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Round Five of the Battle for the Palace District: Boomingham vs. Black Snakeman - Meditate/Damage/Meditate/Meditate (Boomingham: +1 ether) >Heckz (Darkness) vs. Venomari Extremist - Special Damage/Shield (Razzmatazz of Darkness - Extremist: 218 health+2 SP-(49x2=98 dmg)=122 health+weakened; Preacher: 249 health+2 SP-(49x2=98 dmg)=153 health+weakened+stunned; Zealot: 149 health+1 SP-(49x2=98 dmg)=52 health+weakened+stunned; Black Snakeman: 143 health-(49x2=98 dmg)=45 health+weakened; Heckz: -4 ether, 39+38+37+53=167 gold) Boomingham vs. Venomari Extremist - Critical Hit/Special Damage/Special Damage/Special Damage (Extremist: 122 health+2 SP-68 dmg=56 health) Rex vs. Venomari Zealot - Critical Hit/Extra Critical Hit (Zealot: 52 health+1 SP-156 dmg=0 health) Venomari Preacher - Free Hit on Boomingham (Preacher: recovers from stunned) Rex - Blessed (+10 health) As Boomingham meditates, Heckz lays waste of the battlefield with another razzmatazz of darkness. Rex finishes of the zealot while the other enemies try to recover from the blow. Three more foes stand in the party's way. Enemies: Venomari Extremist *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 3 rounds* *Stunned* Type: Humanoid Level: 39 Defense: 2 Health: 56/366 Special: Poisonous Skin – Causes poisoned by 39 –effect to self and to all that attack the Extremist physically. The effect ends if the poison is removed from the Extremist. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Venomari Preacher *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 38 Defense: 2 Health: 153/345 Special: Pandemia – Causes all negative effects that the Venomari have to all opponents as well. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Black Snakeman *Attacks cause slowed* *Stunned* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 3 rounds* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 53 Health: 45/513 Special: Earth Shaker – Causes 22 earth-elemental damage and stunned-effect to all opponents. Drops: 13 gold, Stun Bomb Party at the Floral Square: Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 48 years old human Paladin *Party Second-in-Command* Level 35 3/4 *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Affluence* *Hastened* *Lucky* Power: 54 (35+14+4+1) Defense: 19 (7+12) Health: 55/58 (10+34+11+2+1) Ether: 34/35 Gold: 20 Equipment: Frozen Saber (WP: 14; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), Round Metal Shield (SP:7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), Inventory: Weapons: Scupperer (WP:17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 2x Mead, Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Smelling Salts, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Mythril Shard, Bone Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Meat Lumps (quest item), Royal Seal of Salmanda (Grants the holder access everywhere in Salmanda at any time of the day; quest item.) John 'Heckz' Brutenhal, the Ghostbuster, the Super Sleuth and the School Inspector (Cutcobra) 32 year old male human Sorcerer Level 27 2/3 *Jinxed Spells at Double Cost* *Darkness Spells Cause Weakened* Power: 39 (27+12) (Spellpower: 49 (27+12+10)) Defense: 0 Health: 16/35 (5+26+4) Ether: 26/43 (5+26+1+5+1+5) Gold: 1170 Equipment: Solemn Dagger (WP: 12, darkness-elemental dagger, 1/2 chance of causing sealed), Magician's Gloves (Spellpower +10; suitable for mages; handwear), Cloak of Blood Magic (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic cause weakened; suitable for mages, necromancers and chi monks; bodywear), Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including Razzmatazz and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional jinxed-effect, increasing their ether cost by 1; suitable for sorcerers; accessory) Inventory: Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Assassin’s Crossbow (WP:4, each successful assassination increases WP by one permanently; suitable to assassins; crossbow), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Watt's Artifact (Makes the user’s attacks and spells three times more effective against demons; accessory), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Smoke Bomb, 2x Deadly Venom, 7 Bones, Bright Polish, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Blue Jelly, "Fifty Shades of Bley" (Grants access to Harlot), "Begone With the Winds" (Grants access to Weather Mage), Black Market Insignia (Allows the owner to seek out a black market dealer from any city they visit on a quest, as decided by the QM.), Old Teddy (quest item), Flower-tailed Flying Squirrel (quest item), 2x Meat Lump (quest item), Borrowed All Scrolls Rex the Rhinotaur, the Mighty Mercenary (NPC, controlled by Zepher) 35 years old male wererhino Paragon Level 61 2/5 *Initiative* *Restoration* *Aura of Honor* *Gamble* *No Escape* *Blessed* Power: 96 (61+30+5) Defense: 12 Health: 93/93 (8+60+25) Gold: 695 Equipment: Grindoceros (WP:30; halves target's defense with every successful hit; hammer), Mighty Cuirass (SP:12, suitable to paragons only; bodywear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.) Inventory: Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), Soma, Deadly Venom, Meat Lump (quest item) ****** Round Five of the Battle for the Holy District: >Periwinkle heals Sarge - Shield (Miracle - Eric, Sarge: +33 health; Periwinkle: -2 ether) Eric vs. Red Snakeman - Steal (Eric: 50 gold) Eric vs. Red Snakeman - Hit (Red Snakeman: 147 health-(50x4=200 dmg)=0 health) Sarge uses a Potion on himself Sarge vs. Red Snakeman (twice) Eric - Bleeding by 5 (-5 dmg) Sarge - Blessed + Bleeding by 15 (+5 health, -15 dmg) Periwinkle performs a miracle that restores the men's health. Eric swipes some more gold from the snakeman before finishing it off. THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS! Periwinkle gains a fourth of a level while Eric and Sarge gain a third. The enemies drop the following loot: 56 gold Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) Poison Bomb (Deals 5 damage and the poisoned by 1-effect to all opponents when used.) Mead (Causes the encouraged-effect, doubling the target's attack power for the duration of one battle.) Smelling Salts (Causes the hastened-effect, allowing the target to act twice in one round for the duration of one battle.) Party at the Sanctity Street: Eric (Khorne) 30 year old norseman Raider Level 30 *Natural Respite* *Evasion* *Immune to Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Asleep, Water and Earth* Power: 51 (30+18+2+1) Defense: 5 Health: 53/53 (8+29+7+4+5) Gold: 683 Equipment: Conspirator (WP:18, causes blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause confused with each hit; darkness-elemental longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to water, earth, blinded and asleep; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; ice-, lightning-, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Drengazuli Grom'az (WP:6; Dual Strike; axe), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon), Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword), Rakshasa Flail (WP:7 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; mace), Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword), Rakshasa Waveblades (WP:5 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; dual strike daggers) Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Consumables: Potion, 9 Grand Potions, 2 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, 4 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 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.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Seal Bomb, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.) Sgt. Jon McEncy (Pyrovisionary) *Party Leader* 54 year old male human Black Knight Level 25 *Immune to Blinded and Stunned* *Poisonous Defense* *Permanently Hastened and Blessed* Power: 50 (25+21+2+2) Defense: 20 (16+4) Health: 39/49 (7+24+9+3+3+3) Gold: 2021 Equipment: Demonic Greatswords (WP:21, dual strike, has 1/2 chance each to cause sealed and blinded with each hit, Light and Darkness elemental greatsword, Hollow [-]), Serpenthead Shield (SP:16, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user, shield), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect; suitable for black knights; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Inventory: Weapons: Lilliput Knife (WP:1, wielder’s power is not reduced when under minimized-effect, dagger.) Artifacts: 2x Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:1 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear.), Monkey Armor (SP:4, immune to earth and bound; suitable to knights, beast warriors, dragoons, skirmishers and winged warriors; bodywear), Ranger’s Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors; backwear), Sterope’s Headdress (Grants the ability to spend a turn to fly out of a battle and return to it later if it is still going; the wearer cannot affect the battle in any way when they are away from it; suitable to winged warriors only; headwear), Encore Plectrum (If the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to steal gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold in addition to hiding; footwear) Spell Items: “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: 3 Potions, Remedy, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Poisoned Water (Causes poisoned by 1 to the target; consumable), 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Bones, 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.), Mythril Shard Tools etc.: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Business Card, Mistarian Grey Panther (quest item), Gold Scorpion Venom (quest item), Tyrant Statue (Increases the holder’s gold by 50% at the end of each quest) Periwinkle (NPC, controlled by Khorne) 19 years old female human Cleric Level 32 *Wood-elemental attacks* *Divert* *Immune to wood, stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed* Power: 33 (32+1) Health: 40/40 (9+31) Ether: 27/36 (5+31) Gold: 18 Equipment: Jaws' Mop (WP:1, double damage against aquatic enemies; broomstick), Narcissus Mirror (User has 1/2 chance to divert direct attacks to the next ally in turn; accessory), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants immunity to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed; suitable for Periwinkle only; headwear), Flora Gear (adds wood-element to physical attacks and protects from wood-elemental damage, accessory) Inventory: Remedy, Neutralizer

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OoC: You forgot to edit our statistics after the battle, Palathadric. We should get an increase to our power, health and ether. "My, that was thrilling! It was Our first actual battle We have participated in Ourselves, although We have seen many great battles in Our lifetime. We still remember the Elven Uprising well, when the pointy-eared riff-raff tried to expand their territory beyond their woodland Preserve. Our late husband's army pushed them back to their bushes eventually. Those were the days... In all events, we ought to carry on."

The item specifically says "allows USER to flee", so you can only use it on yourself, not on others (ally or enemy).

Since we Finns celebrate Grogmas... err, Christmas today on the eve, I want to wish everyone jolly holidays! May you all get a lot of LEGO gifts! Naturally, this means I won't be able to update for a few days, but my vacation lasts for two weeks so I'll have plenty of time after Christmas.

Round Four of the Battle for the Palace District: Boomingham vs. Black Snakeman - Meditate/Hit/Meditate/Shield (Guardian Angel) >Heckz (Darkness) vs. Venomari Extremist - Damage/Damage (Heckz: no effect) Boomingham vs. Venomari Extremist - Hit/Deflected Damage (Extremist: 270 health+2 SP-54 dmg=218 health) Rex vs. Venomari Zealot - Extra Critical Hit/Special Damage (Zealot: 243 health+2 SP-96 dmg=149 health, defense halved) Venomari Preacher - Free Hit on Boomingham (no effect) Rex - Blessed (+10 health) The party doesn't inflict much damage this round, but Barty keeps on guarding them for the next round as well. Enemies: Venomari Extremist *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 1 rounds* *Stunned* Type: Humanoid Level: 39 Defense: 2 Health: 218/366 Special: Poisonous Skin – Causes poisoned by 39 –effect to self and to all that attack the Extremist physically. The effect ends if the poison is removed from the Extremist. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Venomari Preacher *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 1 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 38 Defense: 2 Health: 249/345 Special: Pandemia – Causes all negative effects that the Venomari have to all opponents as well. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Venomari Zealot *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 1 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 37 Defense: 2 1 Health: 149/339 Special: Twin Fangs – Causes 37 damage and bleeding-effect to the target and the opponent next in turn. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Twin Biter (WP:7, causes bleeding; dual strike axe) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Black Snakeman *Attacks cause slowed* *Stunned* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 1 rounds* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 53 Health: 143/513 Special: Earth Shaker – Causes 22 earth-elemental damage and stunned-effect to all opponents. Drops: 13 gold, Stun Bomb Party at the Floral Square: Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 48 years old human Paladin *Party Second-in-Command* Level 35 3/4 *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Affluence* *Hastened* *Lucky* *GUARDIAN ANGEL* Power: 54 (35+14+4+1) Defense: 19 (7+12) Health: 55/58 (10+34+11+2+1) Ether: 33/35 Gold: 20 Equipment: Frozen Saber (WP: 14; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), Round Metal Shield (SP:7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), Inventory: Weapons: Scupperer (WP:17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 2x Mead, Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Smelling Salts, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Mythril Shard, Bone Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Meat Lumps (quest item), Royal Seal of Salmanda (Grants the holder access everywhere in Salmanda at any time of the day; quest item.) John 'Heckz' Brutenhal, the Ghostbuster, the Super Sleuth and the School Inspector (Cutcobra) 32 year old male human Sorcerer Level 27 2/3 *Jinxed Spells at Double Cost* *Darkness Spells Cause Weakened* Power: 39 (27+12) (Spellpower: 49 (27+12+10)) Defense: 0 Health: 16/35 (5+26+4) Ether: 30/43 (5+26+1+5+1+5) Gold: 1003 Equipment: Solemn Dagger (WP: 12, darkness-elemental dagger, 1/2 chance of causing sealed), Magician's Gloves (Spellpower +10; suitable for mages; handwear), Cloak of Blood Magic (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic cause weakened; suitable for mages, necromancers and chi monks; bodywear), Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including Razzmatazz and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional jinxed-effect, increasing their ether cost by 1; suitable for sorcerers; accessory) Inventory: Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Assassin’s Crossbow (WP:4, each successful assassination increases WP by one permanently; suitable to assassins; crossbow), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Watt's Artifact (Makes the user’s attacks and spells three times more effective against demons; accessory), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Smoke Bomb, 2x Deadly Venom, 7 Bones, Bright Polish, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Blue Jelly, "Fifty Shades of Bley" (Grants access to Harlot), "Begone With the Winds" (Grants access to Weather Mage), Black Market Insignia (Allows the owner to seek out a black market dealer from any city they visit on a quest, as decided by the QM.), Old Teddy (quest item), Flower-tailed Flying Squirrel (quest item), 2x Meat Lump (quest item), Borrowed All Scrolls Rex the Rhinotaur, the Mighty Mercenary (NPC, controlled by Zepher) 35 years old male wererhino Paragon Level 61 2/5 *Initiative* *Restoration* *Aura of Honor* *Gamble* *No Escape* *Blessed* Power: 96 (61+30+5) Defense: 12 Health: 93/93 (8+60+25) Gold: 695 Equipment: Grindoceros (WP:30; halves target's defense with every successful hit; hammer), Mighty Cuirass (SP:12, suitable to paragons only; bodywear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.) Inventory: Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), Soma, Deadly Venom, Meat Lump (quest item) ****** Round Four of the Battle for the Holy District: >Periwinkle heals Sarge - Heal More (Sarge: +33 health; Periwinkle: -1 ether) Eric vs. Venomari Extremist - Extra Critical Hit (Extremist: 110 health+2 SP-(86x4=344 dmg)=0 health) Eric vs. Venomari Zealot - Special Damage (Twin Fangs - Eric: 104 health+5 SP-(37/2=19 dmg)=90 health+bleeding by 5; Sarge: 48 health+20 SP-37 dmg)=31 health+bleeding by 15) Sarge vs. Venomari Zealot (twice) - Critical Mortal Hit (Zealot: 145 health+2 SP-(70+17=87x2=174+174=348 health)=0 health) Sarge vs. Red Snakeman (twice) - Hide Eric - Bleeding by 5 (-5 dmg) Sarge - Blessed + Bleeding by 15 (+5 health, -15 dmg) Red Snakeman - Poisoned by 2 (-2 health) Periwinkle manages to heal Sarge again. Eric takes out one of the cultists before the other one cuts bleeding wounds to him and Sarge. The enraged Sarge then cleaves the cultist in half, before dodging the red snakeman that is the sole foe remaining. Enemies: Red Snakeman *Attacks cause enraged* *Blinded for 3 rounds* *Sealed for 1 rounds* *Confused for 3 rounds* *Poisoned by 2* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 50 Health: 147/421 Special: Fast & Furious – Causes enraged-effect to the target and hastened-effect to self. Drops: 10 gold, Smelling Salts Party at the Sanctity Street: Eric (Khorne) 30 year old norseman Raider Level 29 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Evasion* *Immune to Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Asleep, Water and Earth* *Encouraged* *Hastened* *Inspired* *Bleeding by 5* Power: 50 (29+18+2+1) Defense: 5 Health: 52/52 85/104 (8+28+7+4+5) Gold: 633 Equipment: Conspirator (WP:18, causes blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause confused with each hit; darkness-elemental longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to water, earth, blinded and asleep; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; ice-, lightning-, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Drengazuli Grom'az (WP:6; Dual Strike; axe), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon), Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword), Rakshasa Flail (WP:7 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; mace), Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword), Rakshasa Waveblades (WP:5 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; dual strike daggers) Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Consumables: Potion, 9 Grand Potions, 2 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, 4 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 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.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Seal Bomb, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.) Sgt. Jon McEncy (Pyrovisionary) *Party Leader* 54 year old male human Black Knight Level 24 2/3 *Immune to Blinded and Stunned* *Poisonous Defense* *Permanently Hastened and Blessed* *Bleeding by 15* *Enraged* Power: 49 (24+21+2+2) Defense: 20 (16+4) Health: 16/48 (7+23+9+3+3+3) Gold: 2021 Equipment: Demonic Greatswords (WP:21, dual strike, has 1/2 chance each to cause sealed and blinded with each hit, Light and Darkness elemental greatsword, Hollow [-]), Serpenthead Shield (SP:16, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user, shield), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect; suitable for black knights; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Inventory: Weapons: Lilliput Knife (WP:1, wielder’s power is not reduced when under minimized-effect, dagger.) Artifacts: 2x Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:1 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear.), Monkey Armor (SP:4, immune to earth and bound; suitable to knights, beast warriors, dragoons, skirmishers and winged warriors; bodywear), Ranger’s Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors; backwear), Sterope’s Headdress (Grants the ability to spend a turn to fly out of a battle and return to it later if it is still going; the wearer cannot affect the battle in any way when they are away from it; suitable to winged warriors only; headwear), Encore Plectrum (If the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to steal gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold in addition to hiding; footwear) Spell Items: “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: 3 Potions, Remedy, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Poisoned Water (Causes poisoned by 1 to the target; consumable), 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Bones, 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.), Mythril Shard Tools etc.: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Business Card, Mistarian Grey Panther (quest item), Gold Scorpion Venom (quest item), Tyrant Statue (Increases the holder’s gold by 50% at the end of each quest) Periwinkle (NPC, controlled by Khorne) 19 years old female human Cleric Level 31 3/4 *Wood-elemental attacks* *Divert* *Immune to wood, stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed* Power: 32 (31+1) Health: 39/39 (9+30) Ether: 28/35 (5+30) Gold: 18 Equipment: Jaws' Mop (WP:1, double damage against aquatic enemies; broomstick), Narcissus Mirror (User has 1/2 chance to divert direct attacks to the next ally in turn; accessory), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants immunity to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed; suitable for Periwinkle only; headwear), Flora Gear (adds wood-element to physical attacks and protects from wood-elemental damage, accessory) Inventory: Remedy, Neutralizer

Yes, it is. Again, when you join Wolf King's Followers, you're not joining Wolfgang although you need to be in good terms with them - you are instead publicly announcing that you support Ulric for king. The underground group called the Wolfgang is slowly being dispersed anyway, with Ulric enjoying a much larger support.

Ellaria felt warm inside after hearing the encouraging words from her questmates. Skrall, Nerwen and Alfred had all travelled with her previously, and even the elven mystic knight seemed to know her by reputation. When did this sudden rise to fame happen?! "I thank you all for your confidence in me, and I will do my everything not to let you down. We will get to the bottom of this, Mr. Homawae, you can trust us." She then motioned for the others to enter the house after her. "Let's go, gang!"

"We are sorry for the girl, but this is Our only Phoenix Essence - in fact, the only our entire party seems to possess. Spending it this early on our mission would be a waste and a possible catastrophy in the long run. Fairies are surprisingly though, We hear, and We are sure she will soon spring back to her feet." Quintessa kept on attacking the viper from the front row.

Oh, wow! I'm really loving all these buildings. When thrown together the Elvendale Village is starting to shape up quite nicely! The green-roofed Inn looks especially nice! The brick-built dragons don't do much for me, though, and it looks like I can skip the Fire Dragon set altogether since it doesn't feature any other new elements besides the dragon. I don't know how you see a bearded wizard in the castle, because I'm seeing a long-haired sorceress in a black dress holding some sort of spellbook or something... All I see in the catalogue is a magenta teapot...

Seeing the fairy girl go down, Quintessa's eyes flared with rage. "That is no way to treat a lady! We shall teach you a proper lesson, you filthy cretins!" Quintessa then repeated her attack on the viper from the front row.

"Sounds like an excellent plan, Master Yavarr. We shall put it into fruition immediately. Everybody, to your places!" QM Note: I haven't had the time to build the scene of the final battle yet, so please have a little more patience. We'll surely get this quest done over the holidays, if you only have time to play.

Round Three of the Battle for the Palace District: Boomingham vs. Black Snakeman - Hit/Special Damage/Damage/Shield (Guardian Angel) >Heckz (Darkness) vs. Blue Snakeman - Spell/Damage (Blue Snakeman: 213 health-(49x2=98 dmg)=115 health+weakened; Heckz: -1 ether) Boomingham vs. Venomari Extremist - Damage/Shield (Guardian Angel) Rex vs. Blue Snakeman - Extra Critical Hit/Special Damage (Blue Snakeman: 115 health-156 dmg=0 health) Venomari Preacher - Free Hit on Boomingham (no effect) Venomari Zealot - Free Hit on Heckz (no effect) Rex - Blessed (+10 health) Boomingham orders Barty to linger on, while Heckz and Rex take care of the Blue Snakeman. Four enemies still remain, though. Enemies: Venomari Extremist *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 2 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 39 Defense: 2 Health: 270/366 Special: Poisonous Skin – Causes poisoned by 39 –effect to self and to all that attack the Extremist physically. The effect ends if the poison is removed from the Extremist. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Venomari Preacher *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 2 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 38 Defense: 2 Health: 249/345 Special: Pandemia – Causes all negative effects that the Venomari have to all opponents as well. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Venomari Zealot *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 2 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 37 Defense: 2 Health: 243/339 Special: Twin Fangs – Causes 37 damage and bleeding-effect to the target and the opponent next in turn. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Twin Biter (WP:7, causes bleeding; dual strike axe) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Black Snakeman *Attacks cause slowed* *Stunned* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 2 rounds* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 53 Health: 143/513 Special: Earth Shaker – Causes 22 earth-elemental damage and stunned-effect to all opponents. Drops: 13 gold, Stun Bomb Party at the Floral Square: Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 48 years old human Paladin *Party Second-in-Command* Level 35 3/4 *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Affluence* *Hastened* *Lucky* *GUARDIAN ANGEL* Power: 54 (35+14+4+1) Defense: 19 (7+12) Health: 55/58 (10+34+11+2+1) Ether: 33/35 Gold: 20 Equipment: Frozen Saber (WP: 14; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), Round Metal Shield (SP:7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), Inventory: Weapons: Scupperer (WP:17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 2x Mead, Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Smelling Salts, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Mythril Shard, Bone Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Meat Lumps (quest item), Royal Seal of Salmanda (Grants the holder access everywhere in Salmanda at any time of the day; quest item.) John 'Heckz' Brutenhal, the Ghostbuster, the Super Sleuth and the School Inspector (Cutcobra) 32 year old male human Sorcerer Level 27 2/3 *Jinxed Spells at Double Cost* *Darkness Spells Cause Weakened* Power: 39 (27+12) (Spellpower: 49 (27+12+10)) Defense: 0 Health: 16/35 (5+26+4) Ether: 30/43 (5+26+1+5+1+5) Gold: 1003 Equipment: Solemn Dagger (WP: 12, darkness-elemental dagger, 1/2 chance of causing sealed), Magician's Gloves (Spellpower +10; suitable for mages; handwear), Cloak of Blood Magic (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic cause weakened; suitable for mages, necromancers and chi monks; bodywear), Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including Razzmatazz and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional jinxed-effect, increasing their ether cost by 1; suitable for sorcerers; accessory) Inventory: Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Assassin’s Crossbow (WP:4, each successful assassination increases WP by one permanently; suitable to assassins; crossbow), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Watt's Artifact (Makes the user’s attacks and spells three times more effective against demons; accessory), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Smoke Bomb, 2x Deadly Venom, 7 Bones, Bright Polish, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Blue Jelly, "Fifty Shades of Bley" (Grants access to Harlot), "Begone With the Winds" (Grants access to Weather Mage), Black Market Insignia (Allows the owner to seek out a black market dealer from any city they visit on a quest, as decided by the QM.), Old Teddy (quest item), Flower-tailed Flying Squirrel (quest item), 2x Meat Lump (quest item), Borrowed All Scrolls Rex the Rhinotaur, the Mighty Mercenary (NPC, controlled by Zepher) 35 years old male wererhino Paragon Level 61 2/5 *Initiative* *Restoration* *Aura of Honor* *Gamble* *No Escape* *Blessed* Power: 96 (61+30+5) Defense: 12 Health: 93/93 (8+60+25) Gold: 695 Equipment: Grindoceros (WP:30; halves target's defense with every successful hit; hammer), Mighty Cuirass (SP:12, suitable to paragons only; bodywear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.) Inventory: Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), Soma, Deadly Venom, Meat Lump (quest item) ****** Round Three of the Battle for the Holy District: >Periwinkle heals Sarge - No Healing Eric vs. Venomari Zealot - Shield (Ravage - Extremist: 304 health+2 SP-(50x4=200 dmg)=106 health+blinded+confused; Zealot: 339 health+2 SP-(50x4=200 dmg)=141 health+blinded; Green Snakeman: 254 health-(50x4=200 dmg)=54 health+blinded; Purple Snakeman: 382 health+4 SP-(50x4=200 dmg)=186 health+blinded+confused; Red Snakeman: 351 health-(50x4=200 dmg)=151 health+blinded+confused; Eric: 39+37+59+42+50=227 gold) Eric vs. Purple Snakeman - Hit (Purple Snakeman: 186 health+4 SP-(50x4=200 dmg)=0 health) >Sarge vs. Green Snakeman (twice) - Mortal Hit (Green Snakeman: 54 health-(49+26=75x2/2=75+75=150 dmg)=0 health) >Sarge vs. Red Snakeman (& Venomari Extremist) - Damage (Sarge: no damage, enraged; Red Snakeman: poisoned by 2) Venomari Extremist - Free Hit on Periwinkle (Periwinkle: no damage) Sarge - Blessed + Bleeding by 10 (+5 health, -10 dmg) Venomari Extremist - Poisoned by 4 (+4 health) Venomari Zealot - Poisoned by 4 (+4 health) Red Snakeman - Poisoned by 2 (-2 health) Periwinkle fails to heal Sarge, but Eric turns the tide of the battle by ravaging and blinding all the enemies. The norseman then takes out the purple snakeman while Sarge takes care of the green one, although he gets enraged in the process. Three enemies are left. Enemies: Venomari Extremist *Absorbs poison* *Blinded for 3 rounds* *Sealed for 1 round* *Confused for 3 rounds* *Poisoned by 4* Type: Humanoid Level: 39 Defense: 2 Health: 110/366 Special: Poisonous Skin – Causes poisoned by 39 –effect to self and to all that attack the Extremist physically. The effect ends if the poison is removed from the Extremist. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Venomari Zealot *Absorbs poison* *Blinded for 3 rounds* *Poisoned by 4* Type: Humanoid Level: 37 Defense: 2 Health: 145/339 Special: Twin Fangs – Causes 37 damage and bleeding-effect to the target and the opponent next in turn. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Twin Biter (WP:7, causes bleeding; dual strike axe) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Red Snakeman *Attacks cause enraged* *Blinded for 3 rounds* *Sealed for 1 rounds* *Confused for 3 rounds* *Poisoned by 2* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 50 Health: 149/421 Special: Fast & Furious – Causes enraged-effect to the target and hastened-effect to self. Drops: 10 gold, Smelling Salts Party at the Sanctity Street: Eric (Khorne) 30 year old norseman Raider Level 29 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Evasion* *Immune to Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Asleep, Water and Earth* *Encouraged* *Hastened* *Inspired* Power: 50 (29+18+2+1) Defense: 5 Health: 52/52 104/104 (8+28+7+4+5) Gold: 633 Equipment: Conspirator (WP:18, causes blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause confused with each hit; darkness-elemental longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to water, earth, blinded and asleep; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; ice-, lightning-, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Drengazuli Grom'az (WP:6; Dual Strike; axe), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon), Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword), Rakshasa Flail (WP:7 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; mace), Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword), Rakshasa Waveblades (WP:5 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; dual strike daggers) Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Consumables: Potion, 9 Grand Potions, 2 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, 4 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 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.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Seal Bomb, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.) Tools etc.: "Key To Riches" (quest item) Sgt. Jon McEncy (Pyrovisionary) *Party Leader* 54 year old male human Black Knight Level 24 2/3 *Immune to Blinded and Stunned* *Poisonous Defense* *Permanently Hastened and Blessed* *Bleeding by 10* *Enraged* Power: 49 (24+21+2+2) Defense: 20 (16+4) Health: 22/48 (7+23+9+3+3+3) Gold: 2021 Equipment: Demonic Greatswords (WP:21, dual strike, has 1/2 chance each to cause sealed and blinded with each hit, Light and Darkness elemental greatsword, Hollow [-]), Serpenthead Shield (SP:16, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user, shield), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect; suitable for black knights; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Inventory: Weapons: Lilliput Knife (WP:1, wielder’s power is not reduced when under minimized-effect, dagger.) Artifacts: 2x Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:1 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear.), Monkey Armor (SP:4, immune to earth and bound; suitable to knights, beast warriors, dragoons, skirmishers and winged warriors; bodywear), Ranger’s Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors; backwear), Sterope’s Headdress (Grants the ability to spend a turn to fly out of a battle and return to it later if it is still going; the wearer cannot affect the battle in any way when they are away from it; suitable to winged warriors only; headwear), Encore Plectrum (If the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to steal gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold in addition to hiding; footwear) Spell Items: “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: 3 Potions, Remedy, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Poisoned Water (Causes poisoned by 1 to the target; consumable), 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Bones, 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.), Mythril Shard Tools etc.: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Business Card, Mistarian Grey Panther (quest item), Gold Scorpion Venom (quest item), Tyrant Statue (Increases the holder’s gold by 50% at the end of each quest) Periwinkle (NPC, controlled by Khorne) 19 years old female human Cleric Level 31 3/4 *Wood-elemental attacks* *Divert* *Immune to wood, stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed* Power: 32 (31+1) Health: 39/39 (9+30) Ether: 2930/35 (5+30) Gold: 18 Equipment: Jaws' Mop (WP:1, double damage against aquatic enemies; broomstick), Narcissus Mirror (User has 1/2 chance to divert direct attacks to the next ally in turn; accessory), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants immunity to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed; suitable for Periwinkle only; headwear), Flora Gear (adds wood-element to physical attacks and protects from wood-elemental damage, accessory) Inventory: Remedy, Neutralizer

Note: You still have about 10 hours to send in your suggestions. I will close this topic once I wake up.

OoC: I'm back on duty! So, Quintessa has moved inside the sewers, correct? Quintessa keeps on whacking the viper, even though she is disappointed of the puny damage she is doing.

"Sounds like demonic interference to me", Ellaria pondered after hearing Ernesto's recount. "Stories don't become reality by themselves. I agree with Alfred, there's nothing we can do but enter the house and investigate further."

Ellaria nodded to her companions as she arrived. Her duties at the Guild of Invision had kept her busy since she returned from the dwarven cities, but now she was ready to get out of the dusty laboratories and have yet another thrilling adventure. "Ellaria Arbour, alchemist of the Guild at your service. How may we help you?"

Quintessa attempts her attack again.

QM Note: I will be unavailable for the next couple of days, sorry about that! We are reaching the climax of this quest, nevertheless. "Yes, the three of us can come with you to guard the perimeter of the park, but we ought to keep away from the inner park itself, or we might get devoured ourselves."

QM Note: I'll have Heckz repeat his action. Guys, the battles would also go along faster if you would consider the rows you're fighting from more. For example, there's no point having Rex attack from the back row at this point... Also, I will be unavailable for the next couple of days, so sorry about that! We are almost done, anyway. Just one boss battle away... Round Two of the Battle for the Palace District: >Boomingham vs. Black Snakeman - Shield/Meditate (Guardian Angel) >Heckz (Darkness) vs. Blue Snakeman - Shield/Shield (Razzmatazz of Darkness - Extremist: 366 health+2 SP-(49x2=98 dmg)=270 health+jinxed+weakened+stunned; Preacher: 345 health+2 SP-(49x2=98 dmg)=249 health+jinxed+weakened+stunned; Zealot: 339 health+2 SP-(49x2=98 dmg)=243 health+jinxed+weakened+stunned; Black Snakeman: 377 health-(49x2=98 dmg)=279 health+jinxed+weakened; Blue Snakeman: 374 health-(49x2=98 dmg)=276 health+jinxed+weakened+stunned; Heckz: -10 ether, +39+38+37+53+48=215 gold) >Boomingham (Frozen Saber) vs. Black Snakeman - Critical Hit/Hit (Black Snakeman: 279 health-(68x4/2=136 dmg)=143 health) >Rex vs. Blue Snakeman - Special Damage/Critical Hit (Blue Snakeman: 276 health-(126/2=63 dmg)=213 health) Venomari Extremist - Free Hit on Boomingham (Extremist: recovers from stunned) Venomari Preacher - Free Hit on Heckz (Preacher: recovers from stunned) Venomari Zealot - Free Hit on Rex (Zealot: recovers from stunned) Rex - Blessed (+10 health) The heroes deliver devastating blows and debilitating ailments to their foes, but the Venomari are resilient, so all five enemies are still standing. Barty will protect the party on the next round, though. Enemies: Venomari Extremist *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 39 Defense: 2 Health: 270/366 Special: Poisonous Skin – Causes poisoned by 39 –effect to self and to all that attack the Extremist physically. The effect ends if the poison is removed from the Extremist. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Venomari Preacher *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 38 Defense: 2 Health: 249/345 Special: Pandemia – Causes all negative effects that the Venomari have to all opponents as well. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Venomari Zealot *Absorbs poison* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 37 Defense: 2 Health: 243/339 Special: Twin Fangs – Causes 37 damage and bleeding-effect to the target and the opponent next in turn. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Twin Biter (WP:7, causes bleeding; dual strike axe) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Black Snakeman *Attacks cause slowed* *Stunned* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 3 rounds* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 53 Health: 143/513 Special: Earth Shaker – Causes 22 earth-elemental damage and stunned-effect to all opponents. Drops: 13 gold, Stun Bomb Blue Snakeman *Attacks cause fast asleep* *Confused for 2 rounds* *Jinxed* *Weakened for 3 rounds* *Stunned* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 48 Health: 213/437 Special: Hypno Ray – Causes confused-effect to all opponents. Drops: 8 gold, Remedy Party at the Floral Square: Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 48 years old human Paladin *Party Second-in-Command* Level 35 3/4 *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Affluence* *Hastened* *Lucky* *GUARDIAN ANGEL* Power: 54 (35+14+4+1) Defense: 19 (7+12) Health: 55/58 (10+34+11+2+1) Ether: 33/35 Gold: 20 Equipment: Frozen Saber (WP: 14; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), Round Metal Shield (SP:7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), Inventory: Weapons: Scupperer (WP:17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 2x Mead, Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Smelling Salts, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Mythril Shard, Bone Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Meat Lumps (quest item), Royal Seal of Salmanda (Grants the holder access everywhere in Salmanda at any time of the day; quest item.) John 'Heckz' Brutenhal, the Ghostbuster, the Super Sleuth and the School Inspector (Cutcobra) 32 year old male human Sorcerer Level 27 2/3 *Jinxed Spells at Double Cost* *Darkness Spells Cause Weakened* Power: 39 (27+12) (Spellpower: 49 (27+12+10)) Defense: 0 Health: 16/35 (5+26+4) Ether: 31/43 (5+26+1+5+1+5) Gold: 1003 Equipment: Solemn Dagger (WP: 12, darkness-elemental dagger, 1/2 chance of causing sealed), Magician's Gloves (Spellpower +10; suitable for mages; handwear), Cloak of Blood Magic (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic cause weakened; suitable for mages, necromancers and chi monks; bodywear), Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including Razzmatazz and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional jinxed-effect, increasing their ether cost by 1; suitable for sorcerers; accessory) Inventory: Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Assassin’s Crossbow (WP:4, each successful assassination increases WP by one permanently; suitable to assassins; crossbow), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Watt's Artifact (Makes the user’s attacks and spells three times more effective against demons; accessory), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Smoke Bomb, 2x Deadly Venom, 7 Bones, Bright Polish, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Blue Jelly, "Fifty Shades of Bley" (Grants access to Harlot), "Begone With the Winds" (Grants access to Weather Mage), Black Market Insignia (Allows the owner to seek out a black market dealer from any city they visit on a quest, as decided by the QM.), Old Teddy (quest item), Flower-tailed Flying Squirrel (quest item), 2x Meat Lump (quest item), Borrowed All Scrolls Rex the Rhinotaur, the Mighty Mercenary (NPC, controlled by Zepher) 35 years old male wererhino Paragon Level 61 2/5 *Initiative* *Restoration* *Aura of Honor* *Gamble* *No Escape* *Blessed* Power: 96 (61+30+5) Defense: 12 Health: 93/93 (8+60+25) Gold: 695 Equipment: Grindoceros (WP:30; halves target's defense with every successful hit; hammer), Mighty Cuirass (SP:12, suitable to paragons only; bodywear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.) Inventory: Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), Soma, Deadly Venom, Meat Lump (quest item) ****** Round Two of the Battle for the Holy District: >Periwinkle heals Sarge - Heal (Sarge: +32 health; Periwinkle: -1 ether) >Eric uses Smelling Salts on himself - (Eric: hastened) >Eric uses Mulled Wine on himself - (Eric: inspired) >Sarge vs. Green Snakeman (twice) - Hide >Sarge vs. Red Snakeman (& Venomari Extremist) - Deflected Damage (Sarge: damage deflected) Venomari Extremist + Purple Snakeman - Free Hit on Periwinkle (Periwinkle: attack diverted; Sarge: 48 health+20 SP-(39+42=81/2=41 dmg)=27 health+bleeding by 10; Extremist & Purple Snakeman: poisoned by 4) Venomari Zealot - Free Hit on Sarge (Sarge: 27 health+20 SP-(37/2=19 dmg)=27 health; Zealot: poisoned by 4) Sarge - Blessed + Bleeding by 10 (+5 health, -10 dmg) Venomari Extremist - Poisoned by 4 (+4 health) Venomari Zealot - Poisoned by 4 (+4 health) Purple Snakeman - Poisoned by 4 (-4 dmg) Periwinkle manages to heal Sarge as Eric keeps hiding and drinking. However, Sarge's attacks fail and he ends up in a worse condition than before. Enemies: Venomari Extremist *Absorbs poison* *Sealed for 2 rounds* *Poisoned by 4* Type: Humanoid Level: 39 Defense: 2 Health: 304/366 Special: Poisonous Skin – Causes poisoned by 39 –effect to self and to all that attack the Extremist physically. The effect ends if the poison is removed from the Extremist. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Venomari Zealot *Absorbs poison* *Poisoned by 4* Type: Humanoid Level: 37 Defense: 2 Health: 339/339 Special: Twin Fangs – Causes 37 damage and bleeding-effect to the target and the opponent next in turn. Drops (varies by roll): 1: Twin Biter (WP:7, causes bleeding; dual strike axe) 2-3: Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet) 4-6: 15 gold Green Snakeman *Attacks cause poisoned by 7* *Blinded for 2 rounds* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 59 Health: 254/394 Special: Poison Bomb – Causes 5 damage and poisoned by 1-effect to all opponents regardless of row, expending one bomb from the drops. If bombs run out, nothing happens. Drops: 19 gold, Poison Bomb Purple Snakeman *Attacks cause bleeding* *Poisoned by 4* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 42 Defense: 4 Health: 382/388 Special: Bulk Up – Causes either encouraged-, inspired- or reinforced-effect to self. On consecutive rolls, causes an effect that it does not have. Drops: 12 gold, Mead Red Snakeman *Attacks cause enraged* *Blinded for 2 rounds* *Sealed for 2 rounds* Type: Vermin/Humanoid Level: 50 Health: 351/421 Special: Fast & Furious – Causes enraged-effect to the target and hastened-effect to self. Drops: 10 gold, Smelling Salts Party at the Sanctity Street: Eric (Khorne) 30 year old norseman Raider Level 29 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Evasion* *Immune to Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Asleep, Water and Earth* *Encouraged* *Hiding for 2 rounds* *Hastened* *Inspired* Power: 50 (29+18+2+1) Defense: 5 Health: 52/52 104/104 (8+28+7+4+5) Gold: 406 Equipment: Conspirator (WP:18, causes blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause confused with each hit; darkness-elemental longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to water, earth, blinded and asleep; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; ice-, lightning-, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Drengazuli Grom'az (WP:6; Dual Strike; axe), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon), Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword), Rakshasa Flail (WP:7 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; mace), Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword), Rakshasa Waveblades (WP:5 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; dual strike daggers) Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Consumables: Potion, 9 Grand Potions, 2 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, 4 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 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.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Seal Bomb, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.) Tools etc.: "Key To Riches" (quest item) Sgt. Jon McEncy (Pyrovisionary) *Party Leader* 54 year old male human Black Knight Level 24 2/3 *Immune to Blinded and Stunned* *Poisonous Defense* *Permanently Hastened and Blessed* *Bleeding by 5* Power: 49 (24+21+2+2) Defense: 20 (16+4) Health: 22/48 (7+23+9+3+3+3) Gold: 2021 Equipment: Demonic Greatswords (WP:21, dual strike, has 1/2 chance each to cause sealed and blinded with each hit, Light and Darkness elemental greatsword, Hollow [-]), Serpenthead Shield (SP:16, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user, shield), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect; suitable for black knights; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Inventory: Weapons: Lilliput Knife (WP:1, wielder’s power is not reduced when under minimized-effect, dagger.) Artifacts: 2x Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:1 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear.), Monkey Armor (SP:4, immune to earth and bound; suitable to knights, beast warriors, dragoons, skirmishers and winged warriors; bodywear), Ranger’s Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors; backwear), Sterope’s Headdress (Grants the ability to spend a turn to fly out of a battle and return to it later if it is still going; the wearer cannot affect the battle in any way when they are away from it; suitable to winged warriors only; headwear), Encore Plectrum (If the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to steal gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold in addition to hiding; footwear) Spell Items: “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: 3 Potions, Remedy, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Poisoned Water (Causes poisoned by 1 to the target; consumable), 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Bones, 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.), Mythril Shard Tools etc.: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Business Card, Mistarian Grey Panther (quest item), Gold Scorpion Venom (quest item), Tyrant Statue (Increases the holder’s gold by 50% at the end of each quest) Periwinkle (NPC, controlled by Khorne) 19 years old female human Cleric Level 31 3/4 *Wood-elemental attacks* *Divert* *Immune to wood, stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed* Power: 32 (31+1) Health: 39/39 (9+30) Ether: 2930/35 (5+30) Gold: 18 Equipment: Jaws' Mop (WP:1, double damage against aquatic enemies; broomstick), Narcissus Mirror (User has 1/2 chance to divert direct attacks to the next ally in turn; accessory), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants immunity to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed; suitable for Periwinkle only; headwear), Flora Gear (adds wood-element to physical attacks and protects from wood-elemental damage, accessory) Inventory: Remedy, Neutralizer

The wizards listened to the heroes' explanation intently. "So it has not been able to amass power too much, yet. That is good. Triffids are leeches, like the ancient Mindflayers, absorbing magical powers from other species. Luckily the Triffids can only utilize the absorbed powers when they are digesting a victim, using them as a channel." Altair Ziegfried turned to Waldorf, who was suddenly flaming red. "So you are one of the victims, then? Can you confirm this information?" "Buh... But y-yes, of course, Sir Ziegfried! Umm, I mean, it's a great honor and a priviledge to meet you all! I totally agree with anything the Ziegfrieds say! ...Oh wow..." The young mage seemed to be flabbergasted at the presence of the famous wizards. "We must not tarry any longer, but cast a locator spell. Tell me, how did you manage to follow the plant beast? It moves fast as a lightning, after all." "Ahem... It was my pet poodle, Frau-frau here, that got a whiff of the monster and helped us track it down." "Fluffy cloud with teeth..." "Yip yip yip!" "Splendid! Then we can extract the scent from the dog's nose and use it as a base for our spell. If you only allow that, Miss Frau-frau." "*whimper*" The wizards quickly got to work, and configured a spell that would reveal the Triffid's current whereabouts. "The locator spell worked! It seems the monster is now heading south, towards the Triad Park. It is probably seeking shelter among the trees and plants there." "If we think this through carefully, we can corner it to the park and catch it there without any further victims. I will send my men to fetch some traps and nets, but first we need a plan." The Ziegfrieds conjured a map of the park, so the heroes could device a plan how to trap the Triffid. "Phoebe and I will help in any way we can." "You can count on Annabelle and I, as well!" "And Frau-frau!" "Let's do this together, woohoo!" "We must split up to the three sides of the park as evenly as possible to prevent the Triffid from escaping. I suggest the Heroicans then go in to capture the beast once and for all, since they have the most experience of fighting it. Are we agreed?"

Captain Cousland suddenly stopped the party before they could depart. "Hold on! You're not going anywhere - not without me!" "You show that beast the hell's bells, Captain! I will take my wife to rest. She seems to be utterly drained by the assault." "Mishawani ka'kuro essa..." Bidding farewell to the Bonaparte, the party hurried to check if they could find the Triffid from the house of the Ziegfried family of wizards. They met three family members at the frontyard of the manor. It was getting darker by the minute, and the wizards illuminated their surroundings with their wands. "You there! Did you see where it went?" one of the wizards shouted at the entourage. "Goldraum, no need to be so rude! Don't you recognize Captain Cousland?" "My bad, brother. Sorry, didn't see you there, Captain. We just had a Triffid sniffing around the premises, but the manor's magical defenses drove it away." "It was... lonely, I reckon... And lost... Driven by insatiable hunger... Or maybe leprechauns..." "Good evening to you, Goldraum and Altair. And err... Chesterine. As so it happens, we are also after the Triffid. It has been attacking mages all over the city today. These people can tell you more about the attacks." The wizards turned their attention to the party, eager to hear their report.

OoC: I reckon moving inside the sewers takes a turn? Quintessa peered through the hole. "Ooh, these critters look tough! Kheyli, perhaps you should move inside to help our rodent guide?" Quintessa attacked Magic Red Viper from the back row.

I must keep on apologizing for my hectic life, which lends precious little time for Heroica RPG... I won't be able to be on the computer on this Friday and Saturday at all, sorry! Things should quiet down by next week, though, since I'm not going anywhere for Christmas.

Quintessa tapped her foot impatiently. "May We ask what the hold up is? Was the rat not supposed to take us to our employer? Or was the cat him?"