Etzel

"That strange table looks suspicious. I say we trash it! No good can come out of such contraption."

Cronk didn't notice because the talk did not take place in public space (like this topic), but in secret (like PMs).

Cronk then realize that he hasn't been able to keep an eye on all his party members during the whole time of the quest. Some might have talked to persons when Cronk and the other party members haven't looked or not been present. Secrets are abundant in the world of Heroica...

Cronk divides the goods accordingly and when he picks up the Crystal Goblet it is ice cold against his hand. The party: Cronk (Played by CorneliusMurdock) Level 16 Knight Power: 27 Health: 10/25 (SP: 6) Gold: 235 Inventory: Zoot's Bane (Long Sword) (WP: 11, Light Damage, suitable for Cronk), Sword of Bashing (WP: 5), Mockthrill Shield (SP: 4), Potion (2), Bedroll, Pointy Stick (WP:1), Elaborate Helmet (SP:2), Crystal Goblet Sir Glorfindel (Played by soccerkid6) Level 10.5 Knight Power: 13 Health: 9/19 Gold: 232 Inventory: Captain's Sword (WP:5), Ringil a sword (hollow blade, Ice Elemental WP:3),Pongcanis Shield (SP:3) equipped, Lion Shield (SP:2), Bedroll, Potion (1), Fire bomb, Bone (2) Sir Leo Aragon (Played by JediAnakin) Level 13.5 Knight Power: 20 Health: 22/22 Gold: 298 Inventory: Burning Draken Sword (WP:7, Fire elemental), Paladin Shield (SP:5), Potion (2), Bedroll, Shovel, Mead, Bone Elgar Gligin (Played by Jedi master Brick) Level 10 Ranger Power: 14 Health: 15/15 Gold: 270 Inventory: Mockthril crossbow (WP:4 Lightning elemental), Smoke bomb, Bedroll, Remedy (2), Orc venom, Venom, Steel pointed Spear (WP:4), Necklace with Animal Teeth Tomas (Played by Captain Tamamoro) Level 15 Cleric Power: 21 Health: 24/24 Ether: 6/20 Gold: 361 Inventory:Shadeaux Staff (WP: 6), Gold Staff (WP: 4), Pongcanis Staff (WP: 5), 3 Remedies, 2 Bedrolls, 1 Tonics, Bone, Grand Tonic, Shovel, Mead, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Topaz Elemental Gem, Smelling Salts, Common Axe (WP:5), Healing Staff (WP:5, healing effect), Captain's Shield (SP:3) If the party members wish to trade object with each other, please do so before continuing on the path.

While Cronk tries to find anyone who wants the crap loot that the werewolf dropped, Tomas takes his shovel and digs beneath the dead tree and has soon revealed an old chest. There is no lock so Tomas flips the lock open and finds some gold and a crystal goblet inside. So, here is some more goods to divide between the party members: Crystal Goblet. Can be sold in shops for 70 gold. 50 Gold

"Good thing that the fleet is doing its job distracting the pirates. I think we should quietly close the door and continue down the corridor to the open door." Maurice also takes the opportunity to drink one of his bottles of Nostrum, some extra luck in the next battle could be good for him.

Not my problem. My heroes have already gotten a lot of stuff, this one was just for fun.

Another Mitgardian embassy in Kaliphlin is on its way. I hope to have it finished this week or in the beginning of next one. No WIP-pictures unfortunately, but I can say that it has many weird angles that are really testing my patience.

For just one round of battle? Just joking, fixing that now!

Results of the First Round of the Werewolf Battle. Cronk vs. Werewolf - Damage Sir Leo vs. Werewolf - Critical hit >Elgar vs. Werewolf - Aim Tomas vs. Werewolf - Damage >Sir Glorfindel vs. Werewolf - Damage The werewolf attacks with great speed and deals 14 damage on the party leader. Sir Leo retaliates with a great hit and the damage is doubled thanks to his fire elemental sword (74 damage!) which leaves the werewolf with just health point left. Elgar finish of the beast with a carefully aimed shot (4 damage). THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS! The enemy drops two bones and a necklace of animal teeth. Everyone except Sir Leo and Sir Glorfindel reaches a new level of experience. The party: Cronk (Played by CorneliusMurdock) Level 16 Knight Power: 27 Health: 10/25 (SP: 6) Gold: 281 Inventory: Zoot's Bane (Long Sword) (WP: 11, Light Damage, suitable for Cronk), Sword of Bashing (WP: 5), Mockthrill Shield (SP: 4), Potion (2), Bedroll, Pointy Stick (WP:1), Elaborate Helmet (SP:2) Sir Glorfindel (Played by soccerkid6) Level 10.5 Knight Power: 13 Health: 9/19 Gold: 208 Inventory: Captain's Sword (WP:5), Ringil a sword (hollow blade, Ice Elemental WP:3),Pongcanis Shield (SP:3) equipped, Lion Shield (SP:2), Bedroll, Potion (1), Fire bomb, Bone Sir Leo Aragon (Played by JediAnakin) Level 13.5 Knight Power: 20 Health: 22/22 Gold: 274 Inventory: Burning Draken Sword (WP:7, Fire elemental), Paladin Shield (SP:5), Potion (2), Bedroll, Shovel, Mead Elgar Gligin (Played by Jedi master Brick) Level 10 Ranger Power: 14 Health: 15/15 Gold: 246 Inventory: Mockthril crossbow (WP:4 Lightning elemental), Smoke bomb, Bedroll, Remedy (2), Orc venom, Venom, Steel pointed Spear (WP:4) Tomas (Played by Captain Tamamoro) Level 15 Cleric Power: 21 Health: 24/24 Ether: 6/20 Gold: 337 Inventory:Shadeaux Staff (WP: 6), Gold Staff (WP: 4), Pongcanis Staff (WP: 5), 3 Remedies, 2 Bedrolls, 1 Tonics, Bone, Grand Tonic, Shovel, Mead, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Topaz Elemental Gem, Smelling Salts, Common Axe (WP:5), Healing Staff (WP:5, healing effect), Captain's Shield (SP:3) Party leader, how will these goods be distributed? Bone x2 - Can be thrown at monsters to distract them for a turn. Necklace with animal teeth. No effect, just for fashion. While Cronk divides the loot, the other heroes check the surroundings to make sure no other danger is present. They find no such things but notice how the ground beneath the tree where the first bone was found has been moved around recently.

Dammit, stupid ranger skills! OK, give me some time to write up the end of the battle.

Results of the First Round of the Werewolf Battle. Cronk vs. Werewolf - Damage Sir Leo vs. Werewolf - Critical hit >Elgar vs. Werewolf - Aim Tomas vs. Werewolf - Damage >Sir Glorfindel vs. Werewolf - Damage The werewolf attacks with great speed and deals 14 damage on the party leader. Sir Leo retaliates with a great hit and the damage is doubled thanks to his fire elemental sword (74 damage!) which leaves the werewolf with just health point left. Elgar finish of the beast with a carefully aimed shot (4 damage). THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS! The party: Cronk (Played by CorneliusMurdock) Level 15.5 Knight Power: 26 Health: 10/24 (SP: 6) Gold: 281 Inventory: Zoot's Bane (Long Sword) (WP: 11, Light Damage, suitable for Cronk), Sword of Bashing (WP: 5), Mockthrill Shield (SP: 4), Potion (2), Bedroll, Pointy Stick (WP:1), Elaborate Helmet (SP:2) Sir Glorfindel (Played by soccerkid6) Level 10 Knight Power: 13 Health: 9/19 Gold: 208 Inventory: Captain's Sword (WP:5), Ringil a sword (hollow blade, Ice Elemental WP:3),Pongcanis Shield (SP:3) equipped, Lion Shield (SP:2), Bedroll, Potion (1), Fire bomb, Bone Sir Leo Aragon (Played by JediAnakin) Level 13 Knight Power: 20 Health: 22/22 Gold: 274 Inventory: Burning Draken Sword (WP:7, Fire elemental), Paladin Shield (SP:5), Potion (2), Bedroll, Shovel, Mead Elgar Gligin (Played by Jedi master Brick) Level 9 Ranger Power: 13 Health: 14/14 Gold: 246 Inventory: Mockthril crossbow (WP:4 Lightning elemental), Smoke bomb, Bedroll, Remedy (2), Orc venom, Venom, Steel pointed Spear (WP:4) Tomas (Played by Captain Tamamoro) Level 14.5 Cleric Power: 20 Health: 23/23 Ether: 6/19 Gold: 337 Inventory:Shadeaux Staff (WP: 6), Gold Staff (WP: 4), Pongcanis Staff (WP: 5), 3 Remedies, 2 Bedrolls, 1 Tonics, Bone, Grand Tonic, Shovel, Mead, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Topaz Elemental Gem, Smelling Salts, Common Axe (WP:5), Healing Staff (WP:5, healing effect), Captain's Shield (SP:3) Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted.

Sir Glorfindel picks up the bone and examines it closely, but before he can reach a decision about its type he is interupted by a terrifying howl! Aaaoooooooohh! A ragged and furious beast is jumping down from the cliff above and gives Sir Glorfindel a slash with his claws, taking away 10 health. Sir Glorfindel stumbles back to his comrades who regroup to fight the creature. PREPARE FOR BATTLE! The enemy: Werewolf Type: Beast Level: 20 Health: 75/75 Special: Frightening Howl - The werewolf howls which causes the Afraid-effect, the target flees to the back row in terror and stays there until the battle is over or the effect is remedied. Drops: 2 Bones, Necklace The party: Cronk (Played by CorneliusMurdock) Level 15.5 Knight Power: 26 Health: 24/24 (SP: 6) Gold: 281 Inventory: Zoot's Bane (Long Sword) (WP: 11, Light Damage, suitable for Cronk), Sword of Bashing (WP: 5), Mockthrill Shield (SP: 4), Potion (2), Bedroll, Pointy Stick (WP:1), Elaborate Helmet (SP:2) Sir Glorfindel (Played by soccerkid6) Level 10 Knight Power: 13 Health: 9/19 Gold: 208 Inventory: Captain's Sword (WP:5), Ringil a sword (hollow blade, Ice Elemental WP:3),Pongcanis Shield (SP:3) equipped, Lion Shield (SP:2), Bedroll, Potion (1), Fire bomb, Bone Sir Leo Aragon (Played by JediAnakin) Level 13 Knight Power: 20 Health: 22/22 Gold: 274 Inventory: Burning Draken Sword (WP:7, Fire elemental), Paladin Shield (SP:5), Potion (2), Bedroll, Shovel, Mead Elgar Gligin (Played by Jedi master Brick) Level 9 Ranger Power: 13 Health: 14/14 Gold: 246 Inventory: Mockthril crossbow (WP:4 Lightning elemental), Smoke bomb, Bedroll, Remedy (2), Orc venom, Venom, Steel pointed Spear (WP:4) Tomas (Played by Captain Tamamoro) Level 14.5 Cleric Power: 20 Health: 23/23 Ether: 6/19 Gold: 337 Inventory:Shadeaux Staff (WP: 6), Gold Staff (WP: 4), Pongcanis Staff (WP: 5), 3 Remedies, 2 Bedrolls, 1 Tonics, Bone, Grand Tonic, Shovel, Mead, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Topaz Elemental Gem, Smelling Salts, Common Axe (WP:5), Healing Staff (WP:5, healing effect), Captain's Shield (SP:3) Party Leader, choose the order of action. All of you, choose your targets and the row you want to fight in. Also mention if you want to try to flee, heal or cast a magic spell, or if you want to use an item instead of attacking. Any enemy not targeted will get a Free Hit on the party after everyone has acted.

The party camp for the night and take turns with the watch. The night is cold and during the night howls and other noises can be heard from different animals, both known and unknown. But whoever makes the noises never approaches the heroes and their camp fire and when dawn break they are ready to continue. After a hour or so, the party is near the pass in the mountains and from there it's only downhill to the village of Jernel. The path is taking a sharp turn to the right, past an old, dead tree. When the party moves closer they can see a bone laying beneath the tree. Who wants it?

The party say farewell to Tanco and the 1st Battalion of Light and Justice and starts to follow the path going west from the town. In the afternoon the path has become quite steep and sometimes goes uncomfortable close to the edge of deep ravines and slopes. When dusk falls the heroes are deep into the mountains with still some distance left to reach the gorge. Do the party wish to continue or make camp for the night?

"I'm sorry but I still can't attack the undead pirate, neither with my mace or with the power of the Light. But I will help by throwing a Lightning Bomb from the back row this time."

The heroes prepare to leave the town but first they pay a visit to the priest of the Lightbringer's tomb. "Hello again, blessed heroes! It's good to see you again. Strange runes you say? No, they aren't that strange, the first one stands for the letter B and the second for a TH sound. I believe the former owner of the shield and sword put those there to mark them as his. Maybe they have a second meaning, but my knowledge of runes aren't that big. Someone from the northern lands might have an answer for that. An artefact in the mountains? Well, who knows? The mountains are not inhabited by anyone, at least not humans, and most people prefer to stay clear of those areas. There are many dangers there; blizzards, landslides, wild animals and worse. I don't think there is any artefact worth that much trouble, but if you want to go there you could take the path going west from the town. It will take you through a narrow pass and then back down towards the forest and the village of Jernel, not far from the southern shore of the island."

"You could clean up outside the walls, it's quite a mess there right now. Ha ha ha!" Lord Kapriel and his men laughs as they walk into the tavern. If the heroes want to be spending the next days taking care of the dead form the battle they can stay, otherwise now would be a good time to leave the town of Tanco.

"I'll drink a potion in the back row."

In Sweden the same catalogue says May. I think we can expect them around that time, maybe April for those in North America.

"Mercenaries usually only use their own weapons, I think it's the Captain's own initials. And about the question of who was paying them, we've already taken care of that. We interrogated some prisoners and they said their leader ordered this operation shortly after a meeting in Duplovia with some cloaked and hooded figures. They paid with coins with the mark of an eye on it. We couldn't get any more information out of the prisoners unfortunately, and we might have tried a bit to hard towards the end so we can't try again if you know what I mean, ha ha!" What do the heroes want to do next? Return to Eubric after a successful mission? Discuss more with Lord Kapriel? Walk back to some stop earlier on the path to Tanco? Something else?

"Hu? Oh yeah, I'll try and hit the Pirate Zombie from the front row once I'm cured. Sorry, this evil magic is making my head and stomach spin."

"Uuuh, I don't feel so good... A remedy would be nice, thanks."

Cronk divides the loot accordingly: Cronk (Played by CorneliusMurdock) Level 15.5 Knight Power: 26 Health: 24/24 (SP: 6) Gold: 181 Inventory: Zoot's Bane (Long Sword) (WP: 11, Light Damage, suitable for Cronk), Sword of Bashing (WP: 5), Mockthrill Shield (SP: 4), Potion (2), Bedroll, Pointy Stick (WP:1), Elaborate Helmet (SP:2) Sir Glorfindel (Played by soccerkid6) Level 10 Knight Power: 13 Health: 19/19 Gold: 108 Inventory: Captain's Sword (WP:5), Ringil a sword (hollow blade, Ice Elemental WP:3),Pongcanis Shield (SP:3) equipped, Lion Shield (SP:2), Bedroll, Potion (2)(one in sword), Fire bomb Sir Leo Aragon (Played by JediAnakin) Level 13 Knight Power: 20 Health: 21/21 Gold: 174 Inventory: Burning Draken Sword (WP:7, Fire elemental), Paladin Shield (SP:5), Potion (2), Bedroll, Shovel, Mead Elgar Gligin (Played by Jedi master Brick) Level 9 Ranger Power: 13 Health: 13/13 Gold: 146 Inventory: Mockthril crossbow (WP:4 Lightning elemental), Smoke bomb, Bedroll, Remedy (2), Orc venom, Venom, Steel pointed Spear (WP:4) Tomas (Played by Captain Tamamoro) Level 14.5 Cleric Power: 20 Health: 23/23 Ether: 6/19 Gold: 237 Inventory:Shadeaux Staff (WP: 6), Gold Staff (WP: 4), Pongcanis Staff (WP: 5), 3 Remedies, 2 Bedrolls, 1 Tonics, Bone, Grand Tonic, Shovel, Mead, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Topaz Elemental Gem, Smelling Salts, Common Axe (WP:5), Healing Staff (WP:5, healing effect), Captain's Shield (SP:3) The Party the goes down from the wall and meets Lord Kapriel and the Paladins as they are entering through the gate. "Ah, the Eubric heroes! You missed quite a fight out there. I hope you at least didn't let anyone from the enemy into the town. What? Funny runes? Yes, I can see how a dumb greenskin like you couldn't understand even these simple signs. It says "B" and "TH", probably just some initials or owner's mark." Lord Kapriel then produces a large sack of gold. "Even though you didn't fought these enemies out on the field you seemed to have taken care of quite a few with those siege weapons. Here is your share of the loot we've collected." 500 Gold Party leader, please divide the gold.

Oupps! Cronk moves the body of the dead captain and finds a bloody shield: Captain's Shield SP:3 The shield has the same strange symbols on it: While the party is gathering their loot, they can hear how Lord Kapriel and his men are celebrating their victory outside the wall and they will soon come inside and meet the heroes.