Khorne

I think his name was mentioned some times, even though he was mostly referred to as simply "the missionary". I'll look it up . EDIT: The priest's name was Jeremiah. The Polkung chieftain mentions it on the last page of the Quest.

"Goddamnit, can't a man just get some sleep around here?", Eric mumbled nearly incomprehensible to anyone. "Anyone have any means of lighting so we can actually see what we're doing?"

And there I was, waiting for another PM Eric grasps his sword tightly and feels his way around the main hall, trying to adjust his eyes to the darkness. Slowly he makes his way towards the perceived origins of the noise.

Eric sighed. "It's not something to be proud of, but I'm actually sleeping in the common room, too." The Nord resented the fact the Dwarf neglected to mention Eric's stay in the common room, even though he did acknowledge "mister" Heckz'.

"Not very welcoming towards travellers, are we?", Eric noted to no one in particular, but loud enough for others to hear. "Guess I'll hit the hay too."

I second the idea of equating a hosted quest to 3 successful quests. It doesn't change the fact that a secondary character is a reward for contributing to Heroica RPG. Hosting Quests is a lot of work. There's lots of preparation needed for it and people put in lots of their free time to host these events for others. I cannot stress enough how hard it is and how big my respect is for those who regularly host quests. I failed to decently host one quest and had lots of issues hosting my second. You'd still need to put a lot of time in Heroica to get to a secondary character, even when the "new" rule would be in place, so there wouldn't be an immediate overflow of Heroes. Besides, once I get my secondary character, Eric will be pushed to the background. Not that I don't like him, but I'd rather play something new then. I think this will be the case for many players. Olders characters roles will diminish and maybe overtaken somewhat by secondaries, I believe. EDIT: Just spitballing an idea here: but maybe only one of a player's two characters can participate in a Quest at a time? That way you counter a fear of quest shortage. It's far from an ideal solution, though, but like I said it's just something that came to mind.

Eric grunted and then shoved the Dwarf some money. "57 gold pieces, nothing more. I expect it back, Dwarf."

"Okay then, I'll take two Mulled Wines and one Ambrosia for the road", Eric said as he searched his pockets for the necessary gold. "Meh, Anastasia, Alexis, whatever...", Eric waved away Lydia's correct statement about the hero's name. The Nord found the fact of running around in nothing but shells quite an attractive feature, but decided it was best not to tell Lydia that. He smiled softly as he thought back at the moment he met Mariel in the Merry Mermaid. She too had covered her breasts with nothing more than a pair of shells. "Fine girl, that is" He was pulled back into reality, away from his thoughts by Throlar. Annoyed, Eric asked: "How much would you need?"

Eric was about to pitch in in the conversation between Throlar and the bartender, but remained silent. Perhaps it would be better if the Dwarf did the talking. His diplomatic background might seal the deal, that is if the Dwarf wouldn't get into another of his infamous fits. Eric hoped he did good by letting Throlar handle it. "You owe a hero your life? What hero might that be?", Eric queried. Unlike Throlar, Eric's response to the woman's question was more positive: "I vaguely recall seeing someone like her at the Hall. A...nastasia, or something?" The Nord grinned widely. "The way you describe her makes me think I ought to look into that particular hero some more."

Eric grunted. "The common room it is", he spat out. He hated the thought of having to spend a night with Throlar, but the Nord felt too cheap to shell out another 10 gold for some lousy room. Scanning over the list of beverages the bartender sold, Eric asked: "Can I buy some of your stock to take with me?" "I never really said I cared, per se. I was just curious. Just like I am curious to know what other Heroicans you've met. Seems to me they did leave much of an impression, did they?"

Then you could just play as an Evoker if you want to summon stuff .

What about "Showsword"? It's not really an existing word, but it emphasizes that the warrior fights for show and glory, like a sellsword fights for money.

Eric laughed heartily as the sorceror drew the smiley on the headstone. His laughter subsided into a chuckle and soon Eric followed the other members of the party as they made their way. When the party entered the tavern, the Nord was disappointed by the lack of other people. In the corner of his eye he spotted a red-haired woman sitting at the bar. For a split-second, he thought she might be someone he knew, but the thought soon faded when his mind was faced with the improbability of that reality. Out of all women, the Nord adored red-haired ones the most. They warmed a special place in his cold heart. This one was somewhat different, though. It was not the scar that seemed a turn-off, after all Eric loved himself a fierce broad, rather it was the look of her uniform. She was dressed in a similar way Rollinger was, which made Eric think she, too, was perhaps a members of that idiot Paladin Order. The party would have to be vigilant. In sure strides, chest forward, Eric made way to the bar. "I guess so... What are your rates and what else can you offer us?" The Raider then turned to the red-headed woman. "What brings you to this establishment?"

Eric shook his head and rolled his eyes out of pure annoyance as Throlar ripped a chunk of masonry off the wall. The Nord wanted to protest, but simply threw his hands in the air and let things be. The whole reason of burying the corpse of the Paladin in a ditch besides the road was to cover up his death. Putting up a headstone next to his grave wasn't going to help keep things hidden. "Raving lunatic," Eric muttered under his breath and proceeded to carve some text on the improvised headstone with his sword. Here Lies Billy Bob. "Trampled by horses" RIP He laughed and grinned widely as he finished his epitaph.

Those were my thoughts exactly . I haven't followed Lind really closely, but I find his change from pun-making Rogue to stoic, dead-inside, emotionally-distant and self-proclaimed nightmare for bad kids Black Knight quite sudden . Or did something happen to him while he was away with his family that has yet to be revealed?

As the party made their way outside, Eric noticed a shovel amongst Throlar's items and grinned widely. (I assume Throlar's shovel is strapped to a rucksack or something, like they do in the army ) . The Nord walked up next to Heckz and spoke. "Looks like you won't even have to spend Ether to dig us a hole.", Eric said while gesturing Throlar's shovel. He chuckled. "Dwarfs are born diggers, so they say."

Thanks! I thought it was a Photoshopped version of one of the early Agents' villainesses. I wasn't familiar with "Ultra" Agents so I checked out that line and there are lots of cool characters there I didn't know of.

Is the "puke" on the fairy's head Photoshopped or is that an actual head you used, Sandy? I don't recognize it.. Re #117: I find it friggin' hilarious that we're just gonna dump a dead Paladin's body in a ditch outside besides the road . Probably the first Quest in which the (semi-)employer is first killed, then looted and then buried in a makeshift grave outside an inn by Heroes. Love it!

Eric nodded in agreement and then simply motioned towards Throlar, not even bothering to help the poor Dwarf carry the weight of the dead Paladin. "Come on, let's take it outside already."

"Obviously, we leave it behind. We already have all of Rollinger's valuables. His corpse certainly isn't a part of that. I do think, however, it's probably not wise to leave his body just lying around here." Eric looked around trying to find something that might help getting rid of the body, maybe a torch so they could burn Rollinger's corpse, but he didn't see anything at first sight. "Perhaps you can use your garnet to make hole in the ground and then we dump him there? Management will be back soon and I'd rather not be seen with the corpse of a dead Paladin in my vicinity."

Eric moved to fetch the Cursed Items, but the small Dwarf was surprisingly too fast and quickly took possession of the items himself. The Nord cursed inwardly, but figured he'd let it slide. The situation was volatile enough as it were. At least Eric still had the Cup. Eric cracked his knuckles and chuckled. "Always up for some looting." "So, what's our next step?"

That makes more sense, thanks for clarifying. I doubt I would've gotten the point of his post otherwise. Thanks!

Yes...she went on "vacation" to some "farm" where other people can "take care of her"... Re: #117, I was going to make on OOC post, but I figured it was better to discuss it here. Throlar's last move is really shitty RP, IMHO. No offense, but Throlar CAN'T be everywhere at the same time. I clearly stated Eric took the Paladin's gold (only his gold) WHILE Throlar and Heckz were still bickering and "fighting". So, in my eyes, it's impossible that Throlar is lunging at Heckz, then vomiting his guts out AND taking the Paladin's gold BEFORE Eric AT THE SAME TIME. I get Throlar can't stand Heckz and Eric RP-wise and I'm quite certain the feeling is mutual. Eric is greedy, Eric can't stand Throlar nor Rollinger, so he took the gold. Eric's a character, as a PLAYER, I was going to even things out obviously. I don' want to be that guy who takes ALL the loot just for the lolz. I was going to see what the next battle would give us in terms of loot and then split Rollinger's gold and take some loot or forego loot altogether and keep Rollinger's gold. The action just really bothers me. I could make a new post now saying: "Before Throlar took the gold, Eric took it first and quickly tucked it away safely where Throlar couldn't find it.", but that is just soooooo childish. Just roll with how it happened :shrug: . Eric took the gold and Heckz took the rest. They said they'd do it and they did it, BEFORE Throlar could do anything. Besides, Throlar was explicitly disgusted by the very thought of looting dead Rollinger's corpse, so why would he take his stuff now? It doesn't really make sense. Phew, I think that's it. Just had to get that out of my system. TL;DR: I don't mind an antagonistic relationship between the characters, but that last move you pulled is childish and impossible, IMO . Any thoughts from others? Am I seeing this completely wrong? EDIT: Nevermind the rant, all is cleared up now . Sorry .

"Wow, wow, wow, little man, what's with all the dirty words?", Eric mockingly said. The Nord then shrugged, underlining the fact he really didn't care about Rollinger's death. "People die every day. It's the only certainty you have in life. In fact, Rollinger should be glad we're here to take care of his stuff now, so that it doens't go to waste." "The Paladin will be...", Eric didn't finish the sentence and merely coughed. He was going to say 'missed', but he'd be lying. The Nord didn't even know why he bothered started the sentence. "Whatever." For a minute Eric turned his attention towards his weapon and noticed it was covered in blood, just like Throlar's and Heckz's weapons. He grabbed a towel from behind the bar and tried to clean his blade. Slowly he strode towards Rollinger's corpse while Heckz and Throlar were bickering. He took the Paladin's money and grinned widely. "Told them I had dibs on the money,", he thought while he pocketed the gold. He then commented on a remark Throlar had made some minutes earlier. "That's not really nice of you to exclude me from maiming. I like maiming others, too." "Tsk. 'Callous' is such a harsh word. I do care for others, there just not present here." he chuckled. The Nord knew Throlar meant Eric was exempt from being maimed by the Dwarf, but he deliberately twisted the Dwarf's words to spite him.

Yes, and then we (Eric & Heckz in this case) come of like we're the good guys in the team .