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Sarge glares at Althior before returning his gaze to the keeper, waiting for a reply. If needs be, the balcony only had a short rail, and he was Heroica after all, the aura would.... He reaches an epiphany. "If Peri joins Heroica the Aura thingy will stop her dying. It's as simple as a few words innit? "

"There's the priest, but he's off. Zombie problem. Which is ironic cos' he's a zombie too. Very good at funerals he is. Past experience I expect. Then there's the Mr Bismark; Eccentric fellow. Used to own a house here until it blew up and took out half the town, he now lives in a cabin in the woods. "

Sarge, shocked, hesitates. "With respect we still got questions to ask. Oh Fukit." Sarge draws himself up to his full height, and unbandages his bad right arm. The thing was horrible, no skin nor flesh remained on Sarge's arm. Just bone. Due to the ether sapped field it was limp, lifeless. It had obviously been enchanted before, runes glimmered mildly on it's white surface. Looking at it with some mild disgust, he starts to think. Walbnartan was alright. ish. She wasn't that bad, and she came with a good offer. Periwinkle on the other hand was Eric's love. He didn't think he'd be able to beat Eric if it came to a fight, and if he didn't help, it'd come to that. "Gizza minute" Once again ignoring present matters, Sarge approaches the keeper, presenting his arm. "Fix it. If not, tell me how. Quickly mate." With his good hand he draws a smoke bomb under the cover of his cloak.

Sarge hesitates at Althior's reply, but smiles when his dialogue with the keeper reaches the desired cause. " Play both sides like a pack of cards. That's what I bloody said we do." Grumbling under his breath, Sarge rubs his arm and remembers his dire situation. "And I need to ask something private like before we leave right."

The party retreat to their individual rooms and sleep quickly takes them. When they return in the morning, the Landlady was just coming in from the kitchen, and the barkeep was fast asleep in his chair. The landlady whispers, trying not to wake the barman. "Morning my darlings. You look lost, know where you're going me loves?"

Sarge cringes at the keeper's wierd appearance. Strange bloody thing. Ignoring it, he turns to his fellow heroes. "Let's not be too hasty with the... With what's going on downstairs. Seeing as it's just us, Althior, Eric. I say we get us some insurance. You know. Make sure we have a weapon if the wolfgang turn on us."

Sarge flinches at Hodurr's axe "Careful mate. Take me bloody head off1 And if you try that I'll take yours first." Sarge grins evilly. Walking quickly but cautiously up the stairs, ready to turn and flee at the slightest note of danger. Sarge walks up the stairs.

You saw nothing. It was guiltlessly copied and pasted from quest #81 (With permission of course, again, thanks endgame! ) so me being in a rush I forgot to proof-read it.

"If only our Dwarf were here, he'd be perfect to drop down there hehe." He rubs his eyes, trying to get some night vision. Sarge kicks a loose stone down the hole.

Ooc: You'll be back in a week or so, not long now . Credit to endgame for the drinking game! "Right, here are the rules" -Challenge an opponent, and see who can whittle down the other's Endurance first. Your endurance is equal to your double HP. -There a three types of drinks in Shot Passing: Mead, Nostrum, and Mulled Wine. Mead: -5 Endurance when drunk. Mulled Wine: Makes the drinker Tipsy, causing them to lose -2 Endurance per round. Nostrum: -6 Endurance when drunk, but cures you of the Tipsiness effect. -Each drink can have a total of 2 sips before fully expended. -Each contestant starts with a hand of 4 drinks, having to choose one to drink every round. -Whenever you take a sip from a drink and there is still one sip left, it is passed into the other drinker's hand. -Your opponent then does the same, sipping and passing a drink back to you. -Whenever a drink is expended, I'll pour another one and add it back into the mix. -A round consists of you taking a sip and passing, then the person doing the same. -The winner is whoever reduces their enemy's Endurance to 0 first. -Whenever a drink is expended, I'll pour another one and add it back into the mix. "If you want to play, Choose your opponent. Bet gold and you can win double." Landlady, Novice drinker Endurance: 20 Difficulty: Easy Barman, Adept drinker Endurance: 25 Difficulty: Moderate

The old man smiles slightly at Althior's proposal, hiding it a second later with an attempted pokerface - looking more like a frown - after the word Oaf is used. Nonetheless, This would be perfect. Blinking in the darkness, trying to get good night vision, as the first one in, Sarge jumps at the sound of the floor giving way. Keeping his footing on the edge, Sarge extends his shield arm and pushes Althior back onto the ledge. Exhaling loudly, he says under hushed voice "Might want to use this." Sarge proffers the magnifying glass, glad to have some use out of the thing; til now it just took up bag space. "If ya could conjure us up a fireball or something mate, We could see properl-" Sarge realises that no magic works here. Hopefully that counts both ways. He advances cautiously, using the magnifying glass to try and find traps. They might even get a free bomb out of it.

"Sounds pretty exciting. We just mind the pub. Say, you fellas up for a drinking game?" Deus Spiranius (Lego Spy) 23 year old Male Human Ranger Level: 7 Power: 9 Defense: 1 Health: 10/10 Ether: 0 Gold: 0 Equipment: Bow (WP: 3), Portston Guard helm (SP:3; Immune to Water and Weakened ) Inventory: Potion, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, 2x Venoms, Smelling Salts, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors.), Mythril Shard x1, Mead, Tricorne (Headwear: SP: +1) Darksten (Comrade Commander) 35 year old Male Human Ranger Level 11.5 Power: 16 Health: 16/16 SP: 2 Gold: 2 Equipment: Crossbow (WP: 6); Sand-Worn Hide (SP: 2) Inventory: Consumables:Potion x3, Remedy,,Grand Potion x2, Phoenix Essence x2, Ambrosia, Mead x4, 3x Venom, Smelling Salt, Soma, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Floral Bomb (Bomb, 5 Wood Elemental damage), Smoke bomb, Nostrum Weapons: Spider String Bow (WP: 4, Darkness Elemental Bow), Equipment: Safety Blanket (SP: 1, protects from Afraid, backwear), Roleplay: Bedroll, Utility Knife (roleplay item), Fang of Kos (roleplay item), Fang of Lolth (Roleplay item), Hint Coin (Gives the user a hint about a puzzle or tricky situation. Usable only once. Has no monetary value.) Grimwald Gjinko 69 year old male gnome Sage *Party leader* Level: 17 Power: 22 (15 + 8 + permanent boost of 1) SP: 0 Health: 30/30 Ether: 22/26 Gold: 258 (Owes Nerwen 300) Equipment: Splinter Broom (WP: 8, broomstick, defies SP), Spellbound Gloves (Increases the power of spells by 5, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element), Robes of the Disciple of Ennoc (+5 max. health, +5 max. ether, meditation restores 2 ether, body-wear) Inventory: *Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll *Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz *Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep *Mead x4, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten, user can choose how many are eaten at a time), Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Grand Tonic x2, Nostrum x3, Sushi (restores 5 HP and 5 Ether) x2, Smelling Salts x4, Mythril Shard, Phoenix Essence, Mulled Wine x2, Bright polish, Grating stone x2

Sarge puts a hand on Eric's chest, then walks infront of the doorway, blocking it, hands out, he pleads with the party. "Think bout it logically. I'm the fastest aint I? And I got smokebombs. So I go in there, scout it out see if the keeper's gonna give us trouble then come back, and we blow their arses to shit don't we?" Sarge looks desperate, not just to prove his mettel after his embarrassing acts of senility in the previous battle, but also... Something else. His eyes were wide and his face pale.

Opc: Should be back tonight and I'll get an update up around 6pm GMT, see you guys then!

I'll be away this weekend (From tomorrow morning), and I doubt I'll have wifi, so Knut could you handle Sarge til then ? It's annoying this happens the day you get back Sandy but that's life I suppose .

I'm afraid that I'm having to be away on short notice for the weekend and will not be able to bring my laptop, I was hoping to be able to move the quest along enough today to get to a good stage, sorry we didn't get that done, and I'm sorry for my going away having messed up the pacing for a second time. See you guys on sunday!

The lower-case L looks like a capital i , so I read that as sa"Said Asian"

Probably one of the only references I've made but at least it's a good one!

The party make their way to the inn, where they are met by two faces. "Eyup me darlins, what'll you be havin tonight? We got plenty o' rooms and plenty of drink:" Mead (Causes the encouraged-effect, doubling the target's attack power for the duration of one battle.) Costs 5 gold. Mulled Wine (Causes the inspired-effect, doubling the target's current and maximum health for the duration of one battle.) Costs 45 gold. Nostrum (Causes the lucky-effect, allowing the target to roll the battle die twice and get the better result of the two for the duration of one battle.) Costs 25 gold. "Rooms are free til the mercenary season really heats up. Nice to see some new lads around, what brings you to Portston?"

Turning to Darksten, THe blacksmith answers: "Something about them not having any Dragoons anymore" Update up tonight questers!

Sarge downs his final mead and pours a potion into the Demonic Scissor's hollow slot. He then raises his shield, flexes his arms and prepares to go into the tower at a sprint. "You flank left, I'll take right" he murmurs to no-one in particular.

Deus Spiranius (Lego Spy) 23 year old Male Human Ranger Level: 7 Power: 9 Defense: 1 Health: 10/10 Ether: 0 Gold: 0 Equipment: Bow (WP: 3), Tricorne (Headwear: SP: +1) Inventory: Potion, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, 2x Venoms, Smelling Salts, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors.), Mythril Shard x1, Mead, Portston Guard helm (SP:3; Immune to Water and Weakened ) Darksten (Comrade Commander) 35 year old Male Human Ranger Level 11.5 Power: 16 Health: 16/16 SP: 2 Gold: 42 Equipment: Crossbow (WP: 6); Sand-Worn Hide (SP: 2) Inventory: Consumables:Potion x3, Remedy,,Grand Potion x2, Phoenix Essence x2, Ambrosia, Mead, 3x Venom, Smelling Salt, Soma, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Floral Bomb (Bomb, 5 Wood Elemental damage), Smoke bomb Weapons: Spider String Bow (WP: 4, Darkness Elemental Bow), Equipment: Safety Blanket (SP: 1, protects from Afraid, backwear), Roleplay: Bedroll, Utility Knife (roleplay item), Fang of Kos (roleplay item), Fang of Lolth (Roleplay item), Hint Coin (Gives the user a hint about a puzzle or tricky situation. Usable only once. Has no monetary value.) Grimwald Gjinko 69 year old male gnome Sage *Party leader* Level: 17 Power: 22 (15 + 8 + permanent boost of 1) SP: 0 Health: 30/30 Ether: 22/26 Gold: 258 (Owes Nerwen 300) Equipment: Splinter Broom (WP: 8, broomstick, defies SP), Spellbound Gloves (Increases the power of spells by 5, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element), Robes of the Disciple of Ennoc (+5 max. health, +5 max. ether, meditation restores 2 ether, body-wear) Inventory: *Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll *Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz *Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep *Mead x4, Remedy x3, Potion x2, Bone x2, Grand Potion, Bunch of Cherries (10/10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten, user can choose how many are eaten at a time), Ice Bomb, Root beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Ambrosia, Smoke Bomb, Plague Venom, Grand Tonic x2, Nostrum x3, Sushi (restores 5 HP and 5 Ether) x2, Smelling Salts x4, Mythril Shard, Phoenix Essence, Mulled Wine x2, Bright polish, Grating stone x2

This is why I have demonic scissors imbued with an amethyst and diamond. Double damage to Humanoids, Double damage to undead. NO DAMAGE TO DAMN ETHEREALS! Update in an hour or two 106'ers!