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For the first time in a long while Ellaria felt the need to resist Lawrence. "But... why? I'm healthy enough to fight, and the Roots of Life can come out at any moment to save the day, but they won't if I just stay behind. If I don't attack the enemies, they will overcome you with their Free Hits." Seeing that the rage within her was preventing her from stepping back from the enemies, Ellaria focused to come up with another plan. "If I nurture myself properly, I will be able to step back again", she whispered to herself, before springing into action. On the first turn, Ellaria attempts to nurture herself from the front row. If that fails, Ellaria tries again on her second turn. If she succeeds, Ellaria will shoot the Dwarven Technician from the back row.

QM Note: The only problem I see is that Tarn has chosen to spend his next turn equipping a new artefact. That means he would have to move down to the Harmony Room on the round after that, and either leave the bagpipe or be left behind as others teleport.

A hearty welcome to the game, joeshmoe! There's been a draught of new players lately, hopefully you'll attract a few more lurkers to follow your example and join the game. Having enemies with triple-digit levels is not really a realistic scenario, since there's the experience curve. As some have calculated, it will take a couple of years for a character to even hit Level 50, and even then nobody will have over 100 health. Besides, you can replace super-powerful enemies with a super-load of enemies, if you want to keep the difficulty up. Also, I'm not planning for this game to go on forever. Certainly a few more years, if my motivation keeps up, but we will see a conclusion one day, if ya'll just stick with the game. ;)

Like Flipz said, it is allowed, but with some reservation. You would need to be able to take good shots of your LDD-creations, and prepare a few in advance for me to see before I approve the quest.

"Back to business, then", Ellaria says as she prepares to shoot the Dwarven Technician twice from the back row.

Magnificent! I especially applaud the bold use of accent colors to break the grey monotony. The various architectural details are intriguing, as well, even though they somewhat hurt the cohesiveness of the building in general. Then again, this is a fantasy castle not set in any specific point in history, so it "being a bit all over the place" is understandable.

Ellaria agrees with Boomingham about the healing. "This might be the best chance to do so." Thus she attempts to heal herself and William.

"GRRRAAHHH!!! MADNESS!!!" Results of Round Forty-Seven of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Xut (Darkness) vs. Giant in the Clouds - (Giant: 161 health-(24x2=48 dmg)=113 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) Hybros vs. Giant in the Clouds (twice) - Shield (Gold Reaper - Hybros: +44 gold) Hybros vs. Giant in the Clouds (twice) - Lethal Hit (Giant: sudden death) Namyrra uses Phoenix Incense - (Christopher, Tarn & Tesni: revived with full health) Cinna (Darkness) vs. Giant in the Clouds - Damage Cinna (Darkness) vs. Giant in the Clouds - Great Spell Christopher does nothing Tarn does nothing Tesni does nothing Xut and Hybros take care of the giant together. Hybros gets Minimizing Dust and a Star Coin! Meanwhile Namyrra brings everyone else back (save for the poor Jun who is still lying abandoned on the first floor). With the mist-filled room devoid of enemies now, the party advances, finding one single door from the wall opposite of the stairs. 38/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: N/A Party: Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger) – Location: Misty Room 27 years old male human Paladin Level 18 *Immune to Weakened* Power: 32 (18+11+2+1) Defense: 9 (5+4) Health: 38/38 (10+17+11) Ether: 19/20 (1+17+2) Gold: 5 Equipment: Sunspear (WP:11, light-elemental, weakened-effect; halberd), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Paladin's Armor (SP:4, Max. Ether +2) Inventory: 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Remedy, 2 Rums, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Misty Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 23 1/3 *Immune to Fire and Earth* *Hastened for 2 rounds* Power: 42 (23+18+1) Defense: 12 (9+2+1) Health: 25/41 (5+22+7+1+6) Ether: 16/29 (5+22+1+1) Gold: 46 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:18, ranged), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire), 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: Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Silver Katana (WP:8, longsword), Healing Staff (WP:5), 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, Grand Tonic, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 2 Big Pearls (worth 150 gold), 2 Iron Keys, Golden Key, 18 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Misty Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 24 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Slowed and Water* Power: 30 (24+6) Defense: 0 Health: 17/36 (7+23+5+1) Gold: 1425 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), 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), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), 2 Emeralds (Wood), Aquamarine (Water), 15 Potions, 15 Grand Potions, Grand Tonic, 21 Health Cores, 7 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 12 Nostrums, 2 Meads, 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), 4 Iron Keys, 15 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Misty Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 24 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* Power: 36 (24+12) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 16/31 (5+23+3) Ether: 15/39 (5+23+1+1+5+4) Gold: 54 Equipment: Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; 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), Snake Staff (WP:12), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Tonic, Grand Tonic, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Star Coins Spirits: Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Battle Angel (Light), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Misty Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 20 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile* Power: 34 (20+13+1) Defense: 11 (5+5+1) Health: 36/36 (7+19+10) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stuns target on successful hits; greatsword), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; 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), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; 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) Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Misty Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 27 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* Power: 45 (27+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 46/46 (8+26+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: Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Iron Katana (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), 2 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Stone Garden 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 15 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* *Knocked Out* Power: 30 & 30 (15+15 & 15+15) Defense: 5 Health: 0/39 (25+14) Gold: 0 Equipment: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Xut the Daemon (Summon, controlled by Quarryman) Element: Darkness Power: 24 Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

The broomsticks used as weapons are magical; they fly to the enemies.

Results of Round Forty-Six of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Namyrra uses Grand Tonic on herself - (Namyrra: +15 ether) Xut (Darkness) vs. Striking Hawk - (Striking Hawk: 48 health-(24x2=48 dmg)=0 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) >Hybros (Throwing Knife) vs. Sky Piercer - Special Damage (Skyfall - Cinna: 32 health-(13/2=7 dmg)=25 health; Hybros: 24 health-(13/2=7 dmg)=17 health; Namyrra: 24 health-(13/2=7 dmg)=17 health; Tarn: 20 health-13 dmg=7 health) >Hybros (Throwing Knife) vs. Sky Piercer - Lethal Aim (Sky Piercer: 84 health-8 dmg=76 health) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Giant in the Clouds - Spell (Giant: 749 health-(42x2=84 dmg)=665 health) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Giant in the Clouds - Shield (Spellspin of Darkness - 12 hits; Giant: 665 health-(42x2=84x6=504 dmg)=161 health; Sky Piercer: 76 health-(42x2=84x6=504 dmg)=0 health) Tarn vs. Sky Piercer Giant in the Clouds - Special Damage (Human Bowling - Tarn: knocked out; Namyrra: 17 health+10 SP-7 dmg=17 health) Namyrra also drinks a Grand Tonic, and then orders Xut to take out the Striking Hawk. Namyrra gets Smelling Salts and a Star Coin! THE PARTY (meaning Cinna, Hybros, Namyrra and Tarn) LEVELS UP! The Sky Piercer releases the winds upon the party again. Hybros tosses one of his throwing knives at the Sky Piercer for menial damage. Cinna's dark spells greatly damage the Giant and take out the Sky Piercer. Cinna gets an Air Bomb and a Star Coin! The enraged Giant grabs Tarn and tosses him against Namyrra. The evoker is protected by her armor, but Tarn is knocked out by the collision. Three heroes (and Xut) are left standing against the not-so-jolly green giant. 37/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Giant in the Clouds (82nd Star) – Location: Misty Room Type: Humanoid Level: 44 Health: 161/1552 Special: Human Bowling – The Giant picks up the target and throws it at the next opponent in turn, depleting all health from the thrown target and causing an equal amount of damage to the next opponent. Drops: Minimizing Dust, Star Coin Party: Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger) – Location: Misty Room 27 years old male human Paladin Level 18 *Immune to Weakened* *Knocked Out* Power: 32 (18+11+2+1) Defense: 9 (5+4) Health: 0/38 (10+17+11) Ether: 19/20 (1+17+2) Gold: 5 Equipment: Sunspear (WP:11, light-elemental, weakened-effect; halberd), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Paladin's Armor (SP:4, Max. Ether +2) Inventory: 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Remedy, 2 Rums, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Misty Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 23 1/3 *Immune to Fire and Earth* *Hastened for 3 rounds* Power: 42 (23+18+1) Defense: 12 (9+2+1) Health: 25/41 (5+22+7+1+6) Ether: 16/29 (5+22+1+1) Gold: 46 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:18, ranged), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire), 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: Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Silver Katana (WP:8, longsword), Healing Staff (WP:5), 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, Grand Tonic, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Air Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 2 Big Pearls (worth 150 gold), 2 Iron Keys, Golden Key, 18 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Misty Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 24 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Slowed and Water* Power: 30 (24+6) Defense: 0 Health: 17/36 (7+23+5+1) Gold: 1381 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), 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), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), 2 Emeralds (Wood), Aquamarine (Water), 15 Potions, 15 Grand Potions, Grand Tonic, 21 Health Cores, 7 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 12 Nostrums, 2 Meads, 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), 4 Iron Keys, 14 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Misty Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 24 1/3 *Immune to Sealing* Power: 36 (24+12) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 17/31 (5+23+3) Ether: 15/39 (5+23+1+1+5+4) Gold: 54 Equipment: Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; 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), Snake Staff (WP:12), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Tonic, Grand Tonic, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 2 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Star Coins Spirits: Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Battle Angel (Light), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Misty Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 20 1/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile* *Knocked Out* Power: 34 (20+13+1) Defense: 11 (5+5+1) Health: 0/36 (7+19+10) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stuns target on successful hits; greatsword), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; 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), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; 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) Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Misty Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 27 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Knocked Out* Power: 45 (27+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 0/46 (8+26+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: Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Iron Katana (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), 2 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Stone Garden 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 15 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* *Knocked Out* Power: 30 & 30 (15+15 & 15+15) Defense: 5 Health: 0/39 (25+14) Gold: 0 Equipment: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Xut the Daemon (Summon, controlled by Quarryman) Element: Darkness Power: 24 Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

OoC: The Crowkin shouldn't be immune to the first hit anymore, correct? "Lawrence, no!" Ellaria gasps. She quickly takes out her final Phoenix Essence and uses it on Boomingham. Then she aims her crossbow at the Dwarven Technician from the back row.

Results of Round Forty-Five of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Xut does nothing Cinna moves upstairs to Misty Room >Cinna uses Grand Tonic on herself - (Cinna: +15 ether) Hybros moves to Harmony Room Hybros moves upstairs to Misty Room Namyrra moves upstairs to Misty Room Tarn moves upstairs to Misty Room Giant in the Clouds moves upstairs to Misty Room Sky Piercer moves upstairs to Misty Room Striking Hawk moves upstairs to Misty Room Striking Hawk - Free Hit vs. Cinna (Cinna: 32 health+12 SP-(20/2=10 dmg=32 health) Hybros appears through the door and leads the party back upstairs to the Misty Room. The enemies follow suite, and as Cinna drinks her Grand Tonic the Striking Hawk tries to backstab her, but fails. 35/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Giant in the Clouds (82nd Star) – Location: Misty Room Type: Humanoid Level: 44 Health: 749/1552 Special: Human Bowling – The Giant picks up the target and throws it at the next opponent in turn, depleting all health from the thrown target and causing an equal amount of damage to the next opponent. Drops: Minimizing Dust, Star Coin Sky Piercer (55th Star) – Location: Misty Room Type: Humanoid Level: 26 Health: 84/311 Special: Skyfall – Causes 13 wind-elemental damage that pierces SP to all opponents. Drops: Air Bomb, Star Coin Striking Hawk (11th Star) – Location: Misty Room *Hastened for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 20 Health: 48/216 Special: Pecking Order – All the opponents acting after this skill on the current round lose their turns. Drops: Smelling Salts, Star Coin Note: The Striking Hawk is temporarily hastened, giving him an extra Free Hit. Party: Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger) – Location: Misty Room 27 years old male human Paladin Level 18 *Immune to Weakened* *Knocked Out* Power: 32 (18+11+2+1) Defense: 9 (5+4) Health: 0/38 (10+17+11) Ether: 19/20 (1+17+2) Gold: 5 Equipment: Sunspear (WP:11, light-elemental, weakened-effect; halberd), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Paladin's Armor (SP:4, Max. Ether +2) Inventory: 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Remedy, 2 Rums, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Misty Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 23 *Immune to Fire and Earth* *Hastened for 4 rounds* Power: 42 (23+18+1) Defense: 12 (9+2+1) Health: 32/41 (5+22+7+1+6) Ether: 16/29 (5+22+1+1) Gold: 46 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:18, ranged), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire), 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: Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Silver Katana (WP:8, longsword), Healing Staff (WP:5), 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, Grand Tonic, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 2 Big Pearls (worth 150 gold), 2 Iron Keys, Golden Key, 17 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Misty Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 23 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Slowed and Water* Power: 29 (23+6) Defense: 0 Health: 23/35 (7+22+5+1) Gold: 1381 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), 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), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), 2 Emeralds (Wood), Aquamarine (Water), 15 Potions, 15 Grand Potions, Grand Tonic, 21 Health Cores, 7 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 12 Nostrums, 2 Meads, 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), 4 Iron Keys, 14 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Misty Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 24 *Immune to Sealing* Power: 36 (24+12) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 24/31 (5+23+3) Ether: 1/39 (5+23+1+1+5+4) Gold: 54 Equipment: Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; 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), Snake Staff (WP:12), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Tonic, 2 Grand Tonics, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 2 Star Coins Spirits: Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Battle Angel (Light), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Misty Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 20 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile* Power: 34 (20+13+1) Defense: 11 (5+5+1) Health: 20/36 (7+19+10) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stuns target on successful hits; greatsword), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; 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), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; 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) Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Misty Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 27 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Knocked Out* Power: 45 (27+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 0/46 (8+26+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: Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Iron Katana (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), 2 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Stone Garden 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 15 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* *Knocked Out* Power: 30 & 30 (15+15 & 15+15) Defense: 5 Health: 0/39 (25+14) Gold: 0 Equipment: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Xut the Daemon (Summon, controlled by Quarryman) Element: Darkness Power: 24 Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

But that's exactly what I was talking about. You made up a character with a specific name and origin, then you apparently got bored of them and decided he was just "lying" about them so you get an excuse to change them. How would it sound if I said that Ellaria was actually Bonnie, a transvestite elf from Brobric, and had just been lying about her origins to everyone (and kidnapping someone's baby to fake a pregnancy)? Wouldn't that just undermine everything I had built for her character up until now? I'm not saying you cannot change your character to your liking, but I am saying it isn't good roleplaying. You have to give your character time and space to grow and evolve, not just make sudden changes out of the blue. Hope you understand where I'm coming from with this. I mean no malice, just want to give you advice.

I don't think werewolves are large in numbers in any nation (except maybe Terra Chima, but they're all werefolk down there). Since the trait of a werewolf can be passed on, I don't see why there couldn't be some werewolves in Dastan, as well. On another note, I see you get bored of your characters easily, TheBoyWonder. Isn't this like the fourth time you've made a big change to your character?

OoC:Any chance of autoplaying the battle unless the situation changes for the worse, WBD? These guys have massive amount of health for the three of us - we aren't mages or assassins, after all. This is Round 7 already, and we've barely scraped them... Ellaria repeats.

I gave permission for Masked Builder to change Alexis's class mid-quest this one time only, since he asked so nicely. It was all predetermined and planned ahead, not a spontaneous thing. Some people just choose to go to odd lengths for the sake of roleplaying... In any case, this is not an "okay" for everyone to start switching their classes on the fly.

"Do not think you can escape us! We will fight to the last man to defeat you." "Or the last woman! Duh!" Results of Round Forty-Four of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: >Xut (Darkness) vs. Iron Fan - (Iron Fan: 173 health+6 SP-(24x2=48 dmg)=131 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) >Namyrra (Darkness through Necromancer's Staff) vs. Giant in the Clouds - Great Spell (Giant: 886 health-(48x2=96 dmg)=790 health; Namyrra: -1 ether, aura removed) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Striking Hawk - Damage (Cinna: 39 health+12 SP-(10/2=5 dmg)=39 health) >Hybros (Bladerang) vs. Striking Hawk - Critical Lethal Hit (Giant: 790 health-41 dmg=749 health; Golden Wings: sudden death; Iron Fan: 131 health+6 SP-41 dmg=96 health; Sky Piercer: 125 health-41 dmg=84 health; Striking Hawk: 89 health-41 dmg=48 health) >Hybros (Clock Cog) vs. Golden Wings Brushing Against the Clouds Iron Fan - Damage (Hybros: 35 health-(23/2=12 dmg)=23 health+blown to Bonsai Garden) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Golden Wings Brushing Against the Clouds Iron Fan - Great Spell (Iron Fan: 96 health+6 SP-(60x2=120 dmg)=0 health; Cinna: -1 ether) Tarn vs. Sky Piercer - Special Damage (Skyfall - Cinna: 39 health-(13/2=7 dmg)=32 health; Namyrra: 31 health-(13/2=7 dmg)=24 health; Tarn: 33 health-13 dmg=20 health) Striking Hawk - Free Hit vs. Namyrra (Namyrra: 24 health+10 SP-(10/2=5 dmg)=24 health) Xut takes on the Iron Fan, and Namyrra's spell keeps the green giant at bay. Cinna gets attacked by the Striking Hawk, but he is too weak to cause damage to her. Hybros throws his mighty Banana Bladerang at the enemies, dealing great damage and assassinating the ditzy Golden Wings. Hybros gains an Elixir and a Star Coin! Unfortunately Iron Fan's attack blows his tiny body backwards to the Bonsai Garden. Cinna avenges the deed with a dark spell that takes out the Iron Fan. Cinna gets an Iron Key and a Star Coin! The Sky Piercer uses his special move again, dealing wind damage to the three heroes left in the room. Striking Hawk's free hit is ineffective against Namyrra. Both Namyrra and Cinna are down to their last ether. The party has now collected all six Iron Keys that open up the Iron Gate back at the first floor. 35/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Giant in the Clouds (82nd Star) – Location: Harmony Room Type: Humanoid Level: 44 Health: 749/1552 Special: Human Bowling – The Giant picks up the target and throws it at the next opponent in turn, depleting all health from the thrown target and causing an equal amount of damage to the next opponent. Drops: Minimizing Dust, Star Coin Sky Piercer (55th Star) – Location: Harmony Room Type: Humanoid Level: 26 Health: 84/311 Special: Skyfall – Causes 13 wind-elemental damage that pierces SP to all opponents. Drops: Air Bomb, Star Coin Striking Hawk (11th Star) – Location: Harmony Room *Hastened for 4 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 20 Health: 48/216 Special: Pecking Order – All the opponents acting after this skill on the current round lose their turns. Drops: Smelling Salts, Star Coin Note: The Striking Hawk is temporarily hastened, giving him an extra Free Hit. Party: Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger) – Location: Misty Room 27 years old male human Paladin Level 18 *Immune to Weakened* *Knocked Out* Power: 32 (18+11+2+1) Defense: 9 (5+4) Health: 0/38 (10+17+11) Ether: 19/20 (1+17+2) Gold: 5 Equipment: Sunspear (WP:11, light-elemental, weakened-effect; halberd), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Paladin's Armor (SP:4, Max. Ether +2) Inventory: 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Remedy, 2 Rums, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Harmony Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 23 *Immune to Fire and Earth* *Hastened for 5 rounds* Power: 42 (23+18+1) Defense: 12 (9+2+1) Health: 32/41 (5+22+7+1+6) Ether: 1/29 (5+22+1+1) Gold: 46 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:18, ranged), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire), 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: Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Silver Katana (WP:8, longsword), Healing Staff (WP:5), 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, 2 Grand Tonics, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 2 Big Pearls (worth 150 gold), 2 Iron Keys, Golden Key, 17 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Bonsai Garden 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 23 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Slowed and Water* Power: 29 (23+6) Defense: 0 Health: 23/35 (7+22+5+1) Gold: 1381 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), 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), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), 2 Emeralds (Wood), Aquamarine (Water), 15 Potions, 15 Grand Potions, Grand Tonic, 21 Health Cores, 7 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, 3 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 12 Nostrums, 2 Meads, 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), 4 Iron Keys, 14 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Harmony Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 24 *Immune to Sealing* Power: 36 (24+12) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 24/31 (5+23+3) Ether: 1/39 (5+23+1+1+5+4) Gold: 54 Equipment: Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; 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), Snake Staff (WP:12), Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7; crossbow), Bone Staff (WP:3), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Tonic, 2 Grand Tonics, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 2 Star Coins Spirits: Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Battle Angel (Light), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Harmony Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 20 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile* Power: 34 (20+13+1) Defense: 11 (5+5+1) Health: 20/36 (7+19+10) Gold: 8 Equipment: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stuns target on successful hits; greatsword), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; 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), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; 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) Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Misty Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 27 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Knocked Out* Power: 45 (27+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 0/46 (8+26+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: Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Iron Katana (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), 2 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Stone Garden 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 15 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* *Knocked Out* Power: 30 & 30 (15+15 & 15+15) Defense: 5 Health: 0/39 (25+14) Gold: 0 Equipment: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Xut the Daemon (Summon, controlled by Quarryman) Element: Darkness Power: 24 Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

QM Note: I'll just go ahead and assume Cinna will attack the only enemy in the room. Results of Round Forty-Three of the 108 Stars of Destiny Battle: Xut (Darkness) vs. Heavenly Vision - (Heavenly Vision: 116 health-(24x2=48 dmg)=68 health; Namyrra: -1 ether) >Namyrra (Darkness through Pheles Rod) vs. Heavenly Vision - Spell (Heavenly Vision: 68 health-(44x2=88 dmg)=0 health; Namyrra: -1 ether, aura) >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Heavenly Vision >Cinna (Darkness) vs. Heavenly Vision Hybros investigates the white guitar Hybros investigates the black guitar Tarn uses Grand Potion from the Hollow Blade and moves downstairs to Harmony Room - (Tarn: +25 health) Giant in the Clouds moves downstairs to Harmony Room Golden Wings Brushing Against the Clouds moves downstairs to Harmony Room Iron Fan moves downstairs to Harmony Room Sky Piercer moves downstairs to Harmony Room Striking Hawk moves downstairs to Harmony Room Striking Hawk - Free Hit vs. Namyrra (Namyrra: 56 health+10 SP-(10/2=5 dmg)=56 health) Xut and Namyrra cooperate to finally take out the Heavenly Vision. Namyrra gets a Scroll of Disenchantment and a Star Coin! Hybros takes the two guitars he finds in the room, receiving the Eclipse Guitar and Starlight Guitar. Then Tarn runs down the stairs, hastily gulping down a potion, as a horde of enemies follows him down. The Striking Hawk attempts to damage Namyrra, but in vain. The heroes can now see the statistics of their enemies clearly. 33/108 Stars Defeated! Enemies: Giant in the Clouds (82nd Star) – Location: Harmony Room Type: Humanoid Level: 44 Health: 886/1552 Special: Human Bowling – The Giant picks up the target and throws it at the next opponent in turn, depleting all health from the thrown target and causing an equal amount of damage to the next opponent. Drops: Minimizing Dust, Star Coin Golden Wings Brushing Against the Clouds (48th Star) – Location: Harmony Room Type: Humanoid Level: 25 Health: 114/198 Special: Wings of Wonder – Restores 50 health to all allies and removes all negative effects. Drops: Elixir, Star Coin Iron Fan (76th Star) – Location: Harmony Room Type: Humanoid/Mechanic Level: 23 Defence: 6 Health: 173/383 Special: Windmill – Deals 13 wind-elemental damage to all opponents and blows them downstairs to the Harmony Room to the Bonsai Garden. Drops: Iron Key, Star Coin Note: Whenever Iron Fan deals damage, the strike blows the target downstairs to the Harmony Room to the Bonsai Garden. Sky Piercer (55th Star) – Location: Harmony Room Type: Humanoid Level: 26 Health: 125/311 Special: Skyfall – Causes 13 wind-elemental damage that pierces SP to all opponents. Drops: Air Bomb, Star Coin Striking Hawk (11th Star) – Location: Harmony Room *Hastened for 5 rounds* *Weakened for 1 round* Type: Humanoid Level: 20 10 Health: 89/216 Special: Pecking Order – All the opponents acting after this skill on the current round lose their turns. Drops: Smelling Salts, Star Coin Note: The Striking Hawk is temporarily hastened, giving him an extra Free Hit. Party: Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger) – Location: Misty Room 27 years old male human Paladin Level 18 *Immune to Weakened* *Knocked Out* Power: 32 (18+11+2+1) Defense: 9 (5+4) Health: 0/38 (10+17+11) Ether: 19/20 (1+17+2) Gold: 5 Equipment: Sunspear (WP:11, light-elemental, weakened-effect; halberd), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Paladin's Armor (SP:4, Max. Ether +2) Inventory: 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Remedy, 2 Rums, Smoke Bomb, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe Cinna the Dark (darkdragon) – Location: Harmony Room 19 years old female human Mystic Knight Level 23 *Immune to Fire and Earth* *Hastened for 6 rounds* Power: 42 (23+18+1) Defense: 12 (9+2+1) Health: 39/41 (5+22+7+1+6) Ether: 2/29 (5+22+1+1) Gold: 46 Equipment: Mauryl (WP:18, ranged), Turtleshell Shield (SP:9), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to fire), 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: Naginata (WP:10; halberd), Silver Katana (WP:8, longsword), Healing Staff (WP:5), 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, 2 Grand Tonics, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 5 Meads, Smelling Salt, Soma, 3 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Floral Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones, 2 Big Pearls (worth 150 gold), Iron Key, Golden Key, 16 Star Coins Hybros (JimButcher) ***Party Leader*** – Location: Harmony Room 50-year-old male imp Assassin Level 23 2/3 *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Slowed and Water* Power: 29 (23+6) Defense: 0 Health: 35/35 (7+22+5+1) Gold: 1381 Equipment: Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, dagger), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blue Dragon Cape (Immunity to slowed and water; suitable to knights, rangers and dragoons; backwear), 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), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), 2 Emeralds (Wood), Aquamarine (Water), 15 Potions, 15 Grand Potions, Grand Tonic, 21 Health Cores, 7 Remedies, Elixir, 3 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 12 Nostrums, 2 Meads, 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), 4 Iron Keys, 13 Star Coins Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) – Location: Harmony Room 1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker Level 24 *Immune to Sealing* *Aura* Power: 44 (24+20) Defence: 10 (5+3+2) Health: 56/31 (5+23+3) Ether: 3/39 (5+23+1+1+5+4) Gold: 54 Equipment: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; 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: 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), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects), Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Disenchantment (Removes all positive effects from all opponents at the cost of 5 ether), 4 Potions, Tonic, 2 Grand Tonics, 3 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 2 Star Coins Spirits: Xut the Daemon (Darkness), Battle Angel (Light), Raiju the Raiju (Lightning), Ni the Shrubbery (Wood), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (Ice), Clay Golem (Earth), unknown (Fire), unknown (Wind) Tarn Valco (Rumble Strike) – Location: Harmony Room 22 year old human male Berserker Level 20 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fragile* Power: 31 (20+10+1) Defense: 11 (5+5+1) Health: 33/36 (7+19+10) Gold: 8 Equipment: Helbaerend (WP: 10; water-, ice- and lightning-elemental, Hollow Blade; axe), Shield (SP: 5), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, suitable for Barbarians and Knights, protects from fragile-effect; bodywear), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear) Inventory: Lion’s Heart (WP: 13, stuns target on successful hits; greatsword), Fauxthril Spear (WP: 6), Darksteel Armor (SP:6, Max. Health +3; 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) Tesni Hightribe (Peppermint_M) – Location: Misty Room 22 years old female human Berserker Level 27 2/3 *Natural Respite* *Immune to Afraid* *Knocked Out* Power: 45 (27+11+3+4) Defense: 12 (6+2+4) Health: 0/46 (8+26+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: Mellt (WP:10, ice- and lightning-elemental; hammer), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, light-elemental; longsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Iron Katana (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Sedge Hat (Max. Ether +4; suitable to mages, clerics, minstrels, necromancers and chi monks; headwear), Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Soma, Smoke Bomb, Holy Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Grating Stone (WP+1 to one weapon), 2 Star Coins Jun Ji Pei (NPC, controlled by JimButcher) – Location: Stone Garden 26 years old male aoi Tao Warrior Level 15 1/2 *Immune to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Earth, Wind, Wood and all Effects* *Knocked Out* Power: 30 & 30 (15+15 & 15+15) Defense: 5 Health: 0/39 (25+14) Gold: 0 Equipment: Jindao (WP:15, lightning-elemental longsword), Yindao (WP:15, ice-elemental longsword), Huanglong Pauldrons (SP:5; immunity to all effects; bodywear) Inventory: Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence Xut the Daemon (Summon, controlled by Quarryman) Element: Darkness Power: 24 Party leader, post the order of action. Everyone, post your actions and targets.

Ellaria glances at William worriedly, but the warden seems to be holding up well enough. She then turns her attention back to the enemies, attacking her two targets once again from the back row.

QM Note: You haven't used the item stored in your weapon, actually. And yes, you can move around, but you cannot attack anyone else than the Sky Piercer.

QM Note: The enemies will spend their Free Hits moving downstairs as they follow Tarn. Only the Striking Hawk will get another Free Hit, since he's hastened, but that will be directed to the person listed first in the battle order.

JOB CLASS ADJUSTMENT TIME! With some time on my hands, I decided to fix some details that bothered me about a few of the job classes. 1. I felt that the "Counter" ability was unfair in comparison to "Aim", so I made it more powerful. The Battle Mage and the Berserker now deal full damage upon countering. (This was also a nod to you, Peppy and Rumble, after seeing your struggles in my quest.) 2. I updated the description of "Aura" for the Warden to better explain how it works. Nothing was changed about it, though, at least from the way I hosted it. 3. I made the Minstrel even more awesome by adding a remedying effect to "Cheer Up". After all, it was just a beefed up "Meditate" with a different name before. I think you can all agree with these changes.

OoC: If the results are changed, I will make Ellaria nurture William. If not (grrr...), she will attack.

If someone has the time and the energy to host an "open world" quest, I welcome him or her to try. I still stick to the notion that this game is run by humans, not computers, so creating a totally free region for the players to roam in without a clear goal is highly time consuming, and while it may be fun for a while, I suspect both the host and the players would grow tired of the pointless wandering and just quit at some point. When you think of it, even the Fields of Glory has a goal in it: to defeat increasingly difficult monsters in order to gain GP. But I do love the "little details" that build the world in quests as well, and will continue to add them into mine.

OoC:William's "Aura" should draw in all hostile attacks until the end of the next round, including Special Damage and Free Hits.