Sandy

QM Note: As the party leader, Sarge decides whether to let Nalah go or not. You will get experience for the battle and the loot from the other enemies in any case. What is Sarge's final decision?

Quintessa! Please make a quest for her, somebody! I can't wait to get to play as her.

It's coming next from me, I just want to get #130 out of the way first.

Results of Round Six of the Restaurant Battle: Torald vs. Triffid - Shield (Frenzy - Triffid: 612 health-9 dmg=603 health; Meat Golem: 142 health-9 dmg=133 health+poisoned by 3; Salad Golem: 142 health-9 dmg=133 health+poisoned by 3) >Drucilla vs. Triffid - Meditate (Drucilla: +1 ether) >Ezeran uses Potion - (Ezeran: +10 health) >Petaldan vs. Meat Golem - Special Damage (Slaughterhouse Blues - All heroes: stunned) >Windus vs. Triffid - (Windus: recovers from stunned) Salad Golem - Free Hit vs. Torald (Torald: 11 health+3 SP-7 dmg=7 health) Meat Golem - Poisoned by 3 Salad Golem - Poisoned by 3 Torald's attack poisons the golems, but the Meat Golem stuns the heroes in return. The heroes must spent a turn to recover from the stun, except Windus who already managed to regain his posture. Enemies: Triffid *Absorbs Wood* *Wood-elemental attacks* *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, petrified, doomed and sudden death* Type: Plant Level: 12 Health: 603/1212 Special: Cough Up – The monster releases its victim and flees the battle. Drops: 2 Wild Vines (WP:6, causes bound-effect, wood-elemental whip), Demeter Bomb (100 wood-elemental damage to all enemies) Note: The Triffid will revive the golems at the end of each round if they have been defeated. The drops will not be replenished. Meat Golem *Poisoned by 3* Type: Undead/Beast Level: 7 Health: 130/142 Special: Slaughterhouse Blues – Stuns all opponents. Drops: Chicken Drumstick (Max. health +1 when consumed.), Greasy Sausage (Max. health +2 when consumed.), Raw Meat (Max. health +5 when consumed.) Salad Golem *Poisoned by 3* Type: Undead/Plant Level: 7 Health: 130/142 Special: Nutritious Mix – Grants all allies a random positive effect: encouraged, hastened, lucky. On subsequent uses, grants an effect that the allies do not have. Drops: Mighty Carrot (Power +2 when consumed.), Magic Pumpkin (Spellpower +2 when consumed.), Level Up Mushroom (Grants the user one full level when consumed.) Party: Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human mage *Party Leader* Level 6 *Absorbs darkness* *Stunned* Power: 13 (6+7) Defense: 1 Health: 10/10 (5+5) Ether: 5/10 (5+5) Gold: 25 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:7, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone) Inventory: Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3), Potion, 2x Grand Tonic, 2x Remedy. Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Bedroll. Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male Human Barbarian Level 4 *Stunned* Power: 9 (4+5) Defense: 3 Health: 7/11 (8+3) Gold: 70 Equipment: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone) Inventory: Gaia Blade (WP:5, Wood-elemental, ignores defenses of foes weak to Wood, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Ignis Blade (WP:5, Fire-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Fire, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), Mead, Tiger Balm, Fire Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Phoenix essence, Crocodile belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Palathadric) 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight Level: 1 *Stunned* Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 2 Health: 6/10 Gold: 5 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP:3; Greatsword), Racamia (SP: 2; Shield) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll Dr. Windus (Windusky) 29 yrs old human Cleric Level 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 0 Health: 5/9 Ether: 4/5 Gold: 10 Equipment: Diamond Staff (WP: 3) Inventory: 1 Potion, 1 Remedy, Shovel Drucilla Eldritch (NPC, controlled by MysticModulus) 32 years old female human Archmage Level 43 4/5 *Arcane Wisdom* *Circle of Mages* *Immune to Sealed* *Stunned* Power: 44 (43+1) (Spellpower: 88 (43+45)) Defense: 3 Health: 57/57 (5+42+10) Ether: 54/62 (5+42+10+5) Gold: 922 Equipment: Eldritch Wand (WP:1, Spellpower: 45; suitable to members of the Eldritch family only; wand), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers.) Inventory: Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Garnet (Earth), Emerald (Wood), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (Lightning), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness)

QM Note: Moving on without Windusky's input... You might want to change the battle order to direct Free Hits to different players. Results of Round Five of the Restaurant Battle: >Petaldan vs. Triffid - Miss >Windus heals Ezeran - No Healing >Drucilla vs. Triffid - Critical Hit (Triffid: 634 health-(44/2=22 dmg)=612 health) >Ezeran does nothing Torald vs. Triffid - Miss Meat Golem - Free Hit vs. Petaldan (Petaldan: 8 health-2 SP-(7/2=4 dmg)=6 health) Salad Golem - Free Hit vs. Windus (Windus: 9 health-(7/2=4 dmg)=5 health) The party's efforts are in vain, and the monsters begin to overpower them. Enemies: Triffid *Absorbs Wood* *Wood-elemental attacks* *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, petrified, doomed and sudden death* Type: Plant Level: 12 Health: 612/1212 Special: Cough Up – The monster releases its victim and flees the battle. Drops: 2 Wild Vines (WP:6, causes bound-effect, wood-elemental whip), Demeter Bomb (100 wood-elemental damage to all enemies) Note: The Triffid will revive the golems at the end of each round if they have been defeated. The drops will not be replenished. Meat Golem Type: Undead/Beast Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Slaughterhouse Blues – Stuns all opponents. Drops: Chicken Drumstick (Max. health +1 when consumed.), Greasy Sausage (Max. health +2 when consumed.), Raw Meat (Max. health +5 when consumed.) Salad Golem Type: Undead/Plant Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Nutritious Mix – Grants all allies a random positive effect: encouraged, hastened, lucky. On subsequent uses, grants an effect that the allies do not have. Drops: Mighty Carrot (Power +2 when consumed.), Magic Pumpkin (Spellpower +2 when consumed.), Level Up Mushroom (Grants the user one full level when consumed.) Party: Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human mage *Party Leader* Level 6 *Absorbs darkness* Power: 13 (6+7) Defense: 1 Health: 5/10 (5+5) Ether: 5/10 (5+5) Gold: 25 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:7, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone) Inventory: Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3), 2x Potion, 2x Grand Tonic, 2x Remedy. Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Bedroll. Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male Human Barbarian Level 4 Power: 9 (4+5) Defense: 3 Health: 11/11 (8+3) Gold: 70 Equipment: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone) Inventory: Gaia Blade (WP:5, Wood-elemental, ignores defenses of foes weak to Wood, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Ignis Blade (WP:5, Fire-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Fire, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), Mead, Tiger Balm, Fire Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Phoenix essence, Crocodile belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Palathadric) 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight Level: 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 2 Health: 6/10 Gold: 5 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP:3; Greatsword), Racamia (SP: 2; Shield) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll Dr. Windus (Windusky) 29 yrs old human Cleric Level 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 0 Health: 5/9 Ether: 4/5 Gold: 10 Equipment: Diamond Staff (WP: 3) Inventory: 1 Potion, 1 Remedy, Shovel Drucilla Eldritch (NPC, controlled by MysticModulus) 32 years old female human Archmage Level 43 4/5 *Arcane Wisdom* *Circle of Mages* *Immune to Sealed* Power: 44 (43+1) (Spellpower: 88 (43+45)) Defense: 3 Health: 57/57 (5+42+10) Ether: 53/62 (5+42+10+5) Gold: 922 Equipment: Eldritch Wand (WP:1, Spellpower: 45; suitable to members of the Eldritch family only; wand), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers.) Inventory: Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Garnet (Earth), Emerald (Wood), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (Lightning), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness)

Results of Round Three of the Rakshasa Battle: >Sarge uses Phoenix Essence on Periwinkle - (Periwinkle: revived with full health) >Periwinkle uses Phoenix Essence on Heckz - (Heckz: revived with full health) >Sarge uses Health Core from hollow blade on himself - (Sarge: full health restored) >Sarge vs. Tarzean (and Sumba) - Special Dodge (Tarzean: confused; Long Battle - All heroes: inspired & blessed) Boomingham vs. Sumba - Shield/Hit (Guardian Angel) >Eric uses Grand Potion on himself - (Eric: +25 health restored) Eric vs. Nalah - Steal/Shield (Ravage - Nalah: 345 health-(68x2=136 dmg)=209 health+blinded+confused; Tarzean: 86 health-(68x2=136 dmg)=0 health; Sumba: 16 health-(68x2=136 dmg)=0 health; Eric: 32+31+28=91 gold) >Rex vs. Sumba Nalah - Special Damage (Burn My Dread - Eric: 90 health+5 SP-(32/2=16 dmg)=79 health; Sarge: 96 health+20 SP-32 dmg=84 health; Boomingham: no effect; Heckz: 70 health-32 dmg=38 health; Rex: 126 health+12 SP-32 dmg=106 health; Periwinkle: 78 health-32 dmg=46 health; Nalah: full health+effects removed) >Heckz (Darkness) vs. Sumba Nalah - Sleight of Hand (Nalah: confused+jinxed; Heckz: -2 ether) Eric - Blessed (+11 health) Sarge - Blessed (+10 health) Heckz - Blessed (+7 health) Rex - Blessed (+19 health) Periwinkle - Blessed (+8 health) The heroes quickly revive their fallen and heal wounds. The confused Tarzean ends up helping them further by inspiring and blessing them by accident, before he and Sumba fall to Eric's terrible blade. This helps greatly as Nalah unleashes another furious flame on the heroes. Heckz rebutes with a trick that leaves the last Rakshasa jinxed and confused. Barty pops in to watch over the heroes as they prepare to finish of the werelioness. "Nothing makes sense anymore..." Nalah falls to her knees, crying uncontrollably. "I beg your forgiveness, my pride... We we're so young and foolish... I will follow my friends to the grave now..." Enemies: Nalah Firemane *Immune to fire and sudden death* *Confused for 3 rounds* *Jinxed* Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 32 Health: 345/345 Special: Burn My Dread – Causes 32 fire-elemental damage to all opponents regardless of row, restores own health completely and removes negative effects from self. Drops: 532 gold, Rakshasa Naginata (WP:12 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; halberd) Party at Luxor Dunes: Eric (Khorne) 30 year old norseman Raider *Party Second-in-Command* Level 29 *Natural Respite* *Evasion* *Immune to Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Asleep, Water and Earth* *Blessed* *Hastened* *Lucky* *Inspired* Power: 50 (29+18+2+1) Defense: 5 Health: 52/52 90/104 (8+28+7+4+5) Gold: 182 Equipment: Conspirator (WP:18, causes blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause confused with each hit; darkness-elemental longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to water, earth, blinded and asleep; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; ice-, lightning-, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Drengazuli Grom'az (WP:6; Dual Strike; axe), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon) Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Consumables: Potion, 9 Grand Potions, Health Core, 3 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, 5 Meads, 4 Smelling Salts, 5 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Agni Bomb, Seal Bomb, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.) Tools etc.: "Key To Riches" (quest item) Sgt. Jon McEncy (Pyrovisionary) *Party Leader* 54 year old male human Black Knight Level 24 *Immune to Blinded and Stunned* *Poisonous Defense* *Permanently Hastened and Blessed* *Inspired* Power: 49 (24+21+2+2) Defense: 20 (16+4) Health: 48/48 94/96 (7+23+9+3+3+3) Gold: 2121 Equipment: Demonic Greatswords (WP:21, dual strike, has 1/2 chance each to cause sealed and blinded with each hit, Light and Darkness elemental greatsword, Hollow [-]), Serpenthead Shield (SP:16, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user, shield), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect; suitable for black knights; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Inventory: Weapons: Lilliput Knife (WP:1, wielder’s power is not reduced when under minimized-effect, dagger.) Artifacts: Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:1 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear.), Monkey Armor (SP:4, immune to earth and bound; suitable to knights, beast warriors, dragoons, skirmishers and winged warriors; bodywear), Ranger’s Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors; backwear), Sterope’s Headdress (Grants the ability to spend a turn to fly out of a battle and return to it later if it is still going; the wearer cannot affect the battle in any way when they are away from it; suitable to winged warriors only; headwear), Encore Plectrum (If the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to steal gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold in addition to hiding; footwear) Spell Items: “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Remedies, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Poisoned Water (Causes poisoned by 1 to the target; consumable), 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Bones, Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Mythril Shard Tools etc.: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Business Card, Mistarian Grey Panther (quest item), Gold Scorpion Venom (quest item), Tyrant Statue (Increases the holder’s gold by 50% at the end of each quest) Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 48 years old human Paladin Level 35 1/4 *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Blessed* *Encouraged* *Lucky* *Inspired* *GUARDIAN ANGEL* Power: 57 (35+17+4+1) Defense: 19 (7+12) Health: 58/58 116/116 (10+34+11+2+1) Ether: 35/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: Scupperer (WP: 17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Round Metal Shield (SP:7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), Inventory: Weapons: Frozen Saber (WP: 14; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), Crystal Skull (Makes healing with ether guaranteed, but doubles the ether cost per healed target; suitable to clerics and chi monks; accessory), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 2x Mead, 2x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, 2x Smelling Salts, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Mythril Shard, Bone Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Meat Lumps (quest item), Royal Seal of Salmanda (Grants the holder access everywhere in Salmanda at any time of the day; quest item.) John 'Heckz' Brutenhal, the Ghostbuster, the Super Sleuth and the School Inspector (Cutcobra) 32 year old male human Sorcerer Level 27 *Jinxed Spells at Double Cost* *Darkness Spells Cause Weakened* *Inspired* *Blessed* Power: 39 (27+12) (Spellpower: 49 (27+12+10)) Defense: 0 Health: 35/35 45/70 (5+26+4) Ether: 19/43 (5+26+1+5+1+5) Gold: 516 Equipment: Solemn Dagger (WP: 12, darkness-elemental dagger, 1/2 chance of causing sealed), Magician's Gloves (Spellpower +10; suitable for mages; handwear), Cloak of Blood Magic (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic cause weakened; suitable for mages, necromancers and chi monks; bodywear), Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including Razzmatazz and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional jinxed-effect, increasing their ether cost by 1; suitable for sorcerers; accessory) Inventory: Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Assassin’s Crossbow (WP:4, each successful assassination increases WP by one permanently; suitable to assassins; crossbow), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Watt's Artifact (Makes the user’s attacks and spells three times more effective against demons; accessory), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Ether Core, Smoke Bomb, 2x Deadly Venom, 7 Bones, Bright Polish, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Blue Jelly, "Fifty Shades of Bley" (Grants access to Harlot), "Begone With the Winds" (Grants access to Weather Mage), Black Market Insignia (Allows the owner to seek out a black market dealer from any city they visit on a quest, as decided by the QM.), Old Teddy (quest item), Flower-tailed Flying Squirrel (quest item), 2x Meat Lump (quest item), Borrowed All Scrolls Rex the Rhinotaur, the Mighty Mercenary (NPC, controlled by Zepher) 35 years old male wererhino Paragon Level 61 *Initiative* *Restoration* *Aura of Honor* *Gamble* *No Escape* *Blessed* *Inspired* Power: 96 (61+30+5) Defense: 12 Health: 93/93 125/186 (8+60+25) Gold: 655 Equipment: Grindoceros (WP:30; halves target's defense with every successful hit; hammer), Mighty Cuirass (SP:12, suitable to paragons only; bodywear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.) Inventory: Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Soma, Deadly Venom, Meat Lump (quest item) Periwinkle (NPC, controlled by Khorne) 19 years old female human Cleric Level 31 2/4 *Divert Attacks* *Immune to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed* *Inspired* *Blessed* Power: 32 (31+1) Health: 39/39 54/78 (9+30) Ether: 35/35 (5+30) Gold: 18 Equipment: Jaws' Mop (WP:1, double damage against aquatic enemies; broomstick), Narcissus Mirror (User has 1/2 chance to divert direct attacks to the next ally in turn; accessory), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants immunity to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed; suitable for Periwinkle only; headwear) Inventory: Remedy, Neutralizer

Results of Round Two of the Rakshasa Battle: Sarge vs. Nalah (twice) - Special Dodge (Burn My Dread - Eric: 36 health+5 SP-(32/2=16 dmg)=25 health; Sarge: 41 health+20 SP-32 dmg=29 health; Boomingham: no effect; Heckz: 35 health-32 dmg=3 health; Rex: 93 health+12 SP-32 dmg=73 health; Periwinkle: 39 health-32 dmg=7 health; Nalah: full health+effects removed) >Sarge vs. Tontor (twice) - Mortal Hit (Tontor: 266 health-(49+19=68x2=136+136=272 dmg)=0 health) Boomingham vs. Liara - Hit/Hit (Liara: 309 health-(57x8=456 dmg)=0 health) Eric vs. Tarzean - Steal/Hit (Tarzean: 322 health-(50x2=100 dmg)=222 health+blinded+confused) Eric vs. Tarzean - Shield/Damage (Ravage - Nalah: 345 health-(68x2=136 dmg)=209 health+blinded+confused; Tarzean: 222 health-(68x2=136 dmg)=86 health; Sumba: 278 health-(68x2=136 dmg)=142 health+blinded; Eric: 32+31+28=91 gold) >Rex vs. Sumba - Critical Hit (Sumba: 142 health-126 dmg=16 health) >Heckz (Darkness) vs. Nalah - Special Damage (Burn My Dread - Eric: 25 health+5 SP-(32/2=16 dmg)=14 health; Sarge: 29 health+20 SP-32 dmg=17 health; Boomingham: no effect; Heckz: 3 health-32 dmg=0 health; Rex: 73 health+12 SP-32 dmg=53 health; Periwinkle: 7 health-32 dmg=0 health; Nalah: full health+effects removed) >Periwinkle does nothing Sarge - Blessed (+5 health) Eric - Blessed (+6 health) Rex - Blessed (+10 health) The battle gets going for real. Nalah pummels the heroes with her fiery special moves, while restoring her own health and status. Sarge takes out Tontor and Boomingham knocks out Liara, while Eric disables the remaining two werelions. Infuriated by this, Nalah unleashes flames that knock out both Heckz and Periwinkle. "Dad..." Peri whispers as she falls to the ground. The eyes of the werelioness are pure fire. "Are we even now? Answer me, dammit!" "I say we FLAY these kittycats. This ain't for fun anymore." Would the heroes fight to the bitter end, or let the remaining werelions go? Enemies: Nalah Firemane *Immune to fire and sudden death* Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 32 Health: 345/345 Special: Burn My Dread – Causes 32 fire-elemental damage to all opponents regardless of row, restores own health completely and removes negative effects from self. Drops: 532 gold, Rakshasa Naginata (WP:12 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; halberd) Tarzean Longmane *Blinded for 3 rounds* *Confused for 3 rounds* Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 31 Health: 86/322 Special: Long Battle – Causes the inspired- and blessed-effects to all allies. Drops: 31 gold, Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword) Sumba Warmane *Blinded for 3 rounds* Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 28 Health: 16/278 Special: Hear Me Roar – Causes the encouraged-effect to all allies and the afraid-effect to all opponents. Drops: 28 gold, Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword) Party at Luxor Dunes: Eric (Khorne) 30 year old norseman Raider *Party Second-in-Command* Level 29 *Natural Respite* *Evasion* *Immune to Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Asleep, Water and Earth* *Blessed* *Hastened* *Lucky* Power: 50 (29+18+2+1) Defense: 5 Health: 20/52 (8+28+7+4+5) Gold: 91 Equipment: Conspirator (WP:18, causes blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause confused with each hit; darkness-elemental longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to water, earth, blinded and asleep; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; ice-, lightning-, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Drengazuli Grom'az (WP:6; Dual Strike; axe), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon) Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Consumables: Potion, 10 Grand Potions, Health Core, 3 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, 5 Meads, 4 Smelling Salts, 5 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Agni Bomb, Seal Bomb, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.) Tools etc.: "Key To Riches" (quest item) Sgt. Jon McEncy (Pyrovisionary) *Party Leader* 54 year old male human Black Knight Level 24 *Immune to Blinded and Stunned* *Poisonous Defense* *Permanently Hastened and Blessed* Power: 49 (24+21+2+2) Defense: 20 (16+4) Health: 23/48 (7+23+9+3+3+3) Gold: 2121 Equipment: Demonic Greatswords (WP:21, dual strike, has 1/2 chance each to cause sealed and blinded with each hit, Light and Darkness elemental greatsword, Hollow [Health Core]), Serpenthead Shield (SP:16, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user, shield), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect; suitable for black knights; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Inventory: Weapons: Lilliput Knife (WP:1, wielder’s power is not reduced when under minimized-effect, dagger.) Artifacts: Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:1 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear.), Monkey Armor (SP:4, immune to earth and bound; suitable to knights, beast warriors, dragoons, skirmishers and winged warriors; bodywear), Ranger’s Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors; backwear), Sterope’s Headdress (Grants the ability to spend a turn to fly out of a battle and return to it later if it is still going; the wearer cannot affect the battle in any way when they are away from it; suitable to winged warriors only; headwear), Encore Plectrum (If the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to steal gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold in addition to hiding; footwear) Spell Items: “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Poisoned Water (Causes poisoned by 1 to the target; consumable), 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Bones, Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Mythril Shard Tools etc.: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Business Card, Mistarian Grey Panther (quest item), Gold Scorpion Venom (quest item), Tyrant Statue (Increases the holder’s gold by 50% at the end of each quest) Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 48 years old human Paladin Level 35 1/4 *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Blessed* *Encouraged* *Lucky* Power: 57 (35+17+4+1) Defense: 19 (7+12) Health: 58/58 (10+34+11+2+1) Ether: 35/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: Scupperer (WP: 17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Round Metal Shield (SP:7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), Inventory: Weapons: Frozen Saber (WP: 14; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), Crystal Skull (Makes healing with ether guaranteed, but doubles the ether cost per healed target; suitable to clerics and chi monks; accessory), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 2x Mead, 2x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, 2x Smelling Salts, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Mythril Shard, Bone Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Meat Lumps (quest item), Royal Seal of Salmanda (Grants the holder access everywhere in Salmanda at any time of the day; quest item.) John 'Heckz' Brutenhal, the Ghostbuster, the Super Sleuth and the School Inspector (Cutcobra) 32 year old male human Sorcerer Level 27 *Jinxed Spells at Double Cost* *Darkness Spells Cause Weakened* *Knocked Out* Power: 39 (27+12) (Spellpower: 49 (27+12+10)) Defense: 0 Health: 0/35 (5+26+4) Ether: 21/43 (5+26+1+5+1+5) Gold: 516 Equipment: Solemn Dagger (WP: 12, darkness-elemental dagger, 1/2 chance of causing sealed), Magician's Gloves (Spellpower +10; suitable for mages; handwear), Cloak of Blood Magic (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic cause weakened; suitable for mages, necromancers and chi monks; bodywear), Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including Razzmatazz and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional jinxed-effect, increasing their ether cost by 1; suitable for sorcerers; accessory) Inventory: Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Assassin’s Crossbow (WP:4, each successful assassination increases WP by one permanently; suitable to assassins; crossbow), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Watt's Artifact (Makes the user’s attacks and spells three times more effective against demons; accessory), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Ether Core, Smoke Bomb, 2x Deadly Venom, 7 Bones, Bright Polish, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Blue Jelly, "Fifty Shades of Bley" (Grants access to Harlot), "Begone With the Winds" (Grants access to Weather Mage), Black Market Insignia (Allows the owner to seek out a black market dealer from any city they visit on a quest, as decided by the QM.), Old Teddy (quest item), Flower-tailed Flying Squirrel (quest item), 2x Meat Lump (quest item), Borrowed All Scrolls Rex the Rhinotaur, the Mighty Mercenary (NPC, controlled by Zepher) 35 years old male wererhino Paragon Level 61 *Initiative* *Restoration* *Aura of Honor* *Gamble* *No Escape* *Blessed* Power: 96 (61+30+5) Defense: 12 Health: 63/93 (8+60+25) Gold: 655 Equipment: Grindoceros (WP:30; halves target's defense with every successful hit; hammer), Mighty Cuirass (SP:12, suitable to paragons only; bodywear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.) Inventory: Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Soma, Deadly Venom, Meat Lump (quest item) Periwinkle (NPC, controlled by Khorne) 19 years old female human Cleric Level 31 2/4 *Divert Attacks* *Immune to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed* *Knocked Out* Power: 32 (31+1) Health: 0/39 (9+30) Ether: 35/35 (5+30) Gold: 18 Equipment: Jaws' Mop (WP:1, double damage against aquatic enemies; broomstick), Narcissus Mirror (User has 1/2 chance to divert direct attacks to the next ally in turn; accessory), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants immunity to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed; suitable for Periwinkle only; headwear) Inventory: Remedy, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence

Results of Round Four of the Restaurant Battle: >Petaldan vs. Salad Golem - Miss >Windus heals Torald - No Healing >Drucilla (Arc Light) vs. Meat Golem - Arc Spell (Triffid: 722 health-88 dmg=634 health; Meat Golem: 142 health-(88x2=172 dmg)=0 health; Salad Golem: 142 health-(88x2=172 dmg)=0 health; Drucilla: -3 ether) >Ezeran vs. Triffid - Damage (Ezeran: 10 health+1 SP-(12/2=6 dmg)=5 health) >Torald uses a Potion on himself - (Torald: +10 health) Meat Golem & Salad Golem - revived with full health Petaldan keeps on missing, and Windus fails to heal Torald as well. Drucilla obliterates the golems again, but the Triffid just brings them back. The plant monster also lashes Ezeran painfully. Torald decides to play safe and uncorks a potion. Enemies: Triffid *Absorbs Wood* *Wood-elemental attacks* *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, petrified, doomed and sudden death* Type: Plant Level: 12 Health: 634/1212 Special: Cough Up – The monster releases its victim and flees the battle. Drops: 2 Wild Vines (WP:6, causes bound-effect, wood-elemental whip), Demeter Bomb (100 wood-elemental damage to all enemies) Note: The Triffid will revive the golems at the end of each round if they have been defeated. The drops will not be replenished. Meat Golem Type: Undead/Beast Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Slaughterhouse Blues – Stuns all opponents. Drops: Chicken Drumstick (Max. health +1 when consumed.), Greasy Sausage (Max. health +2 when consumed.), Raw Meat (Max. health +5 when consumed.) Salad Golem Type: Undead/Plant Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Nutritious Mix – Grants all allies a random positive effect: encouraged, hastened, lucky. On subsequent uses, grants an effect that the allies do not have. Drops: Mighty Carrot (Power +2 when consumed.), Magic Pumpkin (Spellpower +2 when consumed.), Level Up Mushroom (Grants the user one full level when consumed.) Party: Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human mage *Party Leader* Level 6 *Absorbs darkness* Power: 13 (6+7) Defense: 1 Health: 5/10 (5+5) Ether: 5/10 (5+5) Gold: 25 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:7, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone) Inventory: Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3), 2x Potion, 2x Grand Tonic, 2x Remedy. Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Bedroll. Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male Human Barbarian Level 4 Power: 9 (4+5) Defense: 3 Health: 11/11 (8+3) Gold: 70 Equipment: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone) Inventory: Gaia Blade (WP:5, Wood-elemental, ignores defenses of foes weak to Wood, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Ignis Blade (WP:5, Fire-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Fire, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), Mead, Tiger Balm, Fire Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Phoenix essence, Crocodile belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Palathadric) 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight Level: 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 2 Health: 8/10 Gold: 5 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP:3; Greatsword), Racamia (SP: 2; Shield) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll Dr. Windus (Windusky) 29 yrs old human Cleric Level 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 0 Health: 9/9 Ether: 4/5 Gold: 10 Equipment: Diamond Staff (WP: 3) Inventory: 1 Potion, 1 Remedy, Shovel Drucilla Eldritch (NPC, controlled by MysticModulus) 32 years old female human Archmage Level 43 4/5 *Arcane Wisdom* *Circle of Mages* *Immune to Sealed* Power: 44 (43+1) (Spellpower: 88 (43+45)) Defense: 3 Health: 57/57 (5+42+10) Ether: 53/62 (5+42+10+5) Gold: 922 Equipment: Eldritch Wand (WP:1, Spellpower: 45; suitable to members of the Eldritch family only; wand), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers.) Inventory: Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Garnet (Earth), Emerald (Wood), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (Lightning), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness)

Having rested after the dreary trip underground, Ellaria decided to visit the Marketplace to spend her gainings from the quest. As she entered, she accidentally bumped into an elderly dark-skinned woman, who gave her a glare that made her shirk back. "My apologies, ma'am. I did not watch were I was going." "Hmpf!" Ellaria rolled her eyes at the woman who just sailed away without a word. She had bumped into another Miss Thisbeen, it seemed... She hoped she would never grow bitter like that when she got old. First she stopped at Anwyl's place, where she spent 200 gold, an Amethyst and her four precious Mythril Shards to upgrade Geppetto's Hammer into Mythril Mallet (WP: 20, wood- and darkness-elemental; Hollow [Diluted Arc Potion (Restores 15 health to all allies)]; hammer). (233-200=33 gold) She then visited the bombcrafter Dain, where she sold her two Henry Awards. She asked the dwarf to combine her 5 Fire Bombs with her Ice Bomb for 6 gold and her Water, Air and two Holy Bombs for 4 gold, renaming the produced bombs Hot'n'Cold Bomb (Causes 30 fire- and ice-elemental damage to all enemies) and Holy Rain Bomb (Causes 20 water-, wind- and light-elemental damage to all enemies). (33+400=433-6-4=423 gold) She continued to Fabian's Boutique, where she merged her Ruby into her Spider's Helmet to make it provide resistance to fire. (423-50=373 gold) She finally went to Portia's Potion Shack, where she used her alchemist's perquisite to buy potions for a halved price. She bought 10 Grand Potions, 2 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Meads, 4 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, 2 Soma and 2 Mulled Wines. (373-50-40-50-15-50-35-45-55=33 gold) Ellaria was now ready to fulfill her duties as an item flinger.

"Yes, thank you kindly, Mr. Fromptious", Ellaria said, stroking the werehare's soft cheek as she took the mythril shard. "That's the fourth, all I needed..." If there was one thing Ellaria had learned from the dwarves, it was that a bit of greed took you further. Ellaria said goodbye to her companions and headed back to Eubric to contemplate on her next move.

My apologies, I have a busy few days ahead of me, so updates will continue on Saturday.

Initiative Round: Boomingham uses Nostrum on himself Eric uses Nostrum on himself Results of Round One of the Rakshasa Battle: Sarge vs. Nalah (twice) - Deflected Damage (Sarge: 48 health+20 SP-32 dmg=36 health; Nalah: poisoned by 2) >Sarge vs. Tontor (twice) - Hide Boomingham vs. Liara - Meditate/Meditate Eric vs. Tarzean - Damage/Special Damage (Eric: 52 health+5 SP-(31/2=16 dmg)=41 health) Eric vs. Tarzean - Special Damage/Damage (Eric: 41 health+5 SP-(31/2=16 dmg)=30 health) >Rex vs. Sumba - Truce >Heckz (Darkness) vs. Nalah - Spell (Prevented by Truce) >Periwinkle does nothing Sarge - Blessed (+5 health) Eric - Blessed (+6 health) Nalah - Poisoned by 2 (-2 dmg) Despite boosting up for the battle, the heroes perform miserably. Both Sarge and Eric get hit, and Rex calls for a truce to calm down the situation. The only werelion to take damage is Nalah due to Sarge's poisonous shield. "What's this?! What are you, pussies?" Enemies: Nalah Firemane *Immune to fire and sudden death* *Poisoned by 2* Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 32 Health: 343/345 Special: Burn My Dread – Causes 32 fire-elemental damage to all opponents regardless of row, restores own health completely and removes negative effects from self. Drops: 532 gold, Rakshasa Naginata (WP:12 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; halberd) Tarzean Longmane Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 31 Health: 322/322 Special: Long Battle – Causes the inspired- and blessed-effects to all allies. Drops: 31 gold, Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword) Liara Goldmane Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 30 Health: 309/309 Special: Liquid Gold – Steals 30 gold from the target and causes the hastened-effect to all allies. Drops: 30 gold, Rakshasa Waveblades (WP:5 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; dual strike daggers) Sumba Warmane Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 28 Health: 278/278 Special: Hear Me Roar – Causes the encouraged-effect to all allies and the afraid-effect to all opponents. Drops: 28 gold, Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword) Tontor Shaggymane Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 27 Health: 266/266 Special: Fool’s Luck – Causes either the lucky- or the jinxed-effect to all combatants. Drops: 27 gold, Rakshasa Flail (WP:7 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; mace) Party at Luxor Dunes: Eric (Khorne) 30 year old norseman Raider *Party Second-in-Command* Level 29 *Natural Respite* *Evasion* *Immune to Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Asleep, Water and Earth* *Blessed* *Hastened* *Lucky* Power: 50 (29+18+2+1) Defense: 5 Health: 36/52 (8+28+7+4+5) Gold: 0 Equipment: Conspirator (WP:18, causes blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause confused with each hit; darkness-elemental longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to water, earth, blinded and asleep; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; ice-, lightning-, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Drengazuli Grom'az (WP:6; Dual Strike; axe), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon) Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Consumables: Potion, 10 Grand Potions, Health Core, 3 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, 5 Meads, 4 Smelling Salts, 5 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Agni Bomb, Seal Bomb, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.) Tools etc.: "Key To Riches" (quest item) Sgt. Jon McEncy (Pyrovisionary) *Party Leader* 54 year old male human Black Knight Level 24 *Immune to Blinded and Stunned* *Poisonous Defense* *Permanently Hastened and Blessed* Power: 49 (24+21+2+2) Defense: 20 (16+4) Health: 41/48 (7+23+9+3+3+3) Gold: 2121 Equipment: Demonic Greatswords (WP:21, dual strike, has 1/2 chance each to cause sealed and blinded with each hit, Light and Darkness elemental greatsword, Hollow [Health Core]), Serpenthead Shield (SP:16, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user, shield), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect; suitable for black knights; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Inventory: Weapons: Lilliput Knife (WP:1, wielder’s power is not reduced when under minimized-effect, dagger.) Artifacts: Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:1 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear.), Monkey Armor (SP:4, immune to earth and bound; suitable to knights, beast warriors, dragoons, skirmishers and winged warriors; bodywear), Ranger’s Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors; backwear), Sterope’s Headdress (Grants the ability to spend a turn to fly out of a battle and return to it later if it is still going; the wearer cannot affect the battle in any way when they are away from it; suitable to winged warriors only; headwear), Encore Plectrum (If the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to steal gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold in addition to hiding; footwear) Spell Items: “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Poisoned Water (Causes poisoned by 1 to the target; consumable), 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Bones, Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Mythril Shard Tools etc.: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Business Card, Mistarian Grey Panther (quest item), Gold Scorpion Venom (quest item), Tyrant Statue (Increases the holder’s gold by 50% at the end of each quest) Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 48 years old human Paladin Level 35 1/4 *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Blessed* *Encouraged* *Lucky* Power: 57 (35+17+4+1) Defense: 19 (7+12) Health: 58/58 (10+34+11+2+1) Ether: 35/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: Scupperer (WP: 17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Round Metal Shield (SP:7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), Inventory: Weapons: Frozen Saber (WP: 14; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), Crystal Skull (Makes healing with ether guaranteed, but doubles the ether cost per healed target; suitable to clerics and chi monks; accessory), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 2x Mead, 2x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, 2x Smelling Salts, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Mythril Shard, Bone Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Meat Lumps (quest item), Royal Seal of Salmanda (Grants the holder access everywhere in Salmanda at any time of the day; quest item.) John 'Heckz' Brutenhal, the Ghostbuster, the Super Sleuth and the School Inspector (Cutcobra) 32 year old male human Sorcerer Level 27 *Jinxed Spells at Double Cost* *Darkness Spells Cause Weakened* Power: 39 (27+12) (Spellpower: 49 (27+12+10)) Defense: 0 Health: 35/35 (5+26+4) Ether: 21/43 (5+26+1+5+1+5) Gold: 516 Equipment: Solemn Dagger (WP: 12, darkness-elemental dagger, 1/2 chance of causing sealed), Magician's Gloves (Spellpower +10; suitable for mages; handwear), Cloak of Blood Magic (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic cause weakened; suitable for mages, necromancers and chi monks; bodywear), Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including Razzmatazz and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional jinxed-effect, increasing their ether cost by 1; suitable for sorcerers; accessory) Inventory: Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Assassin’s Crossbow (WP:4, each successful assassination increases WP by one permanently; suitable to assassins; crossbow), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Watt's Artifact (Makes the user’s attacks and spells three times more effective against demons; accessory), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Ether Core, Smoke Bomb, 2x Deadly Venom, 7 Bones, Bright Polish, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Blue Jelly, "Fifty Shades of Bley" (Grants access to Harlot), "Begone With the Winds" (Grants access to Weather Mage), Black Market Insignia (Allows the owner to seek out a black market dealer from any city they visit on a quest, as decided by the QM.), Old Teddy (quest item), Flower-tailed Flying Squirrel (quest item), 2x Meat Lump (quest item), Borrowed All Scrolls Rex the Rhinotaur, the Mighty Mercenary (NPC, controlled by Zepher) 35 years old male wererhino Paragon Level 61 *Initiative* *Restoration* *Aura of Honor* *Gamble* *No Escape* *Blessed* Power: 96 (61+30+5) Defense: 12 Health: 93/93 (8+60+25) Gold: 655 Equipment: Grindoceros (WP:30; halves target's defense with every successful hit; hammer), Mighty Cuirass (SP:12, suitable to paragons only; bodywear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.) Inventory: Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Soma, Deadly Venom, Meat Lump (quest item) Periwinkle (NPC, controlled by Khorne) 19 years old female human Cleric Level 31 2/4 *Divert Attacks* *Immune to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed* *Blessed* Power: 32 (31+1) Health: 39/39 (9+30) Ether: 35/35 (5+30) Gold: 18 Equipment: Jaws' Mop (WP:1, double damage against aquatic enemies; broomstick), Narcissus Mirror (User has 1/2 chance to divert direct attacks to the next ally in turn; accessory), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants immunity to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed; suitable for Periwinkle only; headwear) Inventory: Remedy, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence

Results of Round Three of the Restaurant Battle: >Petaldan vs. Salad Golem - Miss >Windus heals himself - Heal (Windus: +4 health, -1 ether) >Drucilla (Arc Light) vs. Meat Golem - Shield (Magic Cataclysm of Light - Triffid: 908 health-(88x2=176 dmg)=732 health; Meat Golem: 142 health-(88x4=352 dmg)=0 health; Salad Golem: 142 health-(88x4=352 dmg)=0 health; Drucilla: -3 ether) >Ezeran vs. Triffid - Critical Hit (Triffid: 732 health-(20/2=10 dmg)=722 health) Torald vs. Triffid - Damage (Torald: 11 health+3 SP-12 dmg=2 health) Meat Golem & Salad Golem - revived with full health The party fails to get the Triffid to cough up its victim. Windus heals himself, but Torald survives the Triffid's attack only thanks to his tricorne. The golems are sheared away by Drucilla's magical light, but the Triffid revives them again. Enemies: Triffid *Absorbs Wood* *Wood-elemental attacks* *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, petrified, doomed and sudden death* Type: Plant Level: 12 Health: 722/1212 Special: Cough Up – The monster releases its victim and flees the battle. Drops: 2 Wild Vines (WP:6, causes bound-effect, wood-elemental whip), Demeter Bomb (100 wood-elemental damage to all enemies) Note: The Triffid will revive the golems at the end of each round if they have been defeated. The drops will not be replenished. Meat Golem Type: Undead/Beast Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Slaughterhouse Blues – Stuns all opponents. Drops: Chicken Drumstick (Max. health +1 when consumed.), Greasy Sausage (Max. health +2 when consumed.), Raw Meat (Max. health +5 when consumed.) Salad Golem Type: Undead/Plant Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Nutritious Mix – Grants all allies a random positive effect: encouraged, hastened, lucky. On subsequent uses, grants an effect that the allies do not have. Drops: Mighty Carrot (Power +2 when consumed.), Magic Pumpkin (Spellpower +2 when consumed.), Level Up Mushroom (Grants the user one full level when consumed.) Party: Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human mage *Party Leader* Level 6 *Absorbs darkness* Power: 13 (6+7) Defense: 1 Health: 10/10 (5+5) Ether: 5/10 (5+5) Gold: 25 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:7, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone) Inventory: Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3), 2x Potion, 2x Grand Tonic, 2x Remedy. Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Bedroll. Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male Human Barbarian Level 4 Power: 9 (4+5) Defense: 3 Health: 2/11 (8+3) Gold: 70 Equipment: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone) Inventory: Gaia Blade (WP:5, Wood-elemental, ignores defenses of foes weak to Wood, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Ignis Blade (WP:5, Fire-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Fire, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), Potion, Mead, Tiger Balm, Fire Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Phoenix essence, Crocodile belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Palathadric) 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight Level: 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 2 Health: 8/10 Gold: 5 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP:3; Greatsword), Racamia (SP: 2; Shield) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll Dr. Windus (Windusky) 29 yrs old human Cleric Level 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 0 Health: 9/9 Ether: 4/5 Gold: 10 Equipment: Diamond Staff (WP: 3) Inventory: 1 Potion, 1 Remedy, Shovel Drucilla Eldritch (NPC, controlled by MysticModulus) 32 years old female human Archmage Level 43 4/5 *Arcane Wisdom* *Circle of Mages* *Immune to Sealed* Power: 44 (43+1) (Spellpower: 88 (43+45)) Defense: 3 Health: 57/57 (5+42+10) Ether: 56/62 (5+42+10+5) Gold: 922 Equipment: Eldritch Wand (WP:1, Spellpower: 45; suitable to members of the Eldritch family only; wand), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers.) Inventory: Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Garnet (Earth), Emerald (Wood), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (Lightning), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness)

Knowing herself a bad liar, Ellaria had stayed silent until now. "The mythril mines were attacked by Scarlet Worms, which disrupted the flow of mythril. We cleared them out, and everything is peachy again. My, Mr. Fromptious, I have to say you look extra fluffy today!" Ellaria donned her sweetest smile.

That's what you say now.

Ellaria, exhausted and overstressed, finally snapped. "Oh, the long and arduous trip there and back made me forget such details. Not only did I deliver your brother's ashes, I also uncovered a conspiracy that threatened the whole existence of your three cities. On the way I have had to spend my precious few gold on your ridiculously overpriced wares just to survive the countless dangers I've encountered, Scarlet Worms and Dark Dwarves among them, so I do not have the gold you ask for. But if you still insist in clinging to your greedy ways, then I will do without your precious ore. It has not brought you happiness, you petty, ungrateful woman, nor will it do so for me. Good riddance, Mrs. Thisbeen."

Ellaria faked a smile. She really did not like the old dwarven lady. This whole journey underground had left a sour taste in her mouth. Very few individuals she had met down there had been something other than arrogant, greedy and proud. "Naturally. It is the least you can do for all the trouble I had to go through." Accepting the reward, Ellaria hoped this was the last time she had to don her haughty doctor's role. Ellaria then sought out the others. OoC: I think that's everything I personally need to do in this quest.

The five werelions awaited the heroes outside the Menagerie with their weapons drawn. The Rakshasa were not easily appeased. "Ha!" "An eye for an eye, old man." "Your words will not bring back our friend." "You killed one of our own, so we will do the same to you." "When one of you lies dead on the ground, we can call it even. Rakshasa, pack attack!" Periwinkle shirked behind Eric. "So much bloodshed..." PREPARE FOR BATTLE! Enemies: Nalah Firemane *Immune to fire and sudden death* Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 32 Health: 345/345 Special: Burn My Dread – Causes 32 fire-elemental damage to all opponents regardless of row, restores own health completely and removes negative effects from self. Drops: 532 gold, Rakshasa Naginata (WP:12 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; halberd) Tarzean Longmane Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 31 Health: 322/322 Special: Long Battle – Causes the inspired- and blessed-effects to all allies. Drops: 31 gold, Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword) Liara Goldmane Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 30 Health: 309/309 Special: Liquid Gold – Steals 30 gold from the target and causes the hastened-effect to all allies. Drops: 30 gold, Rakshasa Waveblades (WP:5 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; dual strike daggers) Sumba Warmane Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 28 Health: 278/278 Special: Hear Me Roar – Causes the encouraged-effect to all allies and the afraid-effect to all opponents. Drops: 28 gold, Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword) Tontor Shaggymane Type: Beast/Humanoid Level: 27 Health: 266/266 Special: Fool’s Luck – Causes either the lucky- or the jinxed-effect to all combatants. Drops: 27 gold, Rakshasa Flail (WP:7 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; mace) Party at Luxor Dunes: Eric (Khorne) 30 year old norseman Raider *Party Second-in-Command* Level 29 *Natural Respite* *Evasion* *Immune to Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Asleep, Water and Earth* *Blessed* *Hastened* Power: 50 (29+18+2+1) Defense: 5 Health: 52/52 (8+28+7+4+5) Gold: 0 Equipment: Conspirator (WP:18, causes blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause confused with each hit; darkness-elemental longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to water, earth, blinded and asleep; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; ice-, lightning-, darkness-elemental; greatsword), Drengazuli Grom'az (WP:6; Dual Strike; axe), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon) Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Consumables: Potion, 10 Grand Potions, Health Core, 3 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, 5 Meads, 4 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 5 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Agni Bomb, Seal Bomb, Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.) Tools etc.: "Key To Riches" (quest item) Sgt. Jon McEncy (Pyrovisionary) *Party Leader* 54 year old male human Black Knight Level 24 *Immune to Blinded and Stunned* *Poisonous Defense* *Permanently Hastened and Blessed* Power: 49 (24+21+2+2) Defense: 20 (16+4) Health: 48/48 (7+23+9+3+3+3) Gold: 2121 Equipment: Demonic Greatswords (WP:21, dual strike, has 1/2 chance each to cause sealed and blinded with each hit, Light and Darkness elemental greatsword, Hollow [Health Core]), Serpenthead Shield (SP:16, causes poisoned by 2-effect to anyone physically attacking the user, shield), Pegleg of Hastening (Permanent hastened effect to the user; Immune to Blinded, suitable to Sarge only; footwear), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect; suitable for black knights; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Inventory: Weapons: Lilliput Knife (WP:1, wielder’s power is not reduced when under minimized-effect, dagger.) Artifacts: Cloak of the Grand Vizier (SP:1 multiplied by the number of party members; backwear.), Monkey Armor (SP:4, immune to earth and bound; suitable to knights, beast warriors, dragoons, skirmishers and winged warriors; bodywear), Ranger’s Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors; backwear), Sterope’s Headdress (Grants the ability to spend a turn to fly out of a battle and return to it later if it is still going; the wearer cannot affect the battle in any way when they are away from it; suitable to winged warriors only; headwear), Encore Plectrum (If the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.), Swift Boots (Changes HIDE into STEAL & HIDE, allowing the wearer to steal gold equal to the target’s level if it carries gold in addition to hiding; footwear) Spell Items: “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, 5 Venoms, Deadly Venom, Poisoned Water (Causes poisoned by 1 to the target; consumable), 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Bones, Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Mythril Shard Tools etc.: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Business Card, Mistarian Grey Panther (quest item), Gold Scorpion Venom (quest item), Tyrant Statue (Increases the holder’s gold by 50% at the end of each quest) Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher) 48 years old human Paladin Level 35 1/4 *Immune to Darkness, Fire, Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Blessed* *Encouraged* Power: 57 (35+17+4+1) Defense: 19 (7+12) Health: 58/58 (10+34+11+2+1) Ether: 35/35 Gold: 0 Equipment: Scupperer (WP: 17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Round Metal Shield (SP:7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), Inventory: Weapons: Frozen Saber (WP: 14; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Artifacts: Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), Crystal Skull (Makes healing with ether guaranteed, but doubles the ether cost per healed target; suitable to clerics and chi monks; accessory), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song) Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 2x Mead, 3x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, 2x Smelling Salts, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Mythril Shard, Bone Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 2 Meat Lumps (quest item), Royal Seal of Salmanda (Grants the holder access everywhere in Salmanda at any time of the day; quest item.) John 'Heckz' Brutenhal, the Ghostbuster, the Super Sleuth and the School Inspector (Cutcobra) 32 year old male human Sorcerer Level 27 *Jinxed Spells at Double Cost* *Darkness Spells Cause Weakened* Power: 39 (27+12) (Spellpower: 49 (27+12+10)) Defense: 0 Health: 35/35 (5+26+4) Ether: 21/43 (5+26+1+5+1+5) Gold: 516 Equipment: Solemn Dagger (WP: 12, darkness-elemental dagger, 1/2 chance of causing sealed), Magician's Gloves (Spellpower +10; suitable for mages; handwear), Cloak of Blood Magic (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic cause weakened; suitable for mages, necromancers and chi monks; bodywear), Bad Luck Charm (Makes the sorcerer’s spells - including Razzmatazz and Sleight of Hand - cause an additional jinxed-effect, increasing their ether cost by 1; suitable for sorcerers; accessory) Inventory: Rawr (WP:9, dagger), Bone Whip (WP:9, damages undead, whip), Assassin’s Crossbow (WP:4, each successful assassination increases WP by one permanently; suitable to assassins; crossbow), Harlot's Outfit (SP: 2, immune to poisoned; suitable for Witches, Sorcerers and Harlots; bodywear/footwear), Buffoon's Hat (Prevents anyone from taking the wearer seriously; protects from Free Hits unless the wearer is the last hero standing; headwear), Watt's Artifact (Makes the user’s attacks and spells three times more effective against demons; accessory), Robe Of The Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether + 5, immune to sealed; bodywear), Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Ether Core, Smoke Bomb, 2x Deadly Venom, 7 Bones, Bright Polish, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Blue Jelly, "Fifty Shades of Bley" (Grants access to Harlot), "Begone With the Winds" (Grants access to Weather Mage), Black Market Insignia (Allows the owner to seek out a black market dealer from any city they visit on a quest, as decided by the QM.), Old Teddy (quest item), Flower-tailed Flying Squirrel (quest item), 2x Meat Lump (quest item), Borrowed All Scrolls Rex the Rhinotaur, the Mighty Mercenary (NPC, controlled by Zepher) 35 years old male wererhino Paragon Level 61 *Initiative* *Restoration* *Aura of Honor* *Gamble* *No Escape* *Blessed* Power: 96 (61+30+5) Defense: 12 Health: 93/93 (8+60+25) Gold: 655 Equipment: Grindoceros (WP:30; halves target's defense with every successful hit; hammer), Mighty Cuirass (SP:12, suitable to paragons only; bodywear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.) Inventory: Greater Tonic (Restores 30 ether), Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Soma, Deadly Venom, Meat Lump (quest item) Periwinkle (NPC, controlled by Khorne) 19 years old female human Cleric Level 31 2/4 *Divert Attacks* *Immune to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed* *Blessed* Power: 32 (31+1) Health: 39/39 (9+30) Ether: 35/35 (5+30) Gold: 18 Equipment: Jaws' Mop (WP:1, double damage against aquatic enemies; broomstick), Narcissus Mirror (User has 1/2 chance to divert direct attacks to the next ally in turn; accessory), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants immunity to stunned, poisoned, bleeding, cursed, asleep, fast asleep, confused and hexed; suitable for Periwinkle only; headwear) Inventory: Remedy, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence Location: Scrubby Sands, Luxor Dunes Time: Midday of the Sixth Day Influence: 15 Subquests:

"You are correct, we have to be cautious. If we kill the Triffid while my husband is inside it, we might end up fatally wounding him as well." Results of Round One of the Restaurant Battle: >Petaldan vs. Salad Golem - Miss >Windus vs. Salad Golem - Miss >Drucilla (Arc Fire) vs. Triffid - Meditate >Ezeran (Fire) vs. Triffid - Shield (Magic Burst of Fire - Triffid: 1155 health-(13x2=26 dmg)=1129 health; Meat Golem: 142 health-(13x2=26 dmg)=116 health; Salad Golem: 142 health-(13x2=26 dmg)=116 health; Ezeran: -3 ether) Torald vs. Triffid - Miss Meat Golem - Free Hit on Petaldan (Petaldan: 10 health+2 SP-(7/2=4 dmg)=8 health) Results of Round Two of the Restaurant Battle: >Petaldan vs. Salad Golem - Critical Hit (Salad Golem: no effect, target is undead) >Windus vs. Salad Golem - Damage (Windus: 9 health-(7/2=4 dmg)=5 health) >Drucilla (Arc Fire) vs. Triffid - Arc Spell (Triffid: 1129 health-(88x2=172 dmg)=957 health; Meat Golem: 116 health-(88x2=172 dmg)=0 health; Salad Golem: 116 health-(88x2=172 dmg)=0 health; Drucilla: -3 ether) >Ezeran (Fire) vs. Triffid - Great Spell (Triffid: 957 health-(20x2=40 dmg)=917 health; Ezeran: -1 ether) Torald vs. Triffid - Hit (Triffid: 917 health-9 dmg=908 health) Meat Golem & Salad Golem - revived with full health It takes the heroes a few tries, but they start getting good hits on the enemies. Petaldan and Windus both get hit as well. Drucilla's fire scorches both golems into ash, but the Triffid brings them back almost instantly. The battle is tricky, for killing the plant monster would result in the death of Malastor. Enemies: Triffid *Absorbs Wood* *Wood-elemental attacks* *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, petrified, doomed and sudden death* Type: Plant Level: 12 Health: 908/1212 Special: Cough Up – The monster releases its victim and flees the battle. Drops: 2 Wild Vines (WP:6, causes bound-effect, wood-elemental whip), Demeter Bomb (100 wood-elemental damage to all enemies) Note: The Triffid will revive the golems at the end of each round if they have been defeated. The drops will not be replenished. Meat Golem Type: Undead/Beast Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Slaughterhouse Blues – Stuns all opponents. Drops: Chicken Drumstick (Max. health +1 when consumed.), Greasy Sausage (Max. health +2 when consumed.), Raw Meat (Max. health +5 when consumed.) Salad Golem Type: Undead/Plant Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Nutritious Mix – Grants all allies a random positive effect: encouraged, hastened, lucky. On subsequent uses, grants an effect that the allies do not have. Drops: Mighty Carrot (Power +2 when consumed.), Magic Pumpkin (Spellpower +2 when consumed.), Level Up Mushroom (Grants the user one full level when consumed.) Party: Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human mage *Party Leader* Level 6 *Absorbs darkness* Power: 13 (6+7) Defense: 1 Health: 10/10 (5+5) Ether: 5/10 (5+5) Gold: 25 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:7, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone) Inventory: Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3), 2x Potion, 2x Grand Tonic, 2x Remedy. Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Bedroll. Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male Human Barbarian Level 4 Power: 9 (4+5) Defense: 3 Health: 11/11 (8+3) Gold: 70 Equipment: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone) Inventory: Gaia Blade (WP:5, Wood-elemental, ignores defenses of foes weak to Wood, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Ignis Blade (WP:5, Fire-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Fire, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), Potion, Mead, Tiger Balm, Fire Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Phoenix essence, Crocodile belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Palathadric) 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight Level: 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 2 Health: 8/10 Gold: 5 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP:3; Greatsword), Racamia (SP: 2; Shield) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll Dr. Windus (Windusky) 29 yrs old human Cleric Level 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 0 Health: 5/9 Ether: 5/5 Gold: 10 Equipment: Diamond Staff (WP: 3) Inventory: 1 Potion, 1 Remedy, Shovel Drucilla Eldritch (NPC, controlled by MysticModulus) 32 years old female human Archmage Level 43 4/5 *Arcane Wisdom* *Circle of Mages* *Immune to Sealed* Power: 44 (43+1) (Spellpower: 88 (43+45)) Defense: 3 Health: 57/57 (5+42+10) Ether: 59/62 (5+42+10+5) Gold: 922 Equipment: Eldritch Wand (WP:1, Spellpower: 45; suitable to members of the Eldritch family only; wand), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers.) Inventory: Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Garnet (Earth), Emerald (Wood), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (Lightning), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness)

"Actually, it was I and Dumora that personally delivered your brother's ashes to The Glittering, and even filled out the numerous papers you never mentioned about. I just came to check that the news had reached you. Your brother can now rest in piece among his ancestry."

~A new quest has been posted on the Quest Board (#143 by Endgame)!~

Marmaduc scoffed. "These trophies are all rare game that I have hunted around Olegaia. I did not stop to check if they wanted to talk. Now, are you here to throw insults or to give me what I want?" QM Note: I don't have to remind you veteran players to bold your actions, do I? It wasn't really made clear to me what Pyro wanted to do with Sarge, but it is not too late to change that still. "While I appreciate your sentiments, it all rings false after what your friends said about skinning us alive. We will be seeing you outside. Prepare to fight for your lives." Marmaduc accepted the Crystal Skull, and gave Boomingham 500 gold in return. The man did not look satisfied, however. "What about the Tyrant Statue? It is a crying shame it got lost in the way between the shipwreck and my office, isn't it? Now get out of here." Subquest "The Great Treasure Hunt" has failed! Was the party prepared to step outside to face the Rakshasa in battle?

The plant monster suddenly threw its vines at the satyr wizard, and stuffed him into its gaping maw in an instant. "Malastor!" "Feed! I... Treef! Can't Control... Trifftriff! Myself...!" A burst of magical energy erupted from the Triffid, ejecting all the food from the plates and trays, and mixing them into two whirls. Out of the whirls emerged two creatures composed of food - other from meat products, other from vegetables and fruits. "Stand back! My husband is a powerful necromancer, which would explain the golem made out of meat, but where did the Triffid gain the power to control plants as well?" "Umm, that would be from me, actually..." "You were devoured by that creature earlier, then? Never mind that now, we must get my Malastor out of there. Follow my lead, everyone!" "I beg... Treef! For your forgiveness... Feed! Feed! Drucilla..." The female wizard Drucilla joined the party to fight against the Triffid and the two golems. Since she was an archmage, all mages in the party could use her gems. PREPARE FOR BATTLE! Enemies: Triffid *Absorbs Wood* *Wood-elemental attacks* *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, petrified, doomed and sudden death* Type: Plant Level: 12 Health: 1155/1212 Special: Cough Up – The monster releases its victim and flees the battle. Drops: 2 Wild Vines (WP:6, causes bound-effect, wood-elemental whip), Demeter Bomb (100 wood-elemental damage to all enemies) Note: The Triffid will revive the golems at the end of each round if they have been defeated. The drops will not be replenished. Meat Golem Type: Undead/Beast Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Slaughterhouse Blues – Stuns all opponents. Drops: Chicken Drumstick (Max. health +1 when consumed.), Greasy Sausage (Max. health +2 when consumed.), Raw Meat (Max. health +5 when consumed.) Salad Golem Type: Undead/Plant Level: 7 Health: 142/142 Special: Nutritious Mix – Grants all allies a random positive effect: encouraged, hastened, lucky. On subsequent uses, grants an effect that the allies do not have. Drops: Mighty Carrot (Power +2 when consumed.), Magic Pumpkin (Spellpower +2 when consumed.), Level Up Mushroom (Grants the user one full level when consumed.) Party: Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human mage *Party Leader* Level 6 *Absorbs darkness* Power: 13 (6+7) Defense: 1 Health: 10/10 (5+5) Ether: 9/10 (5+5) Gold: 25 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:7, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone) Inventory: Staff infested with demonic slime (WP 3), 2x Potion, 2x Grand Tonic, 2x Remedy. Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Bedroll. Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male Human Barbarian Level 4 Power: 9 (4+5) Defense: 3 Health: 11/11 (8+3) Gold: 70 Equipment: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone) Inventory: Gaia Blade (WP:5, Wood-elemental, ignores defenses of foes weak to Wood, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Ignis Blade (WP:5, Fire-elemental, ignores SP of foes weak to Fire, gems cannot be merged into or removed from the weapon; greatsword), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), Potion, Mead, Tiger Balm, Fire Bomb, Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Phoenix essence, Crocodile belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Palathadric) 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight Level: 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 2 Health: 10/10 Gold: 5 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP:3; Greatsword), Racamia (SP: 2; Shield) Inventory: Potion, Bedroll Dr. Windus (Windusky) 29 yrs old human Cleric Level 1 Power: 4 (1+3) Defense: 0 Health: 9/9 Ether: 5/5 Gold: 10 Equipment: Diamond Staff (WP: 3) Inventory: 1 Potion, 1 Remedy, Shovel Drucilla Eldritch (NPC, controlled by MysticModulus) 32 years old female human Archmage Level 43 4/5 *Arcane Wisdom* *Circle of Mages* *Immune to Sealed* Power: 44 (43+1) (Spellpower: 88 (43+45)) Defense: 3 Health: 57/57 (5+42+10) Ether: 62/62 (5+42+10+5) Gold: 922 Equipment: Eldritch Wand (WP:1, Spellpower: 45; suitable to members of the Eldritch family only; wand), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect, suitable for mages, clerics and necromancers.) Inventory: Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Garnet (Earth), Emerald (Wood), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (Lightning), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness)

So, are there any new quests people want to host? The Hall is getting crowded, so now would be a perfect time to send me your ideas. Again, just as long as you don't make it overly complicated or about Wolfgang robbing/kidnapping/murdering someone, you should get your idea through. I haven't had the time to do that yet, sorry. With the Wolfgang's newly established ties to Heroica, you will start to see Wolfgang quests in the Hall. Recruiting player characters does not count, that would be cheating.

Ellaria was astounded by the mindflayer's gift, but gladly accepted it. "This is amazing, thank you Hava! Can I ask you, as a fellow alchemist, are you a member of the Guild of Invision or a freelancer? I know the Guild does not accept anyone practicing alchemy outside their membership in Eubric, but I would like for that to change. Maybe we could become pen pals to sort out the situation?" Ellaria suddenly remembered that she had unfinished business with Miss Thisbeen back in the first city, so after concluding the discussion with the mindflayer, she headed there.