Potion, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.), 8 Meads, 5 Nostrums, 3 Remedy, 3 Smelling Salts, 2 Deadly Venoms, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool), 6 Bone, Blind Fury, Wolfgang Insignia, Black Goo, Grating Stone, 1 Grand Potion, Level-Up Mushroom, 2 Neutralizers, Nostrum, Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Warlen Melimane, Eulalia's Knight (The Chosen Minifigure) *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Ether Reduction* Physical attacks pierce SP! *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* *Hastened!* *Drunk!* *Fog 4!* 23 year old male half-elf Mystic Knight Level 18 Power: 28 (17+8+3). Health: 32/32(5+18+1+3+5+7*) SP: 10 (3+3+4) Ether: 30/38 (5+18+4+3+5+1) Gold: 150 Equipment: Sean Cole's Sword-Cannon (Can be used as a longsword or handcannon, WP: 8 - defies SP in sword mode, deals Bleeding 1 in cannon mode), Eagle Shield (SP: 4, prevents ether reduction), Fenarian Robes of the Vampire (SP:3, Max. Ether +4, Immune to Darkness, backwear), Lethauros Ring (Health and Ether +5. Suitable for anyone, accessory) Inventory: Weapons: Plasma Shield (SP: 3, absorbs electricty, belongs to Lind), Healing Staff (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Artifacts: Magician's Glove* (+10 spell power) Counterstrike Gloves, Locustoid Grevaes (+4 ether, immune to Earth Class, can be used by any ether user), 7 10-gallon Hats (Grants wearer tourist effect, causing no one to take them seriously), Moone Greaves (SP: 3) Spellbook: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, Diamond, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Antimagic Must Be RPed: Lightning Ball (25 electric damage to all enemies, bomb), Small Frost Ball (10 ice damage, bomb) Consumables: Potion x3, Grand Potion x2, Health Core, Tonic x3, Remedy x3, Banana, Smoke Bomb, Milk x2 (+15 HP and Ether) 3x Hurricane (Grants Hilariously and Luckily Drunk - if wearer makes pun every round, the strength of their attack is doubled.) Viper Scale (worth 40 gold to a certain someone), Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense Other Junk: Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Bones x6, 2 shiny gold rocks (worth 1 gold at most stores, 5 at magic stores). Karie Alderflask-Cour, A True Hero (Kintobor) *Hastened!* *Fog 4!* 24? Year Old Human Female Witch Level 32.25 *Permanently Nimble* *Immune to Sealed* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 36/49 Defense: 2 Ether: 37/37 Gold: 2107 GP: 36 Equipment: Blazing Palm (WP: 14, Fire Elemental whip, successful hits lower the target's level by 1), Catsuit (Wearer becomes nimble and has a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER, DAMAGE, and FREE HITS, suitable for women only, body wear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: +2, Max Ether: +4, back wear), Mage's Muffler (Provides immunity to sealed, accessory, suitable for anyone) Inventory: *Weapons: Oculoid Palm (WP: 11, successful hits lower the target's level by 1, whip) Spring Staff(WP: 12, healing someone else through this staff also heals the user by the same amount, water elemental staff), Grumpy's Staff (WP: 10, staff), Sexy(WP: 11, disregards SP, longsword), Heirloom Dagger (WP: 3, dagger), Rusty Dagger (WP: 2, deals the poisoned by 10, breaks after 3 uses) Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to dark-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only; shield.) -Minstrel Weapons: Angelic Trumpet (WP: 5, user is blessed, instrument), Vagrant's Guitar (WP: 5, user is lucky, instrument), Fine-tuned Guitar (WP:15, user is lucky; instrument) *Artefacts: Glittering Dress (The users job traits are replaced by those of a Harlot: Promiscuity, Flee, and Money Maker, suitable for women only), Skull Mask (SP: 1, wearer can pose as undead, headwear), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (changes user's appearance into that of an elf of the same gender, accessory), Snake Eyes Charm (Provides immunity to petrified, accessory, suitable for anyone) Paper Doll (Provides immunity to the Hexed effect, accessory), *Minstrel Artefacts: Encore Plectrum (If the same song is sung for more than one round of combat in a row, the song's ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable for minstrels, accessory) *Gems: Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind) *Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Newtity *Battle Songs: True Loves Serenade (restores 50 health to the rest of the party, costs 10 ether, Battle Song), Murder on the Dancefloor (Has 1/6 chance of instantly knocking out each opponent (unless immune to sudden death) when sung; costs 30 ether per round; Battle Song) *Consumables: Grand Potion x11, Tonic x3, Grand Tonic x10, Remedy x8, Phoenix Essence x5, Phoenix Incense x2, Nostrum x2, Smelling Salts, Fire Bomb, Neutralizer x3, Herbal Infusions x3 (Removes Negative Effects and causes Blessed and Transcended effects), Oculoid Miasma, Elixir x2, Tiger Balm, Ether Core, Health Core, Potion x2, Mead, 16 Venoms, 2 Deadly Venoms, Jinxy Juice, Love Potion, Bone *Tools: Magic Compass, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Decamodifier *Sheep: Baaffy (Pet Sheep; whenever unleashed deals the fast asleep effect to one random opponent once per battle, unlimited use) Quest/Roleplay Items: Masson's Journal Entry #11, Map of Brendenton, Spider Coin (worth 1 gp), Forest Journal, Blue Syndicate Outfit, Kayla's Mask, Ulric's Letter Flynn Flisperer? *Encouraged at half health* *Double Experience* *Immune to Fire* *Deceptive!* *Fog 2!* 21-year-old elf male Human of the Munchkin clan Class: Assassin Level: 21 Defense: 7 Health: 37/37 (7+21+5+4) Gold: 111 Glory Points: 14 Equipped Gear: Ethereal Deck (Playing Cards) (WP:7, throwing weapon), Invader's Armour (SP: 3, wearer is encouraged when their current health is at half or below the wearer's maximum level), Anniversary Medal (+4 Health, +4 Power, +4 SP, +4 Ether, Immune to Fire; accessory, suitable for anyone), Medal of Valor (This pendant is awarded by the Bonapartes to those who show their heroism in the battle against piracy. The wearer gains double experience in battle. Accessory), Steel Knife (WP: 12, throwing weapon) Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone) Unequipped Gear: Plasma Shield (SP: 3, user absorbs electric attacks), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone), Trickster's Mask of the Human (suitable for anyone, changes users appearance into a human of the same gender, accessory), Mugger's Mask (Protects from loss of gold from gold stealing enemies, headwear.), Akrone Fez (Artifact; SP: 1, Max. Health: +1, Headwear, suitable for anyone) Unequipped Weapons: Darker Ethereal Deck (Playing Cards) (WP:7, throwing weapon) Gems: Ruby Potions: x5 Potions, Mead, Remedy, Bone, Military Grade Firebomb x2 Tools: Bedroll, Shovel Quest/Role-playing Items: Newspaper with Picture of Lupine, Alfendi's Cape, Alfendi Lupine's Blank Calling Cards Decamon Deck: Tweetybird (Flying 1), Mud Frog (Rock 2) Loaned Out Gear: ________ Loaned Gear: Phoenix Incense x1 ~ Loaned by Skrall Medal of Valor (This pendant is awarded by the Bonapartes to those who show their heroism in the battle against piracy. The wearer gains double experience in battle. Accessory) ~ On loan from Karie Alderflask Jinnipher Buchaire (JimBee) *Fog 4!* 76-year-old female Moon Elven Knight Level 5 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 14/14 Defense: 5 Gold: 65 Equipment: Brine Blade (Greatsword, WP: 5, deals Poison 5 (now Poison 22)), Full-Moon Shield (SP: 2), Moone Armor (SP: 3) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll, Phoenix Incense, , Crescent Sword (WP:3; longsword), Grand Potion, Military Grade Firebomb "..." Gabriel Cour, Level 31Sniper *Immune to Sleep/Deep Sleep* *Knocked Out!* HP: 0/46 SP: 4 Gold: 300 Lethality: 1/6 Equipment: Somnamblast (WP: 13, 1/6 chance of inflicting Sleep on succesful hits, handcannon), Sandblasted Helmet (SP: 2, immune to sleep/deep sleep), Sandblasted Robes (SP: 2) Inventory: Grand Potion x3, Sleep Bomb, Old Guitar (WP: 0), Phoenix Incense

"You're out of your league. Face it. Otherwise Gabriel wouldn't be taking a nap right now because of your lack of skill. You can still run, you know. I don't have to kill you. Your loyalty to Faust must be shattered - you're ignorant if it's not. And that's the only thing I have to cleanse from Moone now. You can take your wounded and get the hell out."

"You have an odd habit of throwing odd things at me, Witch." hisses Vorpalis, black fog spilling out from his maw. "At least this one doesn't smell like rot..."

QM Note: Ah, yes - in that case, it's basically a life insurance policy on all standing heroes, as you described.

QM Note: I did not, but I just rolled for them and they did not kick in. From the way I'm reading it, only the consumer gets a revived when knocked out... It refers to a target, not the full party.

Vorpalis scrutinizes the smirking Warlen. "We've met before. I know it for a fact - fought before, even. I killed your friend, didn't I? I remember a half elf just barely escaping with his life... and his friend was not so fortunate. If you are truly someone who I have dispatched before, let us see how your strength has grown over the years!" Round One Versus The Vorpal Conqueror! >Karie VS Vorpalis (back): Damage (80/2=40-2=38 damage) >Karie uses a Nostrum on Lind (back) >Lind VS Vorpalis Netherwing A (back): Damage Hit (12+21=33x2=66 damage, assasinated!) >Skrall uses a Smelling Salt (back) >Skrall VS Vorpalis Crescent Tail (back): Special Damage Hit (13+43=56+2=58x2/2=58 damage) >Warlen casts Fragility on Vorpalis Feet (back): Success! >Warlen VS Vorpalis Feet (front): Special Damage Hit (8+18=26x8=208 damage) >Gabriel VS Netherwing B (back): Damage (55/2=28-4=24 damage) >Jinnipher VS Vopralis Claws (back): Damage (Gabriel absorbs the hit: 20+31=51/2=25-4=21 damage, Gabriel is knocked out) Karie tries to return Vorpalis's devasating power back at him, only to nearly have her arm chomped off. She uses her other arm to toss Lind a Nostrum, which he uses to great effect - the dragon's wingtalon lunges for the assassin, but the lucky boost from the medicine allows him to evade and throw his dagger. It punches a hole through the dragon's wing, rendering it useless. Skrall takes a whiff of some Smelling Salts and drops a hammer on the Crescent Tail, causing it to spasm. Warlen makes the dragon's feet fragile and then strikes it, while Gabriel is picked up and thrown by the dragon's remaining wingtalon. Jinnipher goes to slash at the claws, but they outmanuever her, nearly slashing at her throat - Gabriel jumps in and takes the hit, collapsing from his wounds. Vorpalis spews fog, making the situation all the more dire... "The sniper falls first... Could've stayed standing if he didn't put himself in hamr's way." Vorpalis, Level 80 Ancient *Immune to Hexed, Doomed, and Sudden Death!* HP: 1900/2000 Specials: Death Roar: With an earth shattering roar, Vorpalis reduces two random heroes to 1 HP. Blot The Skies: Vorpalis spews fog on the entire party. All heroes receive the Fog 10 effect. The Jaws That Bite: Vorpalis lunges at the hero who rolled Special Damage and locks his jaws around their head, nearly tearing it off. That hero takes 80 damage and is made permanently Fragile for the rest of the battle. Specials decided randomly. Passive Specials: Will Of The Conqueror: Vorpalis will remain at 1 HP until the rest of his body is defeated. Drops: Wartorn Eye, Vorpal Horn Vorpalis Netherwing B, Level 55 Dark HP: 500/600 Specials: Conqueror's Clutches: Using his wingtalons, Vorpalis grabs the hero who rolled Special Damage and throws them right back at a random hero. Both take damage equal to their level, disregarding row and SP. Take To The Skies: Vorpalis launches himself into the air and lunges down at the hero who rolled Special Damage, gouging them with his wingtalons. That hero takes 55 damage and loses their positive effects. Specials decided randomly. Drops: Black Scale *Immune to Sudden Death!* Vorpalis Claws, Level (20+Hero's Level) Ancient HP: 600/700 Specials: Arc Slash: With a wide slash of his claws, Vorpalis makes the hero who rolled Special Damage and all of the heroes below him in the battle order take damage equal to their level+10. The Claws That Catch: Vorpalis focuses on his foe, preparing to lunge at and catch them. If the claws aren't destroyed the next round, Vorpalis will pin down and gore the hero who rolled Special damage, knocking them out instantly. Specials alternate. Passive Specials: System Shock: Due to attacking both Claws at once, Poison is doubly effective to the Claws. Drops: Azure Ripper Vorpalis Feet, Level (20+Hero's Level) Ancient *Fragile! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 392/700 Specials: Explosive Stomp: Vorpalis crushes the hero who rolled Special damage under his foot and detonates the fog, reducing that hero to 1 HP. The force of the explosion dequips that hero's shield and artifacts. Fleet Feet: Vorpalis's feet become Hastened for 2 rounds. Specials decided randomly. Passive Specials: System Shock: Due to attacking both Feet at once, Poison is doubly effective to the Feet. Drops: Ebon Hide Vorpalis Crescent Tail, Level 65 Ancient *Immune to Sudden Death!* *Confused! 3 rounds remaining* HP: 742/900 Specials: Crescent Moon Explosion: Vorpalis swings his tail across the arena, not aiming to hit the heroes, but to create a spark - instantly detonating all of the fog on every hero. Tail Strike: Vorpalis eviscerates the hero who rolled Special Damage with his tail, halving their max HP for the rest of the battle. Specials decided randomly. Drops: Crescent Cutter Due to damage inflicted upon Vorpalis in the Massacre of Mermont, all body parts start with 100 less health! The Fog -Fog is an effect that is exclusive to Vorpalis, and cannot be cured by a remedy! -At the end of evvery round, Vorpalis spews fog, inflicting the Fog 4 effect on all heroes. This effect stacks. -On rolls of damage, on top of normal damage calculations, Vorpalis will detonate the fog. The resulting explosion will do damage equal to the strenght of the fog, disregarding row and SP (Fog 10 deals 10 damage when detonated, for example.) Special damage does NOT detonate the fog unless otherwise specified. -The Puffy Machine has two different things it can do each round to counteract the fog (you can only choose one!): 1) It can create a protective cloud around the entire party, reducing that round's fog application from 4 to 2. 2) It can be used as a concentrated stream of mist, curing two specified heroes of the fog altogether. The Party: 81 year old Male Ogre Hunter Level 43.2 *Natural Respite* *Favors Humanoid and Beast enemies* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, Confused, Weakened, and Hexed* *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* *Hastened!* *Fog 2!* Power Bonus: +2 WP for bows and crossbows, +2 power Defense: 8 Health: 57/57 Gold: 3371 GP: 3 Equipment: Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Paper Doll (Immunity to Hexed) Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Immunity to Weakened), Giant Hammer (WP: 13, deals Confused) Inventory: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP,light,lightning,water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory), 3x Potion, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.), 8 Meads, 5 Nostrums, 3 Remedy, 3 Smelling Salts, 2 Deadly Venoms, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool), 6 Bone, Blind Fury, Wolfgang Insignia, Black Goo, Grating Stone, 1 Grand Potion, Level-Up Mushroom, 2 Neutralizers, Nostrum, Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Warlen Melimane, Eulalia's Knight (The Chosen Minifigure) *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Ether Reduction* Physical attacks pierce SP! *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* *Hastened!* *Drunk!* *Fog 2!* 23 year old male half-elf Mystic Knight Level 18 Power: 28 (17+8+3). Health: 32/32(5+18+1+3+5+7*) SP: 10 (3+3+4) Ether: 31/38 (5+18+4+3+5+1) Gold: 150 Equipment: Sean Cole's Sword-Cannon (Can be used as a longsword or handcannon, WP: 8 - defies SP in sword mode, deals Bleeding 1 in cannon mode), Eagle Shield (SP: 4, prevents ether reduction), Fenarian Robes of the Vampire (SP:3, Max. Ether +4, Immune to Darkness, backwear), Lethauros Ring (Health and Ether +5. Suitable for anyone, accessory) Inventory: Weapons: Plasma Shield (SP: 3, absorbs electricty, belongs to Lind), Healing Staff (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Artifacts: Magician's Glove* (+10 spell power) Counterstrike Gloves, Locustoid Grevaes (+4 ether, immune to Earth Class, can be used by any ether user), 7 10-gallon Hats (Grants wearer tourist effect, causing no one to take them seriously), Moone Greaves (SP: 3) Spellbook: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, Diamond, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Antimagic Must Be RPed: Lightning Ball (25 electric damage to all enemies, bomb), Small Frost Ball (10 ice damage, bomb) Consumables: Potion x3, Grand Potion x3, Health Core, Tonic x3, Remedy x3, Banana, Smoke Bomb, Milk x2 (+15 HP and Ether) 3x Hurricane (Grants Hilariously and Luckily Drunk - if wearer makes pun every round, the strength of their attack is doubled.) Viper Scale (worth 40 gold to a certain someone), Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense Other Junk: Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Bones x6, 2 shiny gold rocks (worth 1 gold at most stores, 5 at magic stores). Karie Alderflask-Cour, A True Hero (Kintobor) *Hastened!* *Fog 2!* 24? Year Old Human Female Witch Level 32.25 *Permanently Nimble* *Immune to Sealed* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 11/49 Defense: 2 Ether: 37/37 Gold: 2107 GP: 36 Equipment: Blazing Palm (WP: 14, Fire Elemental whip, successful hits lower the target's level by 1), Catsuit (Wearer becomes nimble and has a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER, DAMAGE, and FREE HITS, suitable for women only, body wear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: +2, Max Ether: +4, back wear), Mage's Muffler (Provides immunity to sealed, accessory, suitable for anyone) Inventory: *Weapons: Oculoid Palm (WP: 11, successful hits lower the target's level by 1, whip) Spring Staff(WP: 12, healing someone else through this staff also heals the user by the same amount, water elemental staff), Grumpy's Staff (WP: 10, staff), Sexy(WP: 11, disregards SP, longsword), Heirloom Dagger (WP: 3, dagger), Rusty Dagger (WP: 2, deals the poisoned by 10, breaks after 3 uses) Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to dark-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only; shield.) -Minstrel Weapons: Angelic Trumpet (WP: 5, user is blessed, instrument), Vagrant's Guitar (WP: 5, user is lucky, instrument), Fine-tuned Guitar (WP:15, user is lucky; instrument) *Artefacts: Glittering Dress (The users job traits are replaced by those of a Harlot: Promiscuity, Flee, and Money Maker, suitable for women only), Skull Mask (SP: 1, wearer can pose as undead, headwear), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (changes user's appearance into that of an elf of the same gender, accessory), Snake Eyes Charm (Provides immunity to petrified, accessory, suitable for anyone) Paper Doll (Provides immunity to the Hexed effect, accessory), *Minstrel Artefacts: Encore Plectrum (If the same song is sung for more than one round of combat in a row, the song's ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable for minstrels, accessory) *Gems: Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind) *Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Newtity *Battle Songs: True Loves Serenade (restores 50 health to the rest of the party, costs 10 ether, Battle Song), Murder on the Dancefloor (Has 1/6 chance of instantly knocking out each opponent (unless immune to sudden death) when sung; costs 30 ether per round; Battle Song) *Consumables: Grand Potion x11, Tonic x3, Grand Tonic x10, Remedy x8, Phoenix Essence x5, Phoenix Incense x2, Nostrum x2, Smelling Salts, Fire Bomb, Neutralizer x3, Herbal Infusions x3 (Removes Negative Effects and causes Blessed and Transcended effects), Oculoid Miasma, Elixir x2, Tiger Balm, Ether Core, Health Core, Potion x2, Mead, 16 Venoms, 2 Deadly Venoms, Jinxy Juice, Love Potion, Bone *Tools: Magic Compass, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Decamodifier *Sheep: Baaffy (Pet Sheep; whenever unleashed deals the fast asleep effect to one random opponent once per battle, unlimited use) Quest/Roleplay Items: Masson's Journal Entry #11, Map of Brendenton, Spider Coin (worth 1 gp), Forest Journal, Blue Syndicate Outfit, Kayla's Mask, Ulric's Letter Flynn Flisperer? *Encouraged at half health* *Double Experience* *Immune to Fire* *Deceptive!* *Encouraged!* *Lucky!* *Fog 2!* 21-year-old elf male Human of the Munchkin clan Class: Assassin Level: 21 Defense: 7 Health: 12/37 (7+21+5+4) Gold: 111 Glory Points: 14 Equipped Gear: Ethereal Deck (Playing Cards) (WP:7, throwing weapon), Invader's Armour (SP: 3, wearer is encouraged when their current health is at half or below the wearer's maximum level), Anniversary Medal (+4 Health, +4 Power, +4 SP, +4 Ether, Immune to Fire; accessory, suitable for anyone), Medal of Valor (This pendant is awarded by the Bonapartes to those who show their heroism in the battle against piracy. The wearer gains double experience in battle. Accessory), Steel Knife (WP: 12, throwing weapon) Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone) Unequipped Gear: Plasma Shield (SP: 3, user absorbs electric attacks), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone), Trickster's Mask of the Human (suitable for anyone, changes users appearance into a human of the same gender, accessory), Mugger's Mask (Protects from loss of gold from gold stealing enemies, headwear.), Akrone Fez (Artifact; SP: 1, Max. Health: +1, Headwear, suitable for anyone) Unequipped Weapons: Darker Ethereal Deck (Playing Cards) (WP:7, throwing weapon) Gems: Ruby Potions: x5 Potions, Mead, Remedy, Bone, Military Grade Firebomb x2 Tools: Bedroll, Shovel Quest/Role-playing Items: Newspaper with Picture of Lupine, Alfendi's Cape, Alfendi Lupine's Blank Calling Cards Decamon Deck: Tweetybird (Flying 1), Mud Frog (Rock 2) Loaned Out Gear: ________ Loaned Gear: Phoenix Incense x1 ~ Loaned by Skrall Medal of Valor (This pendant is awarded by the Bonapartes to those who show their heroism in the battle against piracy. The wearer gains double experience in battle. Accessory) ~ On loan from Karie Alderflask Jinnipher Buchaire (JimBee) *Fog 2!* 76-year-old female Moon Elven Knight Level 5 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 14/14 Defense: 5 Gold: 65 Equipment: Brine Blade (Greatsword, WP: 5, deals Poison 5 (now Poison 22)), Full-Moon Shield (SP: 2), Moone Armor (SP: 3) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll, Phoenix Incense, , Crescent Sword (WP:3; longsword), Grand Potion, Military Grade Firebomb "..." Gabriel Cour, Level 31Sniper *Immune to Sleep/Deep Sleep* *Knocked Out!* HP: 0/46 SP: 4 Gold: 300 Lethality: 1/6 Equipment: Somnamblast (WP: 13, 1/6 chance of inflicting Sleep on succesful hits, handcannon), Sandblasted Helmet (SP: 2, immune to sleep/deep sleep), Sandblasted Robes (SP: 2) Inventory: Grand Potion x3, Sleep Bomb, Old Guitar (WP: 0), Phoenix Incense

I toss the Geode to Vindsval and 50 gold to Throlaer. "Done."

I nod and accept the geodes, handing one to Althior and I but keeping one up for grabs. "Throlar, Vindsval, do you want this last one?" I turn to Diane. "More than glad to be of help, and may your unlife have better fortune than your first one. Just a warning, though... You got maybe ten to twenty years with that appearance, max." I peel down my hood, giving a glance a tmy withered face, before pulling it back up. "Make use of it while you can. And Vindsval is right. Stay safe out there."

I heave a sigh and stand up, feeling exhausted. "It was either that or a sliced throat, and one you can wear a shirt over. But... you're undead now. And can live independent of myself, I hope. Can you stand?" I say, offering a gloved hand.

"Just... Stay quiet for a little bit, fellows, I need to focus..."

I took that into account with my post, so hopefully we don't have to retcon Asphalt's actions?

I seize as Vindsval suddenly stabs the poor girl, not expecting that kind of swiftness. "Vindsval! There was - there was steps we had to take before she died! Gah, come on, hold on, for just a second, please..." As Diane draws her last breaths, I hastily sprinkle the Last Wish Powder on her and begin muttering the necessary rituals, my hand's surging with a blue ethereal pulse - from the very same scars I used to dope on ether cores all these years to go. I break out in a sweat, not realizing Vindsval was going to be so quick, desperately hoping Diane was alive to be affected by the power. I pump as much ether into the girl as I need to, frantically downing any tonics and ether cores that I have to, to bind her spirit back to her body. Recalling all of the necromantic arts, I pray to Helvetia this would succeed as I do my work...