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Guest QM Note: Yep, I see where I messed up. Fixed, Hybros is back on his feet with 6 HP, and Namyrra is down 2.

Guest QM Note: Fixed Pretzel's Gold, accidentally gave it to Namyrra by mistake. Also, please remember you have to choose which part of Haagenti you want to attack. Round 2 of the Foiled Feast: >Pretzel (Splinter Broom) vs. Haagenti the Facetious' Shield - Enhancement Upgraded Hit (Haagenti's Shield: 7*9=63+35+2=100 damage (Shield KO!), no Stun) >Byblos casts Arc Frailty - Failure (Byblos: -16 Ether) Atramor (Mythril Claws) vs. Glasya-Labolas, the Demon of Primal Fears & Gusion, the Child Snatcher - SHIELD Special Damage (Grand Theft Hero - Glasya: (32*3)+42=138*2/2=132 HP drained + Enamored with Atramor; Gusion: (32*3)+42=138*2=276 HP drained + Enamored with Atramor; Atramor: full health, steals Fearomone+Infant, +2 WP) Hybros (Sword of Ancestral Hatred) vs. Cimeries the Bull Demon & (Iustitia) vs. Andras, the Lance of Wrath - Dual Special Damage Dual Damage (Hybros: 0 (Blind)+32=32 damage) Hybros (Sword of Ancestral Hatred) vs. Cimeries the Bull Demon & (Iustitia) vs. Andras, the Lance of Wrath - Dual Damage Dual Damage (Hybros: 0 (Blind)+32=32 damage) >Althior (Light, Mythril Scepter of Divine Affinity) vs. Foras the Shredder - Aimed Spell (Foras: 35+10=45*2*2=180 damage + no Cursed; Althior: -1 Ether) >Namyrra (Light, Crystal Mace) vs. Andras, the Lance of Wrath - Damage (Namyrra: 32/2=16 damage) Free Hits: Bune + Haures vs. Pretzel: 0 damage (Blind)+0 damage (Blind)=0 damage Camio + Marax vs. Byblos: 0 damage (Blind)+28 damage=28/2=14 damage Focalor + Purson vs. Atramor: 0 damage (Blind) + Zoot's Boon - Gusion: +400 health; Purson: -2 Ether = 0 damage Furfur + Sabnock vs. Hybros: 0 damage (Blind)+0 damage (Blind)=0 damage Furfur + Uvall vs. Althior: 0 damage (Blind)+0 damage (Blind)=0 damage Gusion + Vepar vs. Namyrra: 24 damage+0 damage (Blind)=24/2=12-10=2 damage Althior: +1 Ether (Transcended) Pretzel starts the Round off well, completely demolishing Haggenti's shield with a tremendous blow, while Atramor beats Gusion at his own game, snatching the child from the child-snatcher even as he steals the demons' health and hearts. He'll have to devote his time to caring for the infant, however, if he wants it to survive. From there, however, the Heroes falter; Hybros takes two crushing hits from an angry Andras, putting him in critical condition, while Byblos and Namyrra both botch their spells. Even Althior can barely aim a spell at his target, and Atramor's own efforts are largely negated by Purson's healing touch. Meanwhile, Namyrra takes another hit, the demons slowly chipping down her health. THE BATTLE CONTINUES! Sixteen opponents still stand against five remaining Heroes. Enemies: Andras, the Lance of Wrath *Attacks pierce defense* *Immune to fire, blinded and burned* Type: Demon/Fiery Level: 32 Health: 444/621 Defense: 15 Special: Burning Anger – Causes enraged and burned by 10 -effects to all opponents. Drops: 1: Wrath Lance (WP:16, causes enraged and burned by 10; lance) 2: Fireward Helmet (SP:5, immune to fire and burned; headwear) 3-6: Agni Bomb (100 fire-elemental damage to all opponents) Bune, the Heiress of Helvetia *Ice-elemental ranged attacks* *Absorbs ice* *Immune to sealed* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Icy Level: 34 Health: 325/325 Ether: 6/6 Defense: 30 Special I: Winter Is Coming – Changes weather to “cold” (doubles ice, halves wood) at the cost of 1 ether. Used if weather is not cold and there is enough ether. Special II: Dead of Winter – Causes 200 ice-elemental damage and doomed-effect to all opponents at the cost of 2 ether. Used only if the weather is cold and there is enough ether. Special III: Ice Sculpture – Doubles defense and becomes immune to all other attacks except fire-elemental. Used if there is no ether left. Drops: 1: Helvetia’s Scepter (WP:17, has 1/2 chance of changing weather to “cold” (doubles ice, halves wood) when used to cast ice-elemental spells; ice-elemental staff) 2: Winter Shield (SP:10, absorb ice but take double damage from fire; shield) 3-6: Skadi Bomb (100 ice-elemental damage to all opponents) Camio, the Feathered Death *Ranged attacks* *Back row* *Attacks have 1/6 chance to cause sudden death* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Dark Level: 38 Health: 442/442 Special: Death Is Certain – Causes sudden death on the target. Drops: 1-2: Deadly Crossbow (WP:14, has 1/6 chance of causing sudden death; crossbow) 3-6: Feathered Hat (Max. health +4; a consumable item named “feather” can be stored in the hat and used without spending a turn during battles, comes equipped with [Feather of Lithe]; headwear) Cimeries, the Bull Demon *Blinded (2 Rounds)* *Fragile (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Beast Level: 58 Health: 641/833 Special: Bulldoze – Causes 58 damage regardless of defense or distance and leaves the target stunned. Drops: 1-2: Horned Demon Hat (SP:5, Power +5, suitable to barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) 3-6: Mead Focalor, the Demon of Apathy *Attacks cause fast asleep* *Immune to stunned, asleep, fast asleep and sealed* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon Level: 21 Health: 413/413 Special: Loss of Heart – Causes stunned- and confused-effects to all opponents. Drops: Ball & Chain (WP:11, causes fast asleep -effect; whip) Foras the Shredder *Attacks cause weakened and fragile* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Rock Level: 33 Health: 84/674 Special: Shear Spirit – Removes all temporary effects from the target and makes it immune to all effects for the remainder of the battle. Drops: Shredding Star (WP:13, removes all temporary effects from the target; mace) Furfur the Inevitable Lightning *Lightning-elemental attacks* *Absorbs lightning* *Immune to sealed* *Hastened* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Electric Level: 32 Health: 298/298 Ether: 12/12 Special I: Lightning Speed – Makes one ally hastened. Costs 1 ether. Special II: Thunder Arc – Causes 32 lightning-elemental damage to all opponents regardless of row. Costs 3 ether. Special III: Spark Blast – Causes 64 lightning-elemental damage and confused-effect to the target regardless of row. Costs 3 ether. Drops: 1-3: Spark Axe (WP:16, lightning-elemental axe) 4-6: Topaz Note: Specials are used randomly. Glasya-Labolas, the Demon of Primal Fears *Ranged attacks that cause afraid* *Back row* *Immune to sealed, enraged and afraid* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* *Confused (2 Rounds)* *Enamored with Atramor (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon Level: 41 Health: 252/417 Special: Worst Nightmare – The target must face and defeat a personification of their worst fears before they can continue the battle against the demons. No other hero can target the fear monster. If Glasya-Labolas is defeated before the fear monster, it will fade away. Drops: Fearomone (Causes afraid-effect to all enemies for the duration of one battle; consumable) Gusion, the Child Snatcher *Immune to blinded and sealed* *Enamored with Atramor (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon Level: 24 Health: 346/346 Special: Kidnap – Gusion flees the battle with the infant. Drops: Infant (To keep the child alive, one hero must take care of it during battles by not taking any other action. It can be traded between heroes like normal items.) Note: The infant moves to the hero that defeats Gusion instantly. Haagenti the Facetious *Immune to all elements, blinded, sealed, minimized, petrified, doomed and sudden death* Type: Demon Level: 50 Health (Head): 300/300 Health (Torso): 400/400 Health (Right Leg): 150/150 Health (Left Leg): 150/150 Defense (Shield): 0 Special: Face Your Demons – Causes 50 damage times the number of remaining faces on the target. Drops: Demonic Shield (SP:25, absorbs darkness-elemental damage; will break if hit by a light-elemental attack or a holy opponent; cannot be used by paladins or vindicators; shield) Note: Haagenti has five faces, and each of them has to be defeated before the whole demon dies. When attacking, the targeted bodypart has to be announced. Attacking the shield face will lower the defense of the whole demon. Haures the Reaver *Immune to stunned, sealed, confused and hexed* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon Level: 36 Health: 386/386 Ether Charge: 0 Special I: Absorb Ether – Steal all remaining ether from the target and add it to the ether charge. Used only if the target has ether. Special II: Ether Blast – Cause damage equal to the ether charge regardless of row or defense. Used only if the target doesn’t have ether. Drops: Reaver’s Axe (WP:18, transfers all ether from the target to the user; axe) Marax the Trickster *Immune to stunned, blinded, sealed, asleep, confused and poisoned* Type: Demon/Plant Level: 28 Health: 305/305 Special: Tricks & Treats – Causes stunned, blinded, sealed, asleep, confused and poisoned by 1 -effects to all opponents, and restores 100 health to all allies. Drops: 1-2: Weedcutter (WP:1, multiplied by 100 against plant enemies; suitable to all classes) 3-6: Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.) Purson the Unseen *Ranged attacks* *Back row* *Immune to physical attacks* *Nimble* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Ethereal Level: 44 Health: 347/347 Ether: 16/20 Special: Zoot’s Boon – Restores up to 400 health to the ally with the lowest health. Costs 2 ether. Drops: 1-3: Robe of the Unseen (SP:1, wearer becomes permanently nimble; suitable to mages, clerics, alchemists, chi monks, minstrels, necromancers, scholars and weather mages; bodywear) 4-6: Boon Rod (WP:22, healing is guaranteed to restore health at least equal to WP at the cost of 1 ether; suitable to clerics; staff) Note: Purson uses Zoot’s Boon as a Free Hit. Sabnock, the Demon of Hunger *Absorbs poison and all elements except light* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon Level: 32 Health: 651/651 Special: Devour – Removes the target from the combat. If all heroes are devoured, the quest fails. Drops: 6x Raw Meat (Max. health +5) Uvall, the Demon of Drought *Attacks drain health* *Immune to earth, petrify, doomed and sudden death* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Rock Level: 35 Health: 428/428 Special: Drought – Changes weather to “dry” (doubles earth, halves lightning) and causes weakened-, fragile-, slowed-and petrified-effects to the target. Drops: 1-3: Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to the strength of the attack; handwear.) 4-6: Garnet Vepar, the Demon of Drowning *Water-elemental attacks* *Absorb water* *Blinded (2 Rounds)* *Sealed (2 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Aquatic Level: 36 Health: 458/517 Special I: Rising Water – Changes the weather to “humid” (doubles water, halves fire) and water level starts to rise by one after each passing round unless the weather is changed (at which point it starts to descent). If water level reaches 5, the quest fails. Special II: Suffocate – Causes 300 water-elemental damage to the target. Used only if weather is humid. Water Level: 0/5 Drops: 1-2: Coral Knife (WP:18, water-elemental dagger) 3-6: Aquamarine Note: Vepar uses Rising Water as a Free Hit if the weather is not humid. Party: Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut) 36 years old male (undead) human Prophet *PARTY LEADER* Level 55 2/5 *Clairvoyance* *Glossolalia* *Intimidation* *Permanently Transcended* *Immune to Petrified, Cursed, Bound, and Slowed* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Ice and Darkness* *Encouraged* Power: 90 (55+35) (Spellpower: 100 (55+35+10)) Defense: 12 (2+5+5) Health: 77/77 (5+55+15+1+1) Ether: 103/103 (5+55+15+10+10+4+2+2) Gold: 806+762 Equipment: Mythril Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:35, Has ⅙ chance to deal cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal blessed effect on successful healing, staff), Magician's Touch (Spellpower +10, Ether +10; handwear), Winged Sandals (protects from bound and slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Coat Hanger (allows wearing a second bodywear artifact regardless of the amount limit for artifacts; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth, ice, and darkness- elemental damage and is immune to petrified; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers, scholars, and weather mages; bodywear), Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear), Black Hat (wearer is immune to cursed, grants Intimidation) Inventory: Weapons: Artifacts: Tin Helmet (immunity to confused and afraid, headwear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear), Pink Ribbon (Max Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid, and doomed; accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows one scroll to be used per round in addition to a normal action, suitable for classes that have ether; accessory), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (if the wearer is damaged by a free hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear), Sterile Gloves (protects from poisoned and bleeding; handwear), Magician's Gloves (+10 spellpower, suitable to mages; handwear) Spell Items: Ruby (Fire), Aquamarine (Water), Garnet (Earth), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Topaz (Lightning), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the fragile-effect to the target, causing it to take double damage for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Scroll of Love (Enables casting the enamored-effect to the target, making it unable to damage the caster for three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Begone With The Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), Geode Consumables: 3 Potions, 10 Grand Potions, 6 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 6 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, Phoenix Incense, 10 Meads, 5 Smelling Salts, 5 Nostrums, Smoke Bomb, Venom, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), 2 Milks (restores 15 health and 15 ether upon consumption) Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 4 Bones, Deaddy Bear (Causes 45 damage and doomed but has 1/6 chance to break whenever used), Sauce Pan (Tool; Can be used with a Potion, outside of battle, once per quest to restore full HP), Cornucopia (increases the holder's gold by 25% at the end of each quest). Atramor Gibbin, the Fiery and Aquatic Champion of Decamon and the Serpent Skinner (CallMePie) 33 year old male human Rogue Thief Level 42 1/5 *Immune to all elements and doomed* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Kingpin: Lucky* *Nimble* (Soul Link: *Reinforced*) Power: 72 (42 + 30) Defense: 20 ((4+6)x2) Health: 80/80 (7+41+20+6+6*) Gold: 325 Equipment: Living Mythril Claws (WP: 30 34, double WP against humanoids, double damage against vermin, +1 WP after every successful hit, resets at end of current quest, light elemental, dual strike, daggers), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to water, wood, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Order Imperial's Assassin Cowl (Immune to darkness, wearer is nimble, headwear; suitable for assassins, chi monks, infiltrators, rogue thieves, and paragons), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear.), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory) Inventory Weapons: Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura while equipped, doubling the user's maximum health but drawing all attacks to them, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness elemental dagger), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5 deals Slowed, but the effect is removed when retrieved; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon) Artifacts: Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Twitzle the Canary (Remedies poisoned when used on target, bird familiar), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone), Spider Demon’s Cowl (Protects from doomed and sudden death; backwear), Spell Items: Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 ether), Topaz, Ruby, Amethyst, Archangel's Summonstone Consumables: 6 Bones, Dirt Bomb, 2 Elixirs, 3 Ether Cores, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.) Fire Bomb, 1 Grand Potion, 11 Grand Tonics, Health Core, 2 Meads, Nostrum, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Potion, 4 Remedies, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb, 4 Venoms, Water Bomb, Demon Repellent, Fearomone (Causes afraid-effect to all enemies for the duration of one battle; consumable), Tools/Treasure: Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.), Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Magic Shovel, 2 Mythril Shards, Infant (To keep the child alive, one hero must take care of it during battles by not taking any other action. It can be traded between heroes like normal items.) Decamon Deck (36): Volt Ant (Electric 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), x2 Brains-in-a-Jar (Ethereal 2), x2 Barghest (Electric 2), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Tangleweed (Plant 3), x2 Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Simsalamander (Fiery 3), Sylph (Electric 3), Succubus (Fiery 4), x2 Holy Cow (Luminous 4), 2x Thunderbird (Electric 4), x2 Death's Rose (Plant 4) Shedu (Rock 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Night Mare (Dark 5), Mushroomhead (Plant 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Electriphant (Electric 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Dryad (Plant 6), Sandman (Ethereal 6), Woodwose (Plant 7), Tygurah (Electric 7), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9), Phoenix (Fiery 9), Treant (Plant 9), Hydra (Aquatic 9) Hybros (played by JimButcher) 55-year-old male imp Marauder Level 44 4/5 *Permanently Hastened**Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Enamored, Slowed, Minimized, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Absorbs all elements* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Triple EXP* *Encouraged* *Lucky* Power: 90 (55+35) (Spellpower: 100 (55+35+10)) Power: 96 & 77 (44+49+3) & (44+30+3) Power Bonus: +3 Defense: 3 Health: 6/70 (7+43+15+5) Gold: 502 Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:49, deals Fragile, darkness-, fire-, wind-, and ice+fragile-elemental, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Mythril Zoot's Reaper (WP:30, deals Cursed and Poisoned by 7; longsword, suitable to Hybros), Golden Armor (user is permanently Hastened and Cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, wood-, darkness-, light-elemental, immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immune to Poisoned and Bleeding handwear), Crystal Shoes (Immunity becomes Absorption, immune to Enamored, Slowed and Minimized; footwear), Nondescript Cape (SP:3, immune to Cursed; backwear), Medal of Glory (gain triple XP; accessory), Abilities: First Breath (Hybros may sacrifice a turn of combat to focus and gain +3 power. Power resets at the end of a battle or when the hero is KO'd), Dragon's Heart Flame (Once per quest, Hybros may spend a round reviving a KO'd ally with full health. The ally will also receive the blessed and lucky effects) Inventory: Weapons: Iustitia (WP:12, deals Blinded and Sealed; light- and earth+sealed-elemental; dagger), Heavy Flail (WP:5, deals Fragile; mace), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike; darkness-elemental daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow [nothing], deals Confused, water+confused-elemental; dagger), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10; shield) Artifacts: Phoenix Emblem (Automatically revives the user with one health if knocked out, once per battle, accessory), Gauntlets of Recklessness (hits become mortal hits, adding lost health to the attack power; suitable to barbarians; handwear), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Dastan Armor (SP: 3 Bodywear, Immune to Earth and Fire, +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment, Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators) Consumables: 20x Potion, 17x Grand Potion, 7x Health Core, Hyper Arc Tonic, 3x Elixir, 2x Arc Elixir, 9x Remedy, 3x Neutralizer, 2x Purging Water, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2x Last Resort, 5x Nostrum, 7x Mead, Soma, 5x Mulled Wine, 2x Cloud of Celerity, 2x Bravado Brew, Smile of the Gods, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), 2x Minimizing Dust, Bad Breath, 2x Wyvern's Breath, Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, 2x Fog Bomb, Mystic Bomb, 2x Bone, Skeleton Decoy, 4x Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy) Others: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Mythril Shard, Ancient Amber Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric) 463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan Level 35 *Permanently Reinforced* *Negative Effects Last One Round* (Soul Link: *Lucky* *Nimble*) Power: 47 (35+10+2) Power Bonus: +2 Defense: 72 (6x6x2) Health: 68/68 (9+15+34+3+2+5) Gold: 520 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP: 10; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:6 multiplied by the number of party members {=36}; backwear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, accessory, suitable for anyone) Inventory: Weapons: Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 9; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Quarterstaff (WP:4/8 against humanoids, staff), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect, Mace) Artifacts: The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect- ; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; accessory), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP:2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators, Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Shackles of War (Accessory), Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers) Spell Items: 2 Amethysts, 2 Emeralds, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Diamond, Ruby, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness x 2, Scroll of Confusion x 2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening Consumables: 8 Potions, 16 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, Ether Core, 10 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 5 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Soma, Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 5 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 2 Blind Bombs, 2 Seal Bombs, 2 Sleep Bombs, 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the Poisoned by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 Poisoned permanently), Grating Stone Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest) Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) 1337 years old female Fenarian Necromancer Level 51 1/5 *Immune to Sealed, Slowed, Bound, Confused, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth* *Ether Defense* *Overkill* Power: 96 (51+45) Defense: 10 Health: 45/65 (5+50+5+5) Ether: 80/80 (5+50+1+5+4+5+10) Gold: 228 Equipment: Crystal Mace (WP: 45 (5*gems imbued); Fire-, Ice-, Wind-, Water-, Lightning-, Earth-, Wood-, Light-, and Darkness-elemental; Mace), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Ether:5. immune to Sealing, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, backwear), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Overkill gloves (+1 gold for every point of damage done extra when defeating an enemy, handwear), Coat Hanger (Allows for a second body wear; accessory), Lichen Armor (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted; suitable to classes with ether; bodywear) Inventory: Weapons: Staff of the Supreme Necromancer (WP:25; damages undead; +5 level to raised undead; suitable to necromancers; staff), Mythril Empyreal Staff (WP:28), Nocturne Flute (WP: 6; inflicts the Asleep effect; Instrument), Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield) Artifacts: Gold Dragon Crown (max Ether +6; immune to Stunned; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Desert Cloak (immune to Fire; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Water Canteen (Carries 3 portions of water; Accessory), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Winged Sandals (immune to Bound and Slowed; suitable for anyone; Footwear), Paper Doll (immune against Hexed, Accessory) Spell Items: Amethyst, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Aquamarine, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Naamah's Hourglass (Randomly causes either Hastened or Slowed to the target at the cost of 3 Ether), Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq, restoring health equal to the level of the summoner at the cost of 5 Ether) Consumables: Potions (10), Grand Potions (4), Health Core, Tonics (9), Grand Tonics (4), Ether Cores (7), Remedies (12), Phoenix Essences (5), Phoenix Incenses (2), Mead (13), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Ambrosia, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired) (2), Deadly Venom (3), Smoke Bombs (2), Holy Bomb, Water Bomb (14), Lightning Bomb (14), Dirt Bomb (3), Aeolus Bomb, Rudra Bomb, Flash Bomb, Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons for one battle, unless the user is the last one standing), Soul Cage (Doomed-effect to all combatants), Skeleton Decoys (2), Bones (17) Tools etc.: Pickaxe, Bedroll Byblos (NPC, controlled by K-Nut) 30 years old male Metasimian Scholar Level 32 *Arcane Wisdom* *Well-read* *Multilingual* *Speed Reading* Power: 64 (32+32) Health: 33/47 (6+31+10) Ether: 4/50 (9+31+10) Gold: 250 Equipment: Pandemonicon (WP:32 {equal to user's level}, inflicts hexed on demons and doomed on humanoids; throwing weapon; suitable to Byblos only), Wizened Robe (Max. Health +10, Max. Ether +10; bodywear), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users) Inventory: Weapons: Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon) Scrolls: Scroll of Arc Blindness, Scroll of Arc Frailty, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Armor Sundering, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment, Scroll of Elemental Aura, Scroll of Fire Armor, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Ice Armor, Scroll of Luck, Scroll of Minimizing, Scroll of Poisoning, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of the Chasm, Scroll of Weakening

Guest QM Note: Yes, Byblos' Scroll rolls were a 3 and a 5, respectively.

Ah, excellent. All right, fixed.

Okay, so having rolled the first Grand Theft Hero in the game, I believe I ran it correctly (I treated it the same way I would a Shaman's Blood Ritual), but just in case I misread the intent of the ability, I'd like to hear if anyone thinks the damage should be treated like a physical attack instead.

Guest QM Note: Hey everyone! Please double-check your damage outputs--I think I accounted for everyone's permanent Power bonuses, but I wouldn't be surprised if I missed one somewhere. Other than that, we should be ready to roll. Round 1 of the Foiled Feast: >Pretzel (Splinter Broom) vs. Haagenti the Facetious' Shield - Special Damage SHIELD (Toolkit: Finders Keepers! – Pretzel: roll of 5, +500 Gold) >Byblos casts Arc Blindness - Success! (all vulnerable enemies: Blinded; Byblos: -13 Ether) >Byblos casts Arc Frailty - Failure (Byblos: -17 Ether) Atramor (Mythril Claws) vs. Decarabia, the Daughter of Naamah (twice) - Steal & Hide SHIELD (Grand Theft Hero - Decarabia: +((30*3)+42=132*2*2=528-80=448)+((30*3)+42=132*2*2=528-70=458)=509 HP drained + Enamored with Atramor (KO!); Atramor: full health, steals Spider Demon's Cowl, +2 WP) >Althior (Light, Mythril Scepter of Divine Affinity) vs. Foras the Shredder - Spell (Foras: 35+55+10=100*2*2=400 damage + no Cursed; Althior: -1 Ether) >Namyrra (Light, Crystal Mace) vs. Andras, the Lance of Wrath - Spell (Andras: 45+51=96*2=192-15=177 damage; Namyrra: -1 Ether) >Hybros uses Nostrum from Hollow Blade - (Hybros: Lucky) >Hybros (Hollow Dagger) vs. Glasya-Lobolas the Demon of Primal Fears & (Iustitia) vs. Furfur the Inevitable Lightning - Dual Hit Dual Special Damage (Glasys-Lobolas: 6+44+3=53*2/2=53 damage + Confused; Furfur: 12+44+3=59*2*2*2/2=236 damage + Blinded) >Hybros (Sword of Ancestral Hatred) vs. Cimeries the Bull Demon & (Iustitia) vs. Vepar the Demon of Drowning - Dual Hit Riposte (Cimeries: 49+44+3=96*2*2*2/2/2=192 damage + Fragile; Vepar: 12+44+3=59*2/2=59 damage + Blinded + Sealed) Free Hits: Bune + Marax vs. Pretzel: 0 damage (Blind) + 28 = 28/2=14-72=0 damage Camio + Purson vs. Byblos: 0 damage (Blind) + Zoot's Boon - Furfur: +400 health; Purson: -2 Ether = 0 damage Focalor + Sabnock vs. Atramor: 0 damage (Blind) + 0 damage (Blind) = 0 damage Furfur + Uvall vs. Althior: 0 damage (Blind) + 0 damage (Blind) = 0 damage Gusion vs. Namyrra: 24/2=12-10=2 damage Haures vs. Hybros: 0 damage (Blind) For a brief instant it appears that the party's demon-fighting will begin with tremendous injury, but in that moment Pretzel's greedy eyes latch on to a glint of gold. Heedless of his own danger, he pulls out his pickaxe and prizes free a few valuable gold coins from between the cracks in the floor, the sudden motion throwing off the demon's aim entirely. With the horde distracted by Pretzel's gold-lust, Byblos is able to concentrate on his spell, burning through a majority of his Ether but successfully casting most of the demons into blindness. Unfortunately, his spell of Frailty fizzles before it can make contact. Atramor decides to dance with Decarabia, his nimble fingers stealing her health, her leg, her clothes, and her heart, the Rogue thief clearly putting the "amor" in "Atramor" before at last stealing her life. Althior and Namyrra cast twin beams of burning Light at their foes, while Hybros wheels and whirls, blades dancing in the dimness, striking each foe with pinpoint precision. Unfortunately, his hearty work on Furfur is diminished as Purson envelops the Inevitable Lightning in a demonic healing glow. The enemies flail uselessly in their blindness, with Marax slashing futilely at Pretzel while Gusion grabs Namyrra's arm with skin-piercingly sharp claws. THE BATTLE CONTINUES! Sixteen opponents still stand against the six Heroes. Enemies: Andras, the Lance of Wrath *Attacks pierce defense* *Immune to fire, blinded and burned* Type: Demon/Fiery Level: 32 Health: 444/621 Defense: 15 Special: Burning Anger – Causes enraged and burned by 10 -effects to all opponents. Drops: 1: Wrath Lance (WP:16, causes enraged and burned by 10; lance) 2: Fireward Helmet (SP:5, immune to fire and burned; headwear) 3-6: Agni Bomb (100 fire-elemental damage to all opponents) Bune, the Heiress of Helvetia *Ice-elemental ranged attacks* *Absorbs ice* *Immune to sealed* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Icy Level: 34 Health: 325/325 Ether: 6/6 Defense: 30 Special I: Winter Is Coming – Changes weather to “cold” (doubles ice, halves wood) at the cost of 1 ether. Used if weather is not cold and there is enough ether. Special II: Dead of Winter – Causes 200 ice-elemental damage and doomed-effect to all opponents at the cost of 2 ether. Used only if the weather is cold and there is enough ether. Special III: Ice Sculpture – Doubles defense and becomes immune to all other attacks except fire-elemental. Used if there is no ether left. Drops: 1: Helvetia’s Scepter (WP:17, has 1/2 chance of changing weather to “cold” (doubles ice, halves wood) when used to cast ice-elemental spells; ice-elemental staff) 2: Winter Shield (SP:10, absorb ice but take double damage from fire; shield) 3-6: Skadi Bomb (100 ice-elemental damage to all opponents) Camio, the Feathered Death *Ranged attacks* *Back row* *Attacks have 1/6 chance to cause sudden death* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Dark Level: 38 Health: 442/442 Special: Death Is Certain – Causes sudden death on the target. Drops: 1-2: Deadly Crossbow (WP:14, has 1/6 chance of causing sudden death; crossbow) 3-6: Feathered Hat (Max. health +4; a consumable item named “feather” can be stored in the hat and used without spending a turn during battles, comes equipped with [Feather of Lithe]; headwear) Cimeries, the Bull Demon *Blinded (3 Rounds)* *Fragile (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Beast Level: 58 Health: 641/833 Special: Bulldoze – Causes 58 damage regardless of defense or distance and leaves the target stunned. Drops: 1-2: Horned Demon Hat (SP:5, Power +5, suitable to barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) 3-6: Mead Focalor, the Demon of Apathy *Attacks cause fast asleep* *Immune to stunned, asleep, fast asleep and sealed* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon Level: 21 Health: 413/413 Special: Loss of Heart – Causes stunned- and confused-effects to all opponents. Drops: Ball & Chain (WP:11, causes fast asleep -effect; whip) Foras the Shredder *Attacks cause weakened and fragile* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Rock Level: 33 Health: 274/674 Special: Shear Spirit – Removes all temporary effects from the target and makes it immune to all effects for the remainder of the battle. Drops: Shredding Star (WP:13, removes all temporary effects from the target; mace) Furfur the Inevitable Lightning *Lightning-elemental attacks* *Absorbs lightning* *Immune to sealed* *Hastened* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Electric Level: 32 Health: 298/298 Ether: 12/12 Special I: Lightning Speed – Makes one ally hastened. Costs 1 ether. Special II: Thunder Arc – Causes 32 lightning-elemental damage to all opponents regardless of row. Costs 3 ether. Special III: Spark Blast – Causes 64 lightning-elemental damage and confused-effect to the target regardless of row. Costs 3 ether. Drops: 1-3: Spark Axe (WP:16, lightning-elemental axe) 4-6: Topaz Note: Specials are used randomly. Glasya-Labolas, the Demon of Primal Fears *Ranged attacks that cause afraid* *Back row* *Immune to sealed, enraged and afraid* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* *Confused (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon Level: 41 Health: 364/417 Special: Worst Nightmare – The target must face and defeat a personification of their worst fears before they can continue the battle against the demons. No other hero can target the fear monster. If Glasya-Labolas is defeated before the fear monster, it will fade away. Drops: Fearomone (Causes afraid-effect to all enemies for the duration of one battle; consumable) Gusion, the Child Snatcher *Immune to blinded and sealed* Type: Demon Level: 24 Health: 346/346 Special: Kidnap – Gusion flees the battle with the infant. Drops: Infant (To keep the child alive, one hero must take care of it during battles by not taking any other action. It can be traded between heroes like normal items.) Note: The infant moves to the hero that defeats Gusion instantly. Haagenti the Facetious *Immune to all elements, blinded, sealed, minimized, petrified, doomed and sudden death* Type: Demon Level: 50 Health (Head): 300/300 Health (Torso): 400/400 Health (Right Leg): 150/150 Health (Left Leg): 150/150 Defense (Shield): 100 Special: Face Your Demons – Causes 50 damage times the number of remaining faces on the target. Drops: Demonic Shield (SP:25, absorbs darkness-elemental damage; will break if hit by a light-elemental attack or a holy opponent; cannot be used by paladins or vindicators; shield) Note: Haagenti has five faces, and each of them has to be defeated before the whole demon dies. When attacking, the targeted bodypart has to be announced. Attacking the shield face will lower the defense of the whole demon. Haures the Reaver *Immune to stunned, sealed, confused and hexed* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon Level: 36 Health: 386/386 Ether Charge: 0 Special I: Absorb Ether – Steal all remaining ether from the target and add it to the ether charge. Used only if the target has ether. Special II: Ether Blast – Cause damage equal to the ether charge regardless of row or defense. Used only if the target doesn’t have ether. Drops: Reaver’s Axe (WP:18, transfers all ether from the target to the user; axe) Marax the Trickster *Immune to stunned, blinded, sealed, asleep, confused and poisoned* Type: Demon/Plant Level: 28 Health: 305/305 Special: Tricks & Treats – Causes stunned, blinded, sealed, asleep, confused and poisoned by 1 -effects to all opponents, and restores 100 health to all allies. Drops: 1-2: Weedcutter (WP:1, multiplied by 100 against plant enemies; suitable to all classes) 3-6: Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.) Purson the Unseen *Ranged attacks* *Back row* *Immune to physical attacks* *Nimble* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Ethereal Level: 44 Health: 347/347 Ether: 18/20 Special: Zoot’s Boon – Restores up to 400 health to the ally with the lowest health. Costs 2 ether. Drops: 1-3: Robe of the Unseen (SP:1, wearer becomes permanently nimble; suitable to mages, clerics, alchemists, chi monks, minstrels, necromancers, scholars and weather mages; bodywear) 4-6: Boon Rod (WP:22, healing is guaranteed to restore health at least equal to WP at the cost of 1 ether; suitable to clerics; staff) Note: Purson uses Zoot’s Boon as a Free Hit. Sabnock, the Demon of Hunger *Absorbs poison and all elements except light* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon Level: 32 Health: 651/651 Special: Devour – Removes the target from the combat. If all heroes are devoured, the quest fails. Drops: 6x Raw Meat (Max. health +5) Uvall, the Demon of Drought *Attacks drain health* *Immune to earth, petrify, doomed and sudden death* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Rock Level: 35 Health: 428/428 Special: Drought – Changes weather to “dry” (doubles earth, halves lightning) and causes weakened-, fragile-, slowed-and petrified-effects to the target. Drops: 1-3: Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to the strength of the attack; handwear.) 4-6: Garnet Vepar, the Demon of Drowning *Water-elemental attacks* *Absorb water* *Blinded (3 Rounds)* *Sealed (3 Rounds)* Type: Demon/Aquatic Level: 36 Health: 458/517 Special I: Rising Water – Changes the weather to “humid” (doubles water, halves fire) and water level starts to rise by one after each passing round unless the weather is changed (at which point it starts to descent). If water level reaches 5, the quest fails. Special II: Suffocate – Causes 300 water-elemental damage to the target. Used only if weather is humid. Water Level: 0/5 Drops: 1-2: Coral Knife (WP:18, water-elemental dagger) 3-6: Aquamarine Note: Vepar uses Rising Water as a Free Hit if the weather is not humid. Party: Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut) 36 years old male (undead) human Prophet *PARTY LEADER* Level 55 2/5 *Clairvoyance* *Glossolalia* *Intimidation* *Permanently Transcended* *Immune to Petrified, Cursed, Bound, and Slowed* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Ice and Darkness* *Encouraged* Power: 90 (55+35) (Spellpower: 100 (55+35+10)) Defense: 12 (2+5+5) Health: 77/77 (5+55+15+1+1) Ether: 103/103 (5+55+15+10+10+4+2+2) Gold: 806+762 Equipment: Mythril Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:35, Has ⅙ chance to deal cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal blessed effect on successful healing, staff), Magician's Touch (Spellpower +10, Ether +10; handwear), Winged Sandals (protects from bound and slowed effects, footwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Coat Hanger (allows wearing a second bodywear artifact regardless of the amount limit for artifacts; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth, ice, and darkness- elemental damage and is immune to petrified; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers, scholars, and weather mages; bodywear), Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear), Black Hat (wearer is immune to cursed, grants Intimidation) Inventory: Weapons: Artifacts: Tin Helmet (immunity to confused and afraid, headwear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear), Pink Ribbon (Max Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid, and doomed; accessory), Lens of Speed Reading (allows one scroll to be used per round in addition to a normal action, suitable for classes that have ether; accessory), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (if the wearer is damaged by a free hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear), Sterile Gloves (protects from poisoned and bleeding; handwear), Magician's Gloves (+10 spellpower, suitable to mages; handwear) Spell Items: Ruby (Fire), Aquamarine (Water), Garnet (Earth), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Topaz (Lightning), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Frailty (Enables casting the fragile-effect to the target, causing it to take double damage for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Scroll of Love (Enables casting the enamored-effect to the target, making it unable to damage the caster for three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.), Begone With The Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), Geode Consumables: 3 Potions, 10 Grand Potions, 6 Tonics, 4 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 6 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, Phoenix Incense, 10 Meads, 5 Smelling Salts, 5 Nostrums, Smoke Bomb, Venom, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), 2 Milks (restores 15 health and 15 ether upon consumption) Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, 4 Bones, Deaddy Bear (Causes 45 damage and doomed but has 1/6 chance to break whenever used), Sauce Pan (Tool; Can be used with a Potion, outside of battle, once per quest to restore full HP), Cornucopia (increases the holder's gold by 25% at the end of each quest). Atramor Gibbin, the Fiery and Aquatic Champion of Decamon and the Serpent Skinner (CallMePie) 33 year old male human Rogue Thief Level 42 1/5 *Immune to all elements and doomed* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Kingpin: Lucky* *Nimble* (Soul Link: *Reinforced*) Power: 72 (42 + 30) Defense: 20 ((4+6)x2) Health: 80/80 (7+41+20+6+6*) Gold: 325 Equipment: Living Mythril Claws (WP: 30 32, double WP against humanoids, double damage against vermin, +1 WP after every successful hit, resets at end of current quest, light elemental, dual strike, daggers), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to water, wood, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Order Imperial's Assassin Cowl (Immune to darkness, wearer is nimble, headwear; suitable for assassins, chi monks, infiltrators, rogue thieves, and paragons), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up), suitable for rogues and beast warriors; handwear.), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory) Inventory Weapons: Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura while equipped, doubling the user's maximum health but drawing all attacks to them, lightning, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness elemental dagger), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5 deals Slowed, but the effect is removed when retrieved; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon) Artifacts: Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Twitzle the Canary (Remedies poisoned when used on target, bird familiar), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone), Spider Demon’s Cowl (Protects from doomed and sudden death; backwear), Spell Items: Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 ether), Topaz, Ruby, Amethyst, Archangel's Summonstone Consumables: 6 Bones, Dirt Bomb, 2 Elixirs, 3 Ether Cores, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.) Fire Bomb, 1 Grand Potion, 11 Grand Tonics, Health Core, 2 Meads, Nostrum, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Potion, 4 Remedies, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb, 4 Venoms, Water Bomb, Demon Repellent Tools/Treasure: Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.), Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Magic Shovel, 2 Mythril Shards Decamon Deck (36): Volt Ant (Electric 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), x2 Brains-in-a-Jar (Ethereal 2), x2 Barghest (Electric 2), Vampire Bat (Flying 3), Tangleweed (Plant 3), x2 Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Simsalamander (Fiery 3), Sylph (Electric 3), Succubus (Fiery 4), x2 Holy Cow (Luminous 4), 2x Thunderbird (Electric 4), x2 Death's Rose (Plant 4) Shedu (Rock 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Night Mare (Dark 5), Mushroomhead (Plant 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Electriphant (Electric 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Dryad (Plant 6), Sandman (Ethereal 6), Woodwose (Plant 7), Tygurah (Electric 7), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9), Phoenix (Fiery 9), Treant (Plant 9), Hydra (Aquatic 9) Hybros (played by JimButcher) 55-year-old male imp Marauder Level 44 4/5 *Permanently Hastened**Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Enamored, Slowed, Minimized, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Absorbs all elements* *Steal 50% More Gold* *Triple EXP* *Encouraged* Power: 96 & 77 (44+49+3) & (44+30+3) Power Bonus: +3 Defense: 3 Health: 70/70 (7+43+15+5) Gold: 502 Equipment: Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:49, deals Fragile, darkness-, fire-, wind-, and ice+fragile-elemental, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Mythril Zoot's Reaper (WP:30, deals Cursed and Poisoned by 7; longsword, suitable to Hybros), Golden Armor (user is permanently Hastened and Cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, wood-, darkness-, light-elemental, immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immune to Poisoned and Bleeding handwear), Crystal Shoes (Immunity becomes Absorption, immune to Enamored, Slowed and Minimized; footwear), Nondescript Cape (SP:3, immune to Cursed; backwear), Medal of Glory (gain triple XP; accessory), Abilities: First Breath (Hybros may sacrifice a turn of combat to focus and gain +3 power. Power resets at the end of a battle or when the hero is KO'd), Dragon's Heart Flame (Once per quest, Hybros may spend a round reviving a KO'd ally with full health. The ally will also receive the blessed and lucky effects) Inventory: Weapons: Iustitia (WP:12, deals Blinded and Sealed; light- and earth+sealed-elemental; dagger), Heavy Flail (WP:5, deals Fragile; mace), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike; darkness-elemental daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow [nothing], deals Confused, water+confused-elemental; dagger), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10; shield) Artifacts: Phoenix Emblem (Automatically revives the user with one health if knocked out, once per battle, accessory), Gauntlets of Recklessness (hits become mortal hits, adding lost health to the attack power; suitable to barbarians; handwear), Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Dastan Armor (SP: 3 Bodywear, Immune to Earth and Fire, +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment, Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators) Consumables: 20x Potion, 17x Grand Potion, 7x Health Core, Hyper Arc Tonic, 3x Elixir, 2x Arc Elixir, 9x Remedy, 3x Neutralizer, 2x Purging Water, Tiger Balm, Phoenix Essence, 3x Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 2x Last Resort, 5x Nostrum, 7x Mead, Soma, 5x Mulled Wine, 2x Cloud of Celerity, 2x Bravado Brew, Smile of the Gods, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), 2x Minimizing Dust, Bad Breath, 2x Wyvern's Breath, Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), 4 Smoke Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, 2x Fog Bomb, Mystic Bomb, 2x Bone, Skeleton Decoy, 4x Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy) Others: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Mythril Shard, Ancient Amber Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric) 463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan Level 35 *Permanently Reinforced* *Negative Effects Last One Round* (Soul Link: *Lucky* *Nimble*) Power: 47 (35+10+2) Power Bonus: +2 Defense: 72 (6x6x2) Health: 68/68 (9+15+34+3+2+5) Gold: 20 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP: 10; Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; Deals *Bleeding 3*; Dual Strike; Staff), Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:6 multiplied by the number of party members {=36}; backwear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced effect; Suitable to Marauders; Backwear), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); Accessory), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, accessory, suitable for anyone) Inventory: Weapons: Flying Cross (WP: 11; Darkness; Broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 9; 1/2 chance to deal *Stunned*; defies SP; Broomstick), Quarterstaff (WP:4/8 against humanoids, staff), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the *Slowed* effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9; deals *Fragile* effect, Mace) Artifacts: The Good Book (Grants the Convert job trait - the user can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect- ; user gains 10 gold from each conversion; suitable to Monk Pretzel only; accessory), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; Headwear), Duplovian Helmet (SP:2; Immune to Magic and Healing; Headwear), Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10; Wearer suffers Burning -3 effect; Suitable for Anyone; Headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP: 1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; Bodywear), Order Imperial Prophet's Armor (SP: 8; Grants Command; Suitable for Prophets; Bodywear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against *Fragile* and all *Poisons*; Suitable for Knights, Dragoons, Skirmishers and Regulators, Bodywear), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; Suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; Backwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, Max Ether +4; Backwear), Rock Gauntlets (Grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost; Suitable for anyone; Handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (Handwear), Soothing Slippers (Meditation restores 5 ether; Footwear), Shackles of War (Accessory), Darksteel Armour (SP: 6; Max. Health +3; Bodywear), Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers) Spell Items: 2 Amethysts, 2 Emeralds, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Diamond, Ruby, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness x 2, Scroll of Confusion x 2, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening Consumables: 8 Potions, 16 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 2 Tonics, Ether Core, 10 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 5 Phoenix Essences, 4 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Soma, Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Tiger Balm, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juices, 5 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, 2 Blind Bombs, 2 Seal Bombs, 2 Sleep Bombs, 6 Bones, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the Poisoned by 7 and Cursed effects permanently), Strong Wasabi (-2 Poisoned permanently), Grating Stone Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest) Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) 1337 years old female Fenarian Necromancer Level 51 1/5 *Immune to Sealed, Slowed, Bound, Confused, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth* *Ether Defense* *Overkill* Power: 96 (51+45) Defense: 10 Health: 63/65 (5+50+5+5) Ether: 80/80 (5+50+1+5+4+5+10) Gold: 728 Equipment: Crystal Mace (WP: 45 (5*gems imbued); Fire-, Ice-, Wind-, Water-, Lightning-, Earth-, Wood-, Light-, and Darkness-elemental; Mace), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Ether:5. immune to Sealing, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Earth, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, backwear), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Overkill gloves (+1 gold for every point of damage done extra when defeating an enemy, handwear), Coat Hanger (Allows for a second body wear; accessory), Lichen Armor (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted; suitable to classes with ether; bodywear) Inventory: Weapons: Staff of the Supreme Necromancer (WP:25; damages undead; +5 level to raised undead; suitable to necromancers; staff), Mythril Empyreal Staff (WP:28), Nocturne Flute (WP: 6; inflicts the Asleep effect; Instrument), Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield) Artifacts: Gold Dragon Crown (max Ether +6; immune to Stunned; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Desert Cloak (immune to Fire; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Water Canteen (Carries 3 portions of water; Accessory), Cobweb Cowl (immune to Sudden Death; suitable for anyone; Backwear), Winged Sandals (immune to Bound and Slowed; suitable for anyone; Footwear), Paper Doll (immune against Hexed, Accessory) Spell Items: Amethyst, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Aquamarine, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Naamah's Hourglass (Randomly causes either Hastened or Slowed to the target at the cost of 3 Ether), Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq, restoring health equal to the level of the summoner at the cost of 5 Ether) Consumables: Potions (10), Grand Potions (4), Health Core, Tonics (9), Grand Tonics (4), Ether Cores (7), Remedies (12), Phoenix Essences (5), Phoenix Incenses (2), Mead (13), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Ambrosia, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired) (2), Deadly Venom (3), Smoke Bombs (2), Holy Bomb, Water Bomb (14), Lightning Bomb (14), Dirt Bomb (3), Aeolus Bomb, Rudra Bomb, Flash Bomb, Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons for one battle, unless the user is the last one standing), Soul Cage (Doomed-effect to all combatants), Skeleton Decoys (2), Bones (17) Tools etc.: Pickaxe, Bedroll Byblos (NPC, controlled by K-Nut) 30 years old male Metasimian Scholar Level 32 *Arcane Wisdom* *Well-read* *Multilingual* *Speed Reading* Power: 64 (32+32) Health: 47/47 (6+31+10) Ether: 20/50 (9+31+10) Gold: 250 Equipment: Pandemonicon (WP:32 {equal to user's level}, inflicts hexed on demons and doomed on humanoids; throwing weapon; suitable to Byblos only), Wizened Robe (Max. Health +10, Max. Ether +10; bodywear), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users) Inventory: Weapons: Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon) Scrolls: Scroll of Arc Blindness, Scroll of Arc Frailty, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Armor Sundering, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment, Scroll of Elemental Aura, Scroll of Fire Armor, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Ice Armor, Scroll of Luck, Scroll of Minimizing, Scroll of Poisoning, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of the Chasm, Scroll of Weakening

Arthur trails behind at the back of the group, uncharacteristically quiet, the burden of the angels replaced by the burden of Miirym's absence. Still, he had a mission, and with luck Miirym had already rendered it unnecessary. ...he wasn't going to count on it, though. "I've never been to this place, but I recall him being in a place filled with flowers the last time we spoke via vision. If he's anything like the other enemies whose lairs I've had to invade, though, we'd be best served searching through the place room-by-room." "...piano demons?" I don't remember anything like that in the Pandemonicon...must have been after its time.

Barring a power outage, I should be available until Friday, and even then I'll have some time (just not as much). I'd be happy to help!

4. MISSTEP: The dancer (or maybe her partner) trips causing the dancer to miss her attack. She continues to grant her partner a status effect but a value of 1 is added to her die /roll on the next round. So if you roll 2-4 6s' in a row (depending on effects and Minstrel songs), you might possibly take regular Damage. Assuming you don't dodge it. I don't see this class ever getting officially adopted, but if it were I'd at least want the +1 penalty from Misstep applied to more rolls, and/or for it to be cumulative based on how many successful rolls have been made in a row.

Quoted For Truth.

"...Arx will be fine. Miirym will not let him come to harm. And Immortalis will not harm her." ...I hope. "...yes." Arthur turns somberly back towards the Hall, his thoughts mirroring that of his party's leader. He clings desperately to one thread of hope: Charon had not gone as far as he could have in his choice of hostage. Perhaps they had finally reached the limits of their enemies' depravity? His thoughts return to Vaermina. No, he thinks to himself, we have not.

<"...I am...unopposed. But you would be held to my promise of peace. And Charon is the one whose decision determines your presence.">

"It was your friends who refused to let me administer a Phoenix Essence." Arthur looks to Miirym. "It's your choice." Miirym takes a few moments, landing near Arthur as she weighs the options. <...all right. I accept.> Arthur embraces his adtoptive daughter. "Be safe. Be well." He looks her straight in the eye. "Make good use of your time with him, all right?" Miirym nods, looking vulnerable. <I will.> She turns her attention to Charon. <I'm ready.>

"I'm tired, Vindsval. Tired of the bickering, the suffering, all of it. I want to do right by these angels, but I don't trust Charon to do it. I want to convince Immortalis to cease this storm, but I don't trust all of this party will stand behind that message when I try to deliver it. And therein lies the problem: I have so few people I can fully trust, I have to try and solve everything myself. I'm not doing any good as a part of this party anyway, so I might as well try to do some good on my own, in the way that only I can." <You truly believe this? That you are accomplishing nothing?> Arthur shrugs his shoulders. "Yes." The Dragoon droops wearily, bone-tired. <...hmm.>

"...thank you. Much appreciated." At Karie's command, Arthur slowly nods. "Very well...but I'm going with them. I don't trust Charon, and I'd like another shot at trying to talk Immortalis down. I bet Miirym would, too." <Indeed.> "Would that be acceptable, Charon?" Arthur asks Diplomatically. "I doubt Immortalis would be opposed. And I give you my word Miirym and I will go with you in peace. I'll even leave my equipment with the Heroes, if that will reassure you."

"...see, I want you to be telling the truth, because your concerns for them are mirroring mine. The problem is...I just don't believe you. In the short time I've known you angels, none of you have shown even small traces of humanity or decency--only blackmail and coercion and violence and hatred. Even when Telethia died your comrades would not allow me to save her. So I'm finding it hard to believe that you actually give a damn about them. And as for their treatment, if your friend Vaermina--who you refused to let us stop, I should point out--hadn't drawn our attention with her disgusting magic show, then Corvis and Glaz would already be in Heroica Hall getting that very treatment. So again, until I personally see they are being properly cared for, they are not leaving my sight." <Nor mine.> Arthur's forehead wrinkles as Siercon grabs him and the angels; it's clear he wants to facepalm but can't while he's keeping the angels shielded beneath his cloak. "Gods dammit, why does this keep happening to me tonight?" "...gods dammit." Arthur looks to Karie and Masson, not wanting to let his personal biases keep him from following their cues.

<And when you inevitably force your friends back into action to try and stop us, they'll only come to more harm--and worse, if together you somehow manage to stop us, all the rioters die anyway in the storm.> Arthur tries his own hand at Diplomacy. "It would be best for everyone involved if we simply return them once we enter Eschaton, as we originally planned. If you want your friends returned there right this instant, you might as well take us with you--we're going there regardless, and I suspect you're planning to fight us anyway, so we might as well save all of us a lot of time and cut to the chase."

OOC: Still semi-inactive, I just wanted to get my say in. This took me way longer than it should have... Arthur's gaze goes ice cold at the discovery of Vaermina's actions. He growls something unintelligible, though one word sounds suspiciously like 'Oculoids'. Miirym passes Glaz into Arthur's waiting grasp as she takes to the sky, presumably in an attempt to catch sight of the fallen angel, though she also keeps a wary eye on the events unfolding below. At first, it seems Arthur's mood can grow no more foul, but against all odds the next interaction manages to upset him even further. Arthur dips his head, just enough that the flashing thunderbolts cast the shadow of his brow over his eyes, like the face of a grim, shadowy skull. He didn't like where this conversation was headed, not one bit. "This wasn't why I rescued them..." the Dragoon mutters, more to himself than to anyone else, but neither did he try particularly hard to stay quiet. Arthur thinks for a moment, glances for a fraction of a second at Karie's back, then locks eyes with Corvis. "...no. Surely not." The brief glance is not lost on Miirym. <He would, wouldn't he...the dragon put you up to this, didn't he? He surely can't operate on good faith, no, he has to take things to extremes.> "Miirym and I have gone to great lengths to keep your friends safe. Not to be used as bargaining chips, but merely because it was the right thing to do. If you've harmed your hostage or those caring for them in any way...you must realize that it is your life that will be forfeit, not these two. Even an agent of Immortalis must recognize at some level how wrong it is to harm the innocent..." <After that display just now? Do they even know the meaning of the word 'innocent'? Based on their behavior thus far, I must conclude not.> He doesn't say it, but Miirym's analysis makes sense to Arthur. He grows even more worried, clutching the unconscious angels even more protectively as he draws his cloak tighter around them.

I'm sorry guys. I just opened my Twitter feed, and I just... I'm going to need a few days. I'm sorry. Oh, uh, I guess Karie can take Arthur and Miirym for now. If anything super important comes up, PM me I guess? I get email alerts for that, so yeah. I'm sorry, I legitimately can't function right now.

Arthur nods and relays Arx's words to the rest of the party. Arthur pulls himself free from the huddle Lind had dragged him--literally--into. "Lind," he says, not bothering to keep his voice quiet. "This isn't a dream, nor a game, nor anything else. This is real life. With real consequences. Is it a test? Probably. But that doesn't mean it's isolated from reality. When Immortalis conducts his little trials to make his little judgments, he puts real people with real lives on the line. We shouldn't be trying to pass his tests because they're tests, we should be passing his tests because we're doing the right thing, test or no." <We can try to convince him of how wrong his actions are. And to that end, beating him on his own level is most helpful. But ultimately, we must beat him, by word, by blade, or by both.>" "Indeed. Immortalis is not a good person. I believe he can be. But if he refuses to be...well, there's not much I can do for him. As much as I'd like to see this night end with minimal bloodshed, his life is not worth that of all the innocents in Eubric. Now, can we please start investigating that alley? As I just said, I don't want to leave behind something that's going to bite us in the rear later down the line."

<It can quite easily be both, you know.> From the tone of her telepathy, Miirym seems quite unimpressed with Masson's lack of lateral thinking--or perhaps it was the stress of trying to shelter both Arthur and the unconscious Glaz from the storm. Arthur tries to speak over the storm, his voice muffled by the cloak he'd wrapped around himself as completely as possible. "As much as I'd like to move forward and get out of this storm, I really don't like the idea of something else coming back to bite us. Besides, at least there's more shelter in this alley than in the main street." Arthur looks to Karie. "It's your call, Karie, but my vote goes to investigating." <...and mine as well.>

"And...well, so is Miirym. I know she's on the side of 'Immortalis is too dangerous to let live', but..." Arthur takes a second to inhale deeply, before lowering his voice, speaking only to Karie. "If we're forced to kill him, it's going to hurt her. Deeply. Forever. She met two of her three known relatives while we were traipsing around the afterlife in Etheria. And this party seems Hel-bent on killing the third. Now, I can't blame you or the others for killing her father--everything we've heard tells me he earned it. But that's far removed from making her have to do it herself--and I'd prefer she had at least one blood relative around to help her handle the parts of Dragon-hood I just don't understand." He gives Karie a sidelong glance. "You...do realize the risk I'm taking in telling you all this, right? She's already traumatized enough by our little argument with Immortalis back in the tunnels, and I don't trust the rest of this party not to jump on her if the truth came out. Hel, I'm not even sure Miirym would want me to know if she'd been given the option, let alone a Minstrel she barely knows. But I trust you, Karie. You're a parent as well. You understand how much we go through trying to protect our children. I'm just trying to make the best of a really bad situation." OOC: Shoot, didn't pay attention to the clock, thought that would auto-merge.

"Well, Immortalis deserves a massive beating, if not necessarily death. Vaermina. That smug Charon character, maybe--though I'm not sure how much of what I've picked up has been accurate given how...bloodthirsty some of its source has been. But if we're talking big picture...Heroica, frankly. In the year I was gone, I'd forgotten just how messed up this organization is. I looked at it through nostalgia rather than fact. Immortalis is worried about war...and quite frankly, it's one of the few cases where he's not wrong. Eubric is careening towards civil war...and Heroica makes for the perfect soldiers--selfish, bloodthirsty, easily manipulated, and damned near immortal. Part of me wonders if just vaping Heroica--or even just the damned artifact--would solve the problem. It wouldn't stop the war, but it'd certainly push it back for a long, long time." Arthur sighs. "Then I remember the Darkness. It's bad, Karie--think a mindless, no-personality Regret on steroids. Imagine an army of invisible, intangible body-stealing Oculoids--and once you're grabbed, you're done, period, no cure, no coming back. Immortal, too. It's been sealed under Etheria for millenia--with Immortalis' assistance, I should point out--but now some idiot's trying to release it, and suddenly the army of vicious overpowered immortal Heroican mercenaries sounds like a much better idea in the context of stopping them. I don't know, I just..." Arthur allows his shoulders to slump. "I just know that innocent people don't deserve it. And lately a lot of them have been getting caught in the crossfire. And if Heroes keep acting solely in their own best interests, a lot more are going to."

No, she just "broadcasts" on a general frequency unless she's deliberately trying to speak to only someone specific. Again, she follows Vipera rules (see Dastan, 53, 104, and 139).