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I would say that Special Mirror does not work in the case that the Witch is incapacitated (knocked out, petrified, asleep, stunned). I must add it to the Witch's rule page, though.

Ellaria flinches as she sees the host of ethereal enemies bursting in. "Spirits! That's how the mad mage tracked us down, then! You are right, Atters. My weapons are useless against these, unfortunately. But my scrolls are not!" Ellaria uses the Scroll of Weakening on the Spirit Leader from the back row.

I have asked Masked Builder to change the effect on that disputed Spirit Robe. I somehow missed it when he first represented it to me in a PM, so the item was not approved by me. As Endgame pointed out, the Titanic Axe that has the petrified-effect has only 1/12 chance to actually cast it, and the item came from a boss character. It is currently the only way petrified can be cast on enemies (except maybe the Special Mirror skill).

CURRENT SIGN-UPS TO QUEST#66: 1. Hoke Ablesword, Level 22 1/3 Mystic Knight (Username MDM) 2. Alexis Fenral, Level 28 2/3 Assassin (Masked Builder) 3. Kiray Nastayo, Level 1 Knight (KingoftheZempk) 4. Nerwen Calmcacil, Level 18 1/2 Shaman (Chromeknight) 5. Grimwald Gjinko, Level 1 Cleric (LordoftheNoobs) 6. Nyx, Level 25 2/3 Battle Mage (Pandora) 7. Arthur Justus Regulus VII, Level 21 1/3 Sorcerer (Flipz) 8. Arnulf Bishop, Level 6 Rogue (Shoker86) 9. Skrall, Level 25 1/3 Hunter (Waterbrick Down) 10. Sorrow, Level 19 1/2 Assassin (Endgame) 11. Thothwick, Level 23 Black Knight (Professor Flitwick) 12. Lord Lawrence Boomingham, Level 22 1/2 Paladin (Zepher) Edit: Sorry Zeph.

Yes, if you want to.

For all the time it took, I thought you were preparing for at least half-a-year long epic. In other news, WATCH OUT!!! Boomingham has gone haywire!

I don't have any plans of another Z-mail related event. The system itself lives on in the quests, though, especially the ones related to the Ziegfrieds. The last time I used it was in the Grogmas Gifts event as means to send gifts to heroes who were on a quest back then, so it has been incorporated as a part of the world of Heroica RPG now.

Results of Round Two Hundred and Twenty-Eight of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Hybros (Twin Kunai) vs. Faceless & Fiery-eyed Lion - Special Damage (Ice to Eyes - Hybros: 19 health+2 SP-(33/2=17 dmg)=4 health+blinded) >Hybros (Twin Kunai) vs. Touching the Sky & Fiery-eyed Lion - Lethal Hit (No effect) >Jun (Orochi & Jindao) vs. Fiery-eyed Lion & Double Spears - Dual Damage (Jun: 42 health+15 SP-(35+0=35/2=18 dmg)=39 health) >Cinna vs. Fiery-eyed Lion - Critical Hit *SLIP!* Tesni (Fiery Sawblade) vs. Ten Feet of Blue - Defended Counter (Tesni: 8 health+12 SP-32 dmg=0 health) >Tarn vs. Faceless - Furious Hit *SLIP!* >Namyrra (Darkness vs. Empyreal Staff) vs. Touching the Sky - Shield (Summon - Xut the Daemon joins the battle!) Touching the Sky - Blessed (+3 health) The heroes hit a rough patch. None of them get a hit through, and Hybros ends up blinded and Tesni is knocked out. Namyrra manages to summon Xut to help them out, though. 72/108 Stars Defeated! QM Note: When fighting at the White Room, all combatants have 1/3 chance to slip and miss on their turn. Enemies: Double Spears (15th Star) – Location: White Room *Blinded for 2 rounds* Type: Beast/Icy Level: 45 Health: 1840/1874 Special: Double Skewer – Causes 45 damage regardless of SP to the target and the opponent next in order. Drops: Big Surprise (Use on someone big for a surprise), Star Coin Note: Double Spears always damages the target and the opponent next in order. Immune to sudden death. Faceless (98th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Icy Level: 33 Health: 1133/1205 Special: Ice to Eyes – 33 ice-elemental damage and blinded-effect to the target Drops: Star Coin Note: Immune to all effects. Fiery-eyed Lion (49th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Fiery Level: 35 Health: 864/864 Special: Whirling Flames – Deals 35 fire-elemental damage and confused-effect to all opponents. Drops: Kusarigama (WP:10, whip), Star Coin Note: Immune to confused-effect Ten Feet of Blue (59th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Icy Level: 32 Health: 291/729 Special: Winter’s Touch – Freezes the target into a solid block of ice, making it unable to take any action until melted by a fire-elemental attack. Remedy does not work. Drops: Remedy, Star Coin Note: Immune to sealed-effect and sudden death. Touching the Sky (83rd Star) – Location: White Room *Blessed for 6 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 29 Health: 531/683 Special: Celestial Connection – Restores 100 health to all opponents and gives them the blessed-effect. Drops: Soma, Star Coin Note: Touching the Sky fights from the back row, so all non-ranged attacks will do half damage to him, while his attacks do full damage to heroes in back row. Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: White Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 1/3 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 1 round* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 30/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 0/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:19, broomstick), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Gold Dragon Crown (Max. Ether +6; immunity to lightning and stunned; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels and necromancers), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to earth; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory) Inventory: Healing Staff (WP:9, heals target; staff), Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Brown Dragon Girdle (Power +3; immunity to wood; suitable to rangers, rogues, alchemists and beast warriors), Seductive Perfume (Adds enamored-effect to all attacks; suitable to females only; accessory), Paper Parasol (Protects from light- and water-elements; accessory), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 3 Scrap Metals (worth 25 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Grating Stone (WP+1), Bright Polish (SP +1 to one shield or accessory upon use), 24 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: White Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 26 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Encouraged for 1 round* *Blinded for 3 rounds* Power: 32 (26+6) Defense: 2 Health: 4/40 (7+25+5+1+2) Gold: 3163 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire; headwear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental), Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Eye-poking Sai (WP:8, blinded-effect, dagger), Lumber Axe (WP: 8, wood-elemental axe), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Eclipse Guitar (WP:7, darkness-elemental instrument), Starlight Guitar (WP:7, light-elemental instrument), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep-effect, instrument), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 14 Potions, 14 Grand Potions, 22 Health Cores, 9 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 9 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, Certificate for a Cloak of a Red Assassin (The next red assassin met is forced to give up his cloak), Gate Vajra (Allows the party to teleport to any visited room inside the pagoda at the cost of 1 turn; quest item), Metal Tile (quest item), 31 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: White Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 1 round* Power: 41 (26+15) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 25/33 (5+25+3) Ether: 12/41 (5+25+1+1+5+4) Gold: 14 Equipment: Empyreal Staff (WP:15, wind-elemental staff), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers; backwear) Inventory: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Snake Staff (WP:12), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Red Dragon Plume (Immunity to weakened and fire; suitable to barbarians, knights, skirmishers and winged warriors; accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators and winged warriors), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Soul Cage (Causes ??? to all combatants upon consumption), Bedroll, Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Gold Statuette (worth 50 gold), 7 Star Coins Spirits: Battle Angel (Light), Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind), unknown (Water) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: White Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 22 *Natural Respite* *Encouraged for 1 round* Power: 36 (22+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 36/41 (7+21+10+3) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stun-effect; greatsword), Robust Shield (SP:8), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6, spear), Wooden Spear (WP:3, spear), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Sand Worm Hide (SP: 2; bodywear), Scroll of Weakening, Smelling Salts, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bucket, Amulet of U'Kin Nobility (Grants Diplomacy to wearer when addressing a U'Kin), Star Coin Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: White Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Knocked Out* Power: 56 (29+20+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 0/48 (8+28+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Fiery Sawblade (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, longsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:6, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear) Inventory: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them; accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), Winged Box (quest item), Cannon Parts (quest item), 9 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: White Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 18 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 50 & 33 (18+32 & 18+15) Defense: 5 Health: 39/42 (25+17) Gold: 0 Equipment: Orochi Katana (WP:32, darkness-elemental, longsword; suitable to Jun only), Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence Xut the Daemon (Summon, controlled by Quarryman) Element: Darkness Power: 26 Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Ellaria turns to the alchemists upon hearing Atramor's news. "Alright then, someone - or something - is approaching this house. We can only assume that it's location has been discovered by the madman who is after you. No need to be alarmed though, you are in capable hands." The druid felt relieved for once that she was in the company of a powerful witch like Atramor and a brute like Guts. Together they would make quick work of whoever threatened the alchemists. In preparation for the upcoming confrontation, Ellaria heals Ashley in exchange for 1 ether.

CURRENT SIGN-UPS TO QUEST#66: 1. Jon “Sarge” Mcency, Level 13 Rogue (Skyrimguy) 2. Hoke Ablesword, Level 22 1/3 Mystic Knight (Username MDM) 3. Alexis Fenral, Level 28 2/3 Assassin (Masked Builder) 4. Kiray Nastayo, Level 1 Knight (KingoftheZempk) 5. Nerwen Calmcacil, Level 18 1/2 Shaman (Chromeknight) 6. Grimwald Gjinko, Level 1 Cleric (LordoftheNoobs) 7. Sir Brickington, Level 6 Knight (Brickington) 8. Nyx, Level 25 2/3 Battle Mage (Pandora) 9. Arthur Justus Regulus VII, Level 21 1/3 Sorcerer (Flipz) 10. Arnulf Bishop, Level 6 Rogue (Shoker86) 11. Thalion Dwinlas, Level 14 1/2 Mage (-obelix-) 12. Skrall, Level 25 1/3 Hunter (Waterbrick Down)

"Freeze!" "No, burn!!!" Results of Round Two Hundred and Twenty-Six of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Tarn vs. Faceless - Furious Hit (Faceless: 1205 health-(36/2x2=36 dmg)=1169 health) >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Double Spears - Damage *SLIP!* >Cinna vs. Fiery-eyed Lion - Enchantment *SLIP!* >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Double Spears - Shield (Gold Reaper - Hybros: 45+33+35+32+29=174 gold) Tesni (Fiery Sawblade) vs. Ten Feet of Blue - Damage (Tesni: 48 health+12 SP-32 dmg=28 health) >Jun (Orochi & Jindao) vs. Ten Feet of Blue & Double Spears - Dual Hit *SLIP!* >Namyrra (Darkness vs. Empyreal Staff) vs. Touching the Sky - Shield *SLIP!* Touching the Sky - Blessed (+3 health) Both the heroes and the enemies stumble on the slippery floor. Tarn manages to strike his target even though he cannot stun it, and Hybros reaps gold. The Ten Feet of Blue also gets a hit at Tesni. 72/108 Stars Defeated! Results of Round Two Hundred and Twenty-Seven of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Tarn vs. Faceless - Furious Hit (Faceless: 1169 health-(36/2x2=36 dmg)=1133 health) >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Double Spears - Shield (Gold Reaper - Hybros: 45+33+35+32+29=174 gold) >Cinna vs. Fiery-eyed Lion - Special Damage *SLIP!* >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Double Spears - Lethal Hit (Double Spears: 1874 health-(34/2x2=34 dmg)=1840 health+blinded) Tesni (Fiery Sawblade) vs. Ten Feet of Blue - Defended Counter (Tesni: 28 health+12 SP-32 dmg=8 health; Blue: 729 health-(56x8=448 dmg)=291 health) >Jun (Orochi & Jindao) vs. Ten Feet of Blue & Double Spears - Yin&Yang (Jun: +10 health) >Namyrra (Darkness vs. Empyreal Staff) vs. Touching the Sky - Spell *SLIP!* Touching the Sky - Blessed (+3 health) Tarn gets another hit across to the Faceless. Hybros gets even richer, and blinds the yeti with his strike. Tesni suffers another devastating blow, but retaliates with a swing of her fiery sawblade that almost cuts the Ten Feet of Blue in half. Jun recovers full health. The others slip and miss. 72/108 Stars Defeated! QM Note: When fighting at the White Room, all combatants have 1/3 chance to slip and miss on their turn. Enemies: Double Spears (15th Star) – Location: White Room *Blinded for 3 rounds* Type: Beast/Icy Level: 45 Health: 1840/1874 Special: Double Skewer – Causes 45 damage regardless of SP to the target and the opponent next in order. Drops: Big Surprise (Use on someone big for a surprise), Star Coin Note: Double Spears always damages the target and the opponent next in order. Immune to sudden death. Faceless (98th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Icy Level: 33 Health: 1133/1205 Special: Ice to Eyes – 33 ice-elemental damage and blinded-effect to the target Drops: Star Coin Note: Immune to all effects. Fiery-eyed Lion (49th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Fiery Level: 35 Health: 864/864 Special: Whirling Flames – Deals 35 fire-elemental damage and confused-effect to all opponents. Drops: Kusarigama (WP:10, whip), Star Coin Note: Immune to confused-effect Ten Feet of Blue (59th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Icy Level: 32 Health: 291/729 Special: Winter’s Touch – Freezes the target into a solid block of ice, making it unable to take any action until melted by a fire-elemental attack. Remedy does not work. Drops: Remedy, Star Coin Note: Immune to sealed-effect and sudden death. Touching the Sky (83rd Star) – Location: White Room *Blessed for 7 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 29 Health: 528/683 Special: Celestial Connection – Restores 100 health to all opponents and gives them the blessed-effect. Drops: Soma, Star Coin Note: Touching the Sky fights from the back row, so all non-ranged attacks will do half damage to him, while his attacks do full damage to heroes in back row. Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: White Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 1/3 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 2 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 30/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 0/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:19, broomstick), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Gold Dragon Crown (Max. Ether +6; immunity to lightning and stunned; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels and necromancers), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to earth; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory) Inventory: Healing Staff (WP:9, heals target; staff), Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Brown Dragon Girdle (Power +3; immunity to wood; suitable to rangers, rogues, alchemists and beast warriors), Seductive Perfume (Adds enamored-effect to all attacks; suitable to females only; accessory), Paper Parasol (Protects from light- and water-elements; accessory), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 3 Scrap Metals (worth 25 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Grating Stone (WP+1), Bright Polish (SP +1 to one shield or accessory upon use), 24 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: White Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 26 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Encouraged for 2 rounds* Power: 34 (26+8) Defense: 2 Health: 19/40 (7+25+5+1+2) Gold: 3163 Equipment: Eye-poking Sai (WP:8, blinded-effect, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire; headwear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental), Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Lumber Axe (WP: 8, wood-elemental axe), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Eclipse Guitar (WP:7, darkness-elemental instrument), Starlight Guitar (WP:7, light-elemental instrument), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep-effect, instrument), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 14 Potions, 14 Grand Potions, 22 Health Cores, 9 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 9 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, Certificate for a Cloak of a Red Assassin (The next red assassin met is forced to give up his cloak), Gate Vajra (Allows the party to teleport to any visited room inside the pagoda at the cost of 1 turn; quest item), Metal Tile (quest item), 31 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: White Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 2 rounds* Power: 41 (26+15) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 25/33 (5+25+3) Ether: 12/41 (5+25+1+1+5+4) Gold: 14 Equipment: Empyreal Staff (WP:15, wind-elemental staff), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers; backwear) Inventory: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Snake Staff (WP:12), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Red Dragon Plume (Immunity to weakened and fire; suitable to barbarians, knights, skirmishers and winged warriors; accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators and winged warriors), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Soul Cage (Causes ??? to all combatants upon consumption), Bedroll, Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Gold Statuette (worth 50 gold), 7 Star Coins Spirits: Battle Angel (Light), Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind), unknown (Water) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: White Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 22 *Natural Respite* *Encouraged for 2 rounds* Power: 36 (22+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 36/41 (7+21+10+3) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stun-effect; greatsword), Robust Shield (SP:8), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6, spear), Wooden Spear (WP:3, spear), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Sand Worm Hide (SP: 2; bodywear), Scroll of Weakening, Smelling Salts, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bucket, Amulet of U'Kin Nobility (Grants Diplomacy to wearer when addressing a U'Kin), Star Coin Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: White Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 2 rounds* Power: 56 (29+20+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 8/48 (8+28+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Fiery Sawblade (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, longsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:6, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear) Inventory: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them; accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), Winged Box (quest item), Cannon Parts (quest item), 9 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: White Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 18 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 50 & 33 (18+32 & 18+15) Defense: 5 Health: 42/42 (25+17) Gold: 0 Equipment: Orochi Katana (WP:32, darkness-elemental, longsword; suitable to Jun only), Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Well, the Obsidian Dragon is done for, but there's the other two Threshold Monsters to go. It seems I need to beef them up a bit for the future. I probably would have beefed up the Dragon too for the party that faced it, had it been my hosting duty, but of course CMP only followed my instructions and cannot be held accountable for them. It was my fault, if someone needs to place blame, that it didn't turn into a week-long epic battle for survival that it should've been. But as CMP pointed out, the party was prepared and ready to face the boss. They deserved the "easy" victory. But the Threshold Monsters are only a taste of what lies in the farthest reaches...

QM Note: Shush! It's alright, though, all you see is numbered dots anyway.

Well, the Jade Kraken has 8 of those. So why don't you head there next.

Results of Round Two Hundred and Twenty-Five of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Tarn vs. Faceless - Damage (Tarn: 38 health+15 SP-(33/2=17 dmg)=36 health) >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Double Spears - Damage Two (Hybros: 40 health+2 SP-(45/2=23 dmg)=19 health; Cinna: 43 health+10 SP-(45/2=23 dmg)=30 health) >Cinna vs. Fiery-eyed Lion - Hit *SLIP!* >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Double Spears - Critical Lethal Hit *SLIP!* Tesni (Fiery Sawblade) vs. Ten Feet of Blue - Special Damage *SLIP!* >Jun (Orochi & Jindao) vs. Ten Feet of Blue & Double Spears - Yin&Yang (Jun: +10 health) >Namyrra (Darkness vs. Empyreal Staff) vs. Touching the Sky - Great Spell (Sky: 683 health-(41x4=164 dmg)=519 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) Touching the Sky - Blessed (+3 health) Fighting on the slippery surface is not easy. Tarn, Hybros and Cinna take some damage, while Jun restores some of his own health. Only Namyrra gets a hit on the enemies. 72/108 Stars Defeated! QM Note: When fighting at the White Room, all combatants have 1/3 chance to slip and miss on their turn. Enemies: Double Spears (15th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Beast/Icy Level: 45 Health: 1874/1874 Special: Double Skewer – Causes 45 damage regardless of SP to the target and the opponent next in order. Drops: Big Surprise (Use on someone big for a surprise), Star Coin Note: Double Spears always damages the target and the opponent next in order. Immune to sudden death. Faceless (98th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Icy Level: 33 Health: 1205/1205 Special: Ice to Eyes – 33 ice-elemental damage and blinded-effect to the target Drops: Star Coin Note: Immune to all effects. Fiery-eyed Lion (49th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Fiery Level: 35 Health: 864/864 Special: Whirling Flames – Deals 35 fire-elemental damage and confused-effect to all opponents. Drops: Kusarigama (WP:10, whip), Star Coin Note: Immune to confused-effect Ten Feet of Blue (59th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Icy Level: 32 Health: 729/729 Special: Winter’s Touch – Freezes the target into a solid block of ice, making it unable to take any action until melted by a fire-elemental attack. Remedy does not work. Drops: Remedy, Star Coin Note: Immune to sealed-effect and sudden death. Touching the Sky (83rd Star) – Location: White Room *Blessed for 9 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 29 Health: 522/683 Special: Celestial Connection – Restores 100 health to all opponents and gives them the blessed-effect. Drops: Soma, Star Coin Note: Touching the Sky fights from the back row, so all non-ranged attacks will do half damage to him, while his attacks do full damage to heroes in back row. Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: White Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 1/3 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 4 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 30/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 0/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:19, broomstick), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Gold Dragon Crown (Max. Ether +6; immunity to lightning and stunned; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels and necromancers), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to earth; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory) Inventory: Healing Staff (WP:9, heals target; staff), Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Brown Dragon Girdle (Power +3; immunity to wood; suitable to rangers, rogues, alchemists and beast warriors), Seductive Perfume (Adds enamored-effect to all attacks; suitable to females only; accessory), Paper Parasol (Protects from light- and water-elements; accessory), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 3 Scrap Metals (worth 25 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Grating Stone (WP+1), Bright Polish (SP +1 to one shield or accessory upon use), 24 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: White Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 26 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Encouraged for 4 rounds* Power: 34 (26+8) Defense: 2 Health: 19/40 (7+25+5+1+2) Gold: 2815 Equipment: Eye-poking Sai (WP:8, blinded-effect, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire; headwear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental), Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Lumber Axe (WP: 8, wood-elemental axe), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Eclipse Guitar (WP:7, darkness-elemental instrument), Starlight Guitar (WP:7, light-elemental instrument), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep-effect, instrument), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 14 Potions, 14 Grand Potions, 22 Health Cores, 9 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 9 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, Certificate for a Cloak of a Red Assassin (The next red assassin met is forced to give up his cloak), Gate Vajra (Allows the party to teleport to any visited room inside the pagoda at the cost of 1 turn; quest item), Metal Tile (quest item), 31 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: White Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 4 rounds* Power: 41 (26+15) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 25/33 (5+25+3) Ether: 12/41 (5+25+1+1+5+4) Gold: 14 Equipment: Empyreal Staff (WP:15, wind-elemental staff), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers; backwear) Inventory: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Snake Staff (WP:12), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Red Dragon Plume (Immunity to weakened and fire; suitable to barbarians, knights, skirmishers and winged warriors; accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators and winged warriors), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Soul Cage (Causes ??? to all combatants upon consumption), Bedroll, Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Gold Statuette (worth 50 gold), 7 Star Coins Spirits: Battle Angel (Light), Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind), unknown (Water) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: White Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 22 *Natural Respite* *Encouraged for 4 rounds* Power: 36 (22+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 36/41 (7+21+10+3) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stun-effect; greatsword), Robust Shield (SP:8), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6, spear), Wooden Spear (WP:3, spear), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Sand Worm Hide (SP: 2; bodywear), Scroll of Weakening, Smelling Salts, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bucket, Amulet of U'Kin Nobility (Grants Diplomacy to wearer when addressing a U'Kin), Star Coin Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: White Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 4 rounds* Power: 56 (29+20+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 48/48 (8+28+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Fiery Sawblade (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, longsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:6, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear) Inventory: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them; accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), Winged Box (quest item), Cannon Parts (quest item), 9 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: White Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 18 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 50 & 33 (18+32 & 18+15) Defense: 5 Health: 39/42 (25+17) Gold: 0 Equipment: Orochi Katana (WP:32, darkness-elemental, longsword; suitable to Jun only), Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

I apologize. You did get awesome rolls, though. The other two Threshold Monsters require more strategy, though. The Dragon was more like a fight against brute force. Oops, the title was lost in the planning, it seems. I want to emphasis that by giving titles, I have never meant the titles below the avatar in your sidebar. I have no power to give those, so apologies if anyone has thought it was about them. Instead, the titles will be listed in the Heroes Gallery at Heroica Hall. The five of you who defeated the Obsidian Dragon will get yours right away.

"I applaud you for your efficient looting, Atters. Now let us continue with the task at hand." Ellaria returns to the sitting room with the others, if that's where they are headed.

As the heroes gaze upon the huge carcass of the Obsidian Dragon, they hear a click-clack of hooves approaching from behind. "Baah! Baah!!! Ba-baah. [unbelievable, you did it! You slew the Black Cloud, the Burninator, the Menace from Above!!! Wait here, I'll go scout ahead to map out the western reaches again.]" Billy returns in time, carrying a parchment in his mouth. It contains the map to the lands beyond the dragon's lair. How he managed to draw it, only he knows... Hard: 22. Burning Forest 23. Scorched Moors 24. Timehenge Sanctuaries: W. Western Sanctuary Another critter runs up the hills towards the party. They see that it's Missy the Pig. "Oink, oinkity-oink! Squeak?! [Congrats, you guys! You did it! Old Mack told me that you five will henceforth be given the title of "Dragonslayer" in a plate below your portrait at the Heroica Hall. Isn't that squeak or what?!]"

Your past Mafia experience: Playabus Aplenticus! Your ability to focus on the game over the next 32 days: Focuso Muchoso! Will you be able to keep up with 20 hour NA deadlines? Uncertaintimus Unfortunalis... Your favorite Mafia moment: Toomanicus Tomention! Tell me why you think Vanilla Townies are important or how they are most useful: Cannonis Fodderus! (6 steps in a Mafia application?) Give me your word that you'll participate in whatever crazy concoction I've doctored to avoid the meta-gaming. It will take everyone's cooperation and to operate on their honor. Challengiens Acceptimus!

Results of Round Two Hundred and Twenty-Three of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Hybros retrieves Banana Bladerang Hybros drinks a cup of tea Cinna does nothing Namyrra investigates the cupboard Tesni does nothing Tarn does nothing Jun does nothing Hybros fetches back his bladerang that lies forgotten in a corner. He then takes a sip from a tea. It tastes bitter, but refreshing, and restores 10 health to him. Namyrra looks into the cupboard, but finds only jars with tea leaves and honey. 72/108 Stars Defeated! Results of Round Two Hundred and Twenty-Four of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Hybros drinks a Grand Potion Hybros moves upstairs Cinna moves upstairs Namyrra moves upstairs Tesni moves upstairs Tarn moves upstairs Jun moves upstairs The party continues their upward climb. The next room is a long hallway with an icy, slippery floor. Ice covers the white walls and the other set of stairs on the other end of the corridor as well. Five gruesome enemies await them there. 72/108 Stars Defeated! QM Note: When fighting at the White Room, all combatants have 1/3 chance to slip and miss on their turn. Enemies: Double Spears (15th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Beast/Icy Level: 45 Health: 1874/1874 Special: Double Skewer – Causes 45 damage regardless of SP to the target and the opponent next in order. Drops: Big Surprise (Use on someone big for a surprise), Star Coin Note: Double Spears always damages the target and the opponent next in order. Immune to sudden death. Faceless (98th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Icy Level: 33 Health: 1205/1205 Special: Ice to Eyes – 33 ice-elemental damage and blinded-effect to the target Drops: Star Coin Note: Immune to all effects. Fiery-eyed Lion (49th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Fiery Level: 35 Health: 864/864 Special: Whirling Flames – Deals 35 fire-elemental damage and confused-effect to all opponents. Drops: Kusarigama (WP:10, whip), Star Coin Note: Immune to confused-effect Ten Feet of Blue (59th Star) – Location: White Room Type: Humanoid/Icy Level: 32 Health: 729/729 Special: Winter’s Touch – Freezes the target into a solid block of ice, making it unable to take any action until melted by a fire-elemental attack. Remedy does not work. Drops: Remedy, Star Coin Note: Immune to sealed-effect and sudden death. Touching the Sky (83rd Star) – Location: White Room *Blessed for 10 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 29 Health: 683/683 Special: Celestial Connection – Restores 100 health to all opponents and gives them the blessed-effect. Drops: Soma, Star Coin Note: Touching the Sky fights from the back row, so all non-ranged attacks will do half damage to him, while his attacks do full damage to heroes in back row. Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: White Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 1/3 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 5 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 43/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 0/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:19, broomstick), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Gold Dragon Crown (Max. Ether +6; immunity to lightning and stunned; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels and necromancers), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to earth; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory) Inventory: Healing Staff (WP:9, heals target; staff), Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Brown Dragon Girdle (Power +3; immunity to wood; suitable to rangers, rogues, alchemists and beast warriors), Seductive Perfume (Adds enamored-effect to all attacks; suitable to females only; accessory), Paper Parasol (Protects from light- and water-elements; accessory), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 3 Scrap Metals (worth 25 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Grating Stone (WP+1), Bright Polish (SP +1 to one shield or accessory upon use), 24 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: White Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 26 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Encouraged for 5 rounds* Power: 34 (26+8) Defense: 2 Health: 40/40 (7+25+5+1+2) Gold: 2815 Equipment: Eye-poking Sai (WP:8, blinded-effect, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire; headwear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental), Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Lumber Axe (WP: 8, wood-elemental axe), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Eclipse Guitar (WP:7, darkness-elemental instrument), Starlight Guitar (WP:7, light-elemental instrument), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep-effect, instrument), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 14 Potions, 14 Grand Potions, 22 Health Cores, 9 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 9 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, Certificate for a Cloak of a Red Assassin (The next red assassin met is forced to give up his cloak), Gate Vajra (Allows the party to teleport to any visited room inside the pagoda at the cost of 1 turn; quest item), Metal Tile (quest item), 31 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: White Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 5 rounds* Power: 37 (26+11) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 25/33 (5+25+3) Ether: 13/41 (5+25+1+1+5+4) Gold: 14 Equipment: Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers; backwear) Inventory: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Empyreal Staff (WP:15, wind-elemental staff), Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Snake Staff (WP:12), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Red Dragon Plume (Immunity to weakened and fire; suitable to barbarians, knights, skirmishers and winged warriors; accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators and winged warriors), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Soul Cage (Causes ??? to all combatants upon consumption), Bedroll, Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Gold Statuette (worth 50 gold), 7 Star Coins Spirits: Battle Angel (Light), Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind), unknown (Water) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: White Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 22 *Natural Respite* *Encouraged for 5 rounds* Power: 36 (22+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 38/41 (7+21+10+3) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stun-effect; greatsword), Robust Shield (SP:8), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6, spear), Wooden Spear (WP:3, spear), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Sand Worm Hide (SP: 2; bodywear), Scroll of Weakening, Smelling Salts, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bucket, Amulet of U'Kin Nobility (Grants Diplomacy to wearer when addressing a U'Kin), Star Coin Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: White Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 5 rounds* Power: 47 (29+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 48/48 (8+28+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:6, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear) Inventory: Fiery Sawblade (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, longsword), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them; accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), Winged Box (quest item), Cannon Parts (quest item), 9 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: White Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 18 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 50 & 33 (18+32 & 18+15) Defense: 5 Health: 29/42 (25+17) Gold: 0 Equipment: Orochi Katana (WP:32, darkness-elemental, longsword; suitable to Jun only), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

QM Note: I don't quite follow your battle results, Masked. How could the Rodent damage Rian if it was already killed by Guts? There's a reason the actions are in a specified order, you know. It's not all happening at once... Ellaria nods to Guts. "You are certainly effective in your methods, Mr. Holla. It seems one would be wise not to cross you. May Sylvania guide me from your wrath if I ever did that." She hoped that the raider would pick out the jest in her voice. She then turns to Atramor. "Maybe me and the alchemists can help you with those crates, Atramor? Now that we're down here and everything..." Ellaria looks into the dark brown barrel in the corner. There seems to be something inside it...

How can you misunderstand the line "the created item is added to the alchemist's inventory"?

Results of Round Two Hundred and Twenty-Two of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Beautiful Beard - Damage (Hybros: 39 health+2 SP-(36/2=18 dmg)=23 health) >Hybros (Eye-poking Sai) vs. Beautiful Beard - Special Damage (Mirror Move - Hybros: no effect) >Cinna vs. Beautiful Beard - Enchantment (Cinna: not enough ether) >Tarn vs. Beautiful Beard - Special Damage (Mirror Move - Tarn: no effect) Tesni vs. Beautiful Beard - Shield (War Cry - Beard: 102 health-(56x4=224 dmg)=0 health) >Namyrra (Composite Bow) vs. Beautiful Beard - Critical Hit >Jun does nothing It takes some effort, and a trickle of impish blood, but finally the Beautiful Beard falls to Tesni's blade. Tesni gets a Magic Mirror and a Star Coin! THE PARTY LEVELS UP! Now that the enemies were gone, the heroes noticed the warm cups of tea at the tables. They sit down to take a breather while Cinna and Mauryl decide to take the stage and perform a comedy skit to lighten the mood. 72/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: N/A Party: Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Tea Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 25 1/3 *Immune to Stunned, Lightning and Earth* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 45 (25+19+1) Defense: 10 (9+1) Health: 43/43 (5+24+7+1+6) Ether: 0/37 (5+24+6+1+1) Gold: 800 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:19, broomstick), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Gold Dragon Crown (Max. Ether +6; immunity to lightning and stunned; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels and necromancers), Black Dragon Robe (Max. Health +6; immunity to earth; suitable to mages, rogues and chi monks; bodywear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory) Inventory: Healing Staff (WP:9, heals target; staff), Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Brown Dragon Girdle (Power +3; immunity to wood; suitable to rangers, rogues, alchemists and beast warriors), Seductive Perfume (Adds enamored-effect to all attacks; suitable to females only; accessory), Paper Parasol (Protects from light- and water-elements; accessory), 2 Amethysts (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 3 Scrap Metals (worth 25 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Grating Stone (WP+1), Bright Polish (SP +1 to one shield or accessory upon use), 24 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Tea Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 26 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed and Fire* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 34 (26+8) Defense: 2 Health: 24/40 (7+25+5+1+2) Gold: 2815 Equipment: Eye-poking Sai (WP:8, blinded-effect, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire; headwear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory) Inventory: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, earth-elemental), Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Lumber Axe (WP: 8, wood-elemental axe), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Eclipse Guitar (WP:7, darkness-elemental instrument), Starlight Guitar (WP:7, light-elemental instrument), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep-effect, instrument), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Shuriken (WP:5, retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), 2 Emeralds (Wood), 14 Potions, 14 Grand Potions, 22 Health Cores, 9 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Lightning Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Gaia Bomb (100 earth-elemental damage to all enemies), 9 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Tiger Balm (Grants immunity to all effects for one battle), Minimizing Dust, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone, Certificate for a Cloak of a Red Assassin (The next red assassin met is forced to give up his cloak), Gate Vajra (Allows the party to teleport to any visited room inside the pagoda at the cost of 1 turn; quest item), Metal Tile (quest item), 31 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Tea Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 26 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 37 (26+11) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 25/33 (5+25+3) Ether: 13/41 (5+25+1+1+5+4) Gold: 14 Equipment: Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP; bow), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers; backwear) Inventory: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Empyreal Staff (WP:15, wind-elemental staff), Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Snake Staff (WP:12), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Red Dragon Plume (Immunity to weakened and fire; suitable to barbarians, knights, skirmishers and winged warriors; accessory), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators and winged warriors), Aquamarine, Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Soul Cage (Causes ??? to all combatants upon consumption), Bedroll, Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Gold Statuette (worth 50 gold), 7 Star Coins Spirits: Battle Angel (Light), Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind), unknown (Water) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Tea Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 22 *Natural Respite* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 36 (22+13+1) Defense: 15 (8+6+1) Health: 38/41 (7+21+10+3) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stun-effect; greatsword), Robust Shield (SP:8), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Bagpipes (WP:8, wind-elemental instrument), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6, spear), Wooden Spear (WP:3, spear), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Sand Worm Hide (SP: 2; bodywear), Scroll of Weakening, Smelling Salts, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bucket, Amulet of U'Kin Nobility (Grants Diplomacy to wearer when addressing a U'Kin), Star Coin Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Tea Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 29 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Encouraged for 7 rounds* Power: 47 (29+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 48/48 (8+28+10+2) Gold: 805 Equipped: Cysgodion (WP:11, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP:6, Immunity to afraid), Bone Claws (WP:3, SP:2; handwear), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4, Max. Health +2; bodywear) Inventory: Fiery Sawblade (WP:20, 4x damage to enemies weak to fire, longsword), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Shackles of War (prevents all fleeing, accessory), Magic Mirror (The user reflects all ether-based attacks back to the caster without getting damaged by them; accessory), Ruby (Fire), Scroll of Sleep, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (100 wind-elemental damage to all enemies), Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), Winged Box (quest item), Cannon Parts (quest item), 9 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Tea Room 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 18 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* Power: 50 & 33 (18+32 & 18+15) Defense: 5 Health: 29/42 (25+17) Gold: 0 Equipment: Orochi Katana (WP:32, darkness-elemental, longsword; suitable to Jun only), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Yes, if the alchemist first gives the items to them. I think it's you who needs to reread the job description. The alchemists' Shield-skill does in fact create unique consumables not available anywhere else.

Mwahaha, let us see. ;) The battle is winnable with some luck, but just one round of bad rolls will be detrimental to the party. Remember that the lucky-effect does not protect from damage, it only lowers the odds.