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QM Note: It is for you to figure out. This is a tough puzzle, but it should be solvable.

"Nuh-uh! That's a girl, Big Sister Bear is a bear." "Duh!" "Who knows? If I was turned into a doll, so I wouldn't be surprised if Morgan was now a fat, stuffed bear. It would fit her." Lilly rolled her eyes at Arthur's question. "Don't you know anything? Morgan is Merlyn's little sister, but they're both older than me or Bluto. Umm, except Bluto is now an adult, so it's a bit complicated..." "Arigatoo! If you really want to help, it would be much appreciated!" ~BEARRIFIC TEA PARTY~ The heroes can help the teddy bears figure out the correct seating order for Big Sister Bear's tea party. They must place six bears into six seats, and serve each of them one of six snacks and six drinks in six cups of different color. If they get it right, those heroes that participated in solving the order will gain extra experience. The bears can only give the following hints: - The seats are arranged around the round table as if they were even hours in a clock. - Baddie Panda and Broody Bear sit on the opposite sides of the table. - The bear that eats cookies sits next to the bear that drinks milk coffee. - Pretzels and cupcakes are not eaten next to each other. - Hot chocolate is served from a red cup, while black coffee does not come in a yellow cup. - Deaddy Bear drinks from a white cup, while Naughty Bear always prefers pink. - The bear that eats donuts is one seat away from the bear that eats pie. - Snooty Bear does not like to sit next to Naughty Bear or Baddie Panda. - The bear that eats croissants also drinks their tea black. - Pretzel is eaten by the bear that sits at 2 o’clock. - Donut is placed opposite to the pink cup. - The bear that drinks from a magenta cup is one seat away from cookies. - Naughty Bear has a different color fur than the other little bears. - The blue cup is placed next to the white cup. - Snooty Bear sits to the right from the bear that drinks from a yellow cup. - Cupcakes go well with red tea. - The bear that sits 4 o’clock drinks green tea. - Black coffee is served to the left of black tea. - Deaddy Bear sits as far away as possible from Big Sister Bear, while Broody Bear likes to sit as close to her as he can. - A bear with black fur sits at 10 o’clock. - One of the bears has fur that matches the color of their cup. - There is a reason one of the bears is called Deaddy Bear – he is more than a little worse for wear. - The bear that drinks hot chocolate sits in between two bears that drink tea. - The bears that drink coffee sit next to each other. - Coffee is always served in a cup with a red hue, while tea never is. - Snooty Bear likes the color of his bowtie. - Big Sister Bear always sits at 12 o’clock.

"Is no one alive here anymore...?" Ellaria whispers, stricken with sadness. Ellaria attacks Amara Jing from the front row. Battle Order: Docken Thormanil Hybros Hybros Arx Ellaria

Results of Round Three of the Backstage Battle: >Bobby vs. Carly Addict - Damage (Bobby: 7 health+3 SP-(6/2=3 dmg)=7 health) >Darksten (Spider String Bow) vs. Carly Devotee - Aim (Devotee: 6 health-(4x2=8 dmg)=0 dmg) >Darksten (Spider String Bow) vs. Carly Stalker - Critical Hit (Stalker: 1 health-(22x2=44 dmg)=0 dmg) Leofwein vs. Carly Fanatic - Special Damage (I Was Here First! - Fanatic: extra Free Hit; Fanatic's future Free Hits will be dealt at the beginning of each round) Carly Enthusiast - Free Hit vs. Bobby (Bobby: 7 health+3 SP-(4/2=2 dmg)=7 health) Carly Fanatic - Free Hit vs. Darksten Enthusiast (no effect) The fans try to hit Bobby, but cannot pass his defenses. Darksten takes out two more fans with his arrows, while the elven Carly Fanatic cuts in line. Three enemies remain anymore. Enemies: Carly Addict *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 1 round* Type: Humanoid Level: 6 Health: 9/32 Special: I Need to See Her! – The Carly Addict becomes berserk, only damaging the target that initiated the special skill with future attacks. The target changes if the special skill is rolled again by another combatant. Drops: Grand Potion Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hit to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Enthusiast Type: Humanoid Level: 4 Health: 13/28 Special: I Know All Her Songs! – The Carly Enthusiast sings a quick medley of Carly’s hits, causing enamored to all other combatants. Drops: Grand Tonic Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Fanatic *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 1 round* Type: Humanoid Level: 4 Health: 9/24 Special: I Was Here First! – The Carly Fanatic cuts the line, gaining an extra Free Hit and performing future Free Hits at the start of the round, before the heroes act. Each time the special skill is rolled, the Fanatic gets an additional Free Hit. Drops: Smelling Salts Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Party: Darksten (Comrade Commander) 35 year old male human Ranger *Party Leader* Level 14 *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed and blinded* *Hastened* *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 1 round* Power: 18 (14+4) Defense: 2 Health: 20/20 (6+13+1) Gold: 452 Equipment: Spider String Bow (WP:4, darkness-elemental bow), Sand-Worm Hide (SP: 2, bodywear), Tribal Amulet (Wearer is immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed, and blinded; suitable to barbarians, rangers, beast warriors; accessory) Inventory: Weapons: Crossbow (WP:6) Artifacts: Safety Blanket (SP:1, protects from Afraid, backwear) Consumables: 10x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 6x Remedy, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Aeolus Bomb, Floral Bomb, 5x Lightning Bomb, 3x Venom, 2x Bone Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Bobby "Young" Bucks Jr. (Zepher) 19 year old human Rogue Level 4 *Immune to cursed**Attacks cause enamored* *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 1 round* Power: 14 (4+10) Defense: 3 Health: 7/10 (7+3) Gold: 33 Equipment: Hue and Saturation whip (WP:10; causes Enamored), Nondescript Cape (SP: 3; protects from Cursed effect; suitable for rogues; backwear) Inventory: 3x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Mead Leofwein Twynam (Capt.JohnPaul) 18 Year Old Human Barbarian Level 4 *Natural Respite* *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 1 round* Power: 10 (4+5+1) Defense: 1 Health: 3/12 (8+3+1) Gold: 108 Equipment: War Axe (WP:5), Mr. Snuggles (Accessory, +1 HP, +1 Power, +1 SP, cannot be imbued with scrolls, suitable for barbarians) Inventory: War Axe (WP:3), 3x Potion, Remedy, 2x Mead, 2x Venom

Results of Round Two of the Backstage Battle: >Bobby vs. Carly Addict - Damage (Bobby: 7 health+3 SP-(6/2=3 dmg)=7 health) >Darksten uses Lightning Bomb - (All enemies: 5 dmg) >Darksten uses Lightning Bomb - (All enemies: 5 dmg; Copycat: 0 health) Leofwein vs. Carly Fanatic - Damage (Leofwein: 8 health+1 SP-4 dmg=5 health) Carly Devotee - Free Hit vs. Bobby Carly Addict (Addict: 14 health-5 dmg=9 health) Carly Enthusiast - Free Hit vs. Darksten (Darksten: 20 health+2 SP-(4/2=2 dmg)=20 health) Carly Stalker - Free Hit vs. Leofwein (Leofwein: 5 health+1 SP-3 dmg=3 health) Plenty of hurt is dealed on both sides. Darksten's bombs take out the Copycat, leaving five fans standing in the party's way. Enemies: Carly Addict *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 2 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 6 Health: 9/32 Special: I Need to See Her! – The Carly Addict becomes berserk, only damaging the target that initiated the special skill with future attacks. The target changes if the special skill is rolled again by another combatant. Drops: Grand Potion Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hit to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Devotee *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 2 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 5 Health: 6/21 Special: I Can’t Live Without Her! – The Carly Devotee becomes a living bomb, and the next combatant that damages him will be knocked out along with the Devotee (unless immune to sudden death). Drops: Phoenix Essence Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hit to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Enthusiast Type: Humanoid Level: 4 Health: 13/28 Special: I Know All Her Songs! – The Carly Enthusiast sings a quick medley of Carly’s hits, causing enamored to all other combatants. Drops: Grand Tonic Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Fanatic *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 2 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 4 Health: 9/24 Special: I Was Here First! – The Carly Fanatic cuts the line, gaining an extra Free Hit and performing future Free Hits at the start of the round, before the heroes act. Each time the special skill is rolled, the Fanatic gets an additional Free Hit. Drops: Smelling Salts Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Stalker *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 2 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 3 Health: 1/19 Special: She Loves Me Most! – The Carly Stalker throws a smoke bomb on the ground, blinding all other combatants and fleeing the battle (unless prevented). Drops: Smoke Bomb Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Party: Darksten (Comrade Commander) 35 year old male human Ranger *Party Leader* Level 14 *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed and blinded* *Hastened* *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 2 rounds* Power: 20 (14+6) Defense: 2 Health: 20/20 (6+13+1) Gold: 452 Equipment: Crossbow (WP:6), Sand-Worm Hide (SP: 2, bodywear), Tribal Amulet (Wearer is immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed, and blinded; suitable to barbarians, rangers, beast warriors; accessory) Inventory: Weapons: Spider String Bow (WP:4, darkness-elemental bow) Artifacts: Safety Blanket (SP:1, protects from Afraid, backwear) Consumables: 10x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 6x Remedy, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Aeolus Bomb, Floral Bomb, 5x Lightning Bomb, 3x Venom, 2x Bone Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Bobby "Young" Bucks Jr. (Zepher) 19 year old human Rogue Level 4 *Immune to cursed**Attacks cause enamored* *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 2 rounds* Power: 14 (4+10) Defense: 3 Health: 7/10 (7+3) Gold: 33 Equipment: Hue and Saturation whip (WP:10; causes Enamored), Nondescript Cape (SP: 3; protects from Cursed effect; suitable for rogues; backwear) Inventory: 3x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Mead Leofwein Twynam (Capt.JohnPaul) 18 Year Old Human Barbarian Level 4 *Natural Respite* *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 2 rounds* Power: 10 (4+5+1) Defense: 1 Health: 3/12 (8+3+1) Gold: 108 Equipment: War Axe (WP:5), Mr. Snuggles (Accessory, +1 HP, +1 Power, +1 SP, cannot be imbued with scrolls, suitable for barbarians) Inventory: War Axe (WP:3), 3x Potion, Remedy, 2x Mead, 2x Venom

"No, you doofus! I just...what's the word, furbishtrated it? My mom build it for me. My dad always yammers on about how good she is with her hands." The party crossed the hallway to the kitchen as they talked. There they met five teddy bears sitting around a table. "No no no! This is all wrong!" "Big Sis will not like this..." "Maybe if we switched the cups around?" "Fe inftwuctfionf awe too compwicated." "Hai! But you know how specific Big Sis is about the sitting order." "Hey, that's Morgan's teddy bear collection! Funny to hear them talk like that..." The bears turned their beady eyes at the door as they realized they got company. "Are you invited to the tea party?" one of the bears asked. "Big Sis does not like intruders..." What would the heroes respond? Party: Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut) *Party Leader* 35 years old male human Necromancer Level 44 3/5 *Gains Triple Experience* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Petrified, Fragile, and Darkness* *Encouraged* *Lucky* Power: 65 (44+21) (Spellpower: 70 (44+21+5)) Defense: 10 (2+5+3) Health: 50/55 (5+44+5+1) Ether: 59/60 (5+44+5+4+2) Gold: 1260 (owed 65g by Warlen Meliname) Equipment: Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:21, Has ⅙ chance to deal Cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal Blessed effect on successful healing, Staff), Spellbound Gloves (+5 spellpower; handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth-elemental damage and is immune to petrified and darkness elemental damage; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers and scholars; bodywear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear) Inventory: Artifacts: Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear) Spell Items: Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), Amethyst (Darkness), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Garnet (Earth), 2 Opals (Ice), Aquamarine (Water), Emerald (Wood) Consumables: 3 Potions, 7 Tonics, 3 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Incense, 6 Meads, 5 Nostrums, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, 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 Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Skadi Bomb (Causes 100 Ice Elemental Damage to all opponents when used) Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, 2 Bones, Unicorn Horn (Worth 250 Gold at Magic Shops) Alexis Fenral, Orc-kin (Masked Builder) 24 year old female elven Assassin Level 47 3/5 *Immune to Magic, Healing, Bound, Slowed* *Gains Triple Experience* Power: 79 (47+20+12) Defense: 1 Health: 39/58 (6+46+5+1) Gold: 1636 Equipment: Steel Fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental, dagger), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Medal of Glory (Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles; accessory), Winged Sandals (footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), Aventine's Cape (SP:1, immunity to darkness and water), Inventory: Weapons: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, whip), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff), Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Town Watch Halberd (WP: 6), Artifacts: Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Smelly Hide (Suitable for barbarians and beast warriors, half damage from beasts and humanoids on Damage, bodywear), Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile), Ring of Sight (protects from blinded), Regret's Cape (Backwear, grants immunity to first negative effect afflicted each battle), Counterstrike Gloves Spell Items: Diamond (Light), Topaz (lightning) Consumables: 6 Potions, 8 Grand Potions, Health Core, 7 Remedies, 9 Meads, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2 Somas, Mulled Wine, 5 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venom, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Red Death Blood (If applied to a weapon the Doomed effect is dealt on first blow), 2 Lightning Bombs, 7 Water Bombs, 3 Dirt Bombs, Skeleton Decoy, 8 Bones, 2 Grating Stones, Zoot's Cookie Tools etc.: Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Shovel, Venom, Bedroll, Fifty Shades of Bley (Grants access to the Harlot expert job class), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold) Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 22 year old male human Weather Mage Level 34 3/4 *Immune to Blinded, Confused, Bound and Slowed* *Overkill* *Encouraged* Power: 46 (34+12) Defense: 14 (14) Health: 48/48 (5+33+4+6) Ether: 35/46 (5+33+6+2) Gold: 784 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 "broomstick", suitable to Arthur only), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory), Shadeaux Cape (SP:7, Immune to Blind and Confused, suitable to those with reputation among the Shadeaux only; if reputation is great, SP is doubled; if reputation is outstanding, SP is tripled; backwear), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear), Overkill Gloves (Gives the wearer 1 gold for every point of damage they do extra when they defeat an enemy; handwear) Inventory: Weapons: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, staff, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Healing Staff A (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Healing Staff B (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable throwing weapon, causes Jinxed-effect) (Lent to Docken), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Clockwork Lance (WP:12, has 1/3 chance to cause slowed-effect on the target; lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Stag Antlers (WP:10, grants Intimidation; halberd), Metasimian Dory (WP:10, pierces defense; spear), Spider Leg (WP:10, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (WP: 10, doubled against humanoids; spear), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, halberd, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [nothing]), Arm Shield (SP:14, shield), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) (Lent to Purpearl), Blue Hand Shield (SP:5, grants immunity to five effects of the user’s choice; these immunities cannot be changed once selected Immune to Hexed, Petrified, Minimized, Jinxed, and Stunned; shield) (Lent to Purpearl), ) Artifacts: White Ninja Cowl (The wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; headwear), Pointy Hat (+2 Max Ether), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; headwear, usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, headwear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against Fragile and all Poisons; bodywear, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Zap-Tap Badge (Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; accessory), Macabre Collar (Provides immunity to Insta-Kill and Doomed; accessory), Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (changes the wearer into an elf of the same gender when worn; accessory), Sandman’s Parasol (Protects from asleep- and fast asleep –effects; accessory), Enchanted Bracelet (Protects from sealed-effect; accessory) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Aquamarine (Water), Sapphire (Wind), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing (Lent to De'kra), Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Has 1/2 chance to reduce target’s SP by 5 at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.) (lent to Hybros), Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Minimizing (Has 1/2 chance of causing the minimized-effect on the target; costs 10 ether.) Consumables: Potion, 8x Grand Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic, Ether Core, 10x Remedy, 2x Elixir, 2x Phoenix Essence, Fenghuang Incense, Hurricane, 3x Mead, 2x Smelling Salts, 2x Neutralizer, Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round), Blind Fury, Love Potion, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, 3x Stun Bomb, 5x Smoke Bomb, 3x Bones, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.) Tools etc: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Begone with the Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), 2x Silver Ore Lilly Ziegfried (NPC, controlled by K-Nut) 7 years old female human Puppeteer Level 30 *Immune to Sealed, Afraid and Doomed* *Gains gold equal to number of enemies* *Free Hits have 1/6 chance to be redirected at another enemy* *Ignores Free Hits from Beasts* Power: 30 Defense: 1 Health: 30/30 (1+29) Ether: 33/33 (1+29+3) Gold: 0 Equipment: Pink Ribbon (Max. Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid and doomed; accessory), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; backwear), Fur Leggings (SP: 1, beast enemies do not deal free hits to the wearer; footwear), Inventory: 5 Toys (see below) Sullen Sally (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes fragile-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Dour Dolly Power: 30 Note: Causes weakened-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Morbid Molly (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes cursed-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Negative Nelly (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes jinxed-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Callous Kelly (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes bleeding-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used

Yes, it's the same thing. Poisoning stacks, whether it refers to applying it on a weapon or hitting an enemy with poison.

Results of Round One of the Backstage Battle: >Bobby vs. Carly Addict - Damage (Bobby: 7 health+3 SP-(6/2=3 dmg)=7 health) >Darksten uses Smelling Salt on himself - (Darksten: hastened) >Darksten uses Lightning Bomb - (All enemies: 5 dmg) Leofwein vs. Carly Enthusiast - Special Damage (All heroes and enemies except Enthusiast: enamored with Enthusiast) Carly Copycat - Free Hit vs. Bobby Carly Stalker (Stalker: 14 health-3 dmg=11 health) Carly Devotee - Free Hit vs. Darksten Carly Copycat (Copycat: 12 health-5 dmg=7 health) Carly Fanatic - Free Hit vs. Leofwein Carly Enthusiast (no effect) Carly Stalker - Free Hit vs. Bobby Carly Addict (Addict: 27 health-3 dmg=24 health) A full-on riot erupts at the back alley when the heroes and fans charge at each other relentlessly. Bobby is struck by the addict. Darksten hastens himself and wounds the fans with a bomb. The enthusiast sings a quick medley of all of Carly's biggest hits - Lovebird included - and makes everyone wish they would hear more from her. The party is spared from free hits as the fans concentrate on each other. All opponents are still standing. Enemies: Carly Addict *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 6 Health: 24/32 Special: I Need to See Her! – The Carly Addict becomes berserk, only damaging the target that initiated the special skill with future attacks. The target changes if the special skill is rolled again by another combatant. Drops: Grand Potion Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hit to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Copycat *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 3 Health: 7/17 Special: I’m the Real Carly! – The Carly Copycat pretends to be Carly, causing confused to all other combatants. Drops: Remedy Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Devotee *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 5 Health: 16/21 Special: I Can’t Live Without Her! – The Carly Devotee becomes a living bomb, and the next combatant that damages him will be knocked out along with the Devotee (unless immune to sudden death). Drops: Phoenix Essence Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hit to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Enthusiast Type: Humanoid Level: 4 Health: 23/28 Special: I Know All Her Songs! – The Carly Enthusiast sings a quick medley of Carly’s hits, causing enamored to all other combatants. Drops: Grand Tonic Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Fanatic *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 4 Health: 19/24 Special: I Was Here First! – The Carly Fanatic cuts the line, gaining an extra Free Hit and performing future Free Hits at the start of the round, before the heroes act. Each time the special skill is rolled, the Fanatic gets an additional Free Hit. Drops: Smelling Salts Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Stalker *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 3 rounds* Type: Humanoid Level: 3 Health: 11/19 Special: She Loves Me Most! – The Carly Stalker throws a smoke bomb on the ground, blinding all other combatants and fleeing the battle (unless prevented). Drops: Smoke Bomb Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Party: Darksten (Comrade Commander) 35 year old male human Ranger *Party Leader* Level 14 *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed and blinded* *Hastened* *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 3 rounds* Power: 20 (14+6) Defense: 2 Health: 20/20 (6+13+1) Gold: 452 Equipment: Crossbow (WP:6), Sand-Worm Hide (SP: 2, bodywear), Tribal Amulet (Wearer is immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed, and blinded; suitable to barbarians, rangers, beast warriors; accessory) Inventory: Weapons: Spider String Bow (WP:4, darkness-elemental bow) Artifacts: Safety Blanket (SP:1, protects from Afraid, backwear) Consumables: 10x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 6x Remedy, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 4x Mead, Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Aeolus Bomb, Floral Bomb, 7x Lightning Bomb, 3x Venom, 2x Bone Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Bobby "Young" Bucks Jr. (Zepher) 19 year old human Rogue Level 4 *Immune to cursed**Attacks cause enamored* *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 3 rounds* Power: 14 (4+10) Defense: 3 Health: 7/10 (7+3) Gold: 33 Equipment: Hue and Saturation whip (WP:10; causes Enamored), Nondescript Cape (SP: 3; protects from Cursed effect; suitable for rogues; backwear) Inventory: 3x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Mead Leofwein Twynam (Capt.JohnPaul) 18 Year Old Human Barbarian Level 4 *Natural Respite* *Enamored with Carly Enthusiast for 3 rounds* Power: 10 (4+5+1) Defense: 1 Health: 8/12 (8+3+1) Gold: 108 Equipment: War Axe (WP:5), Mr. Snuggles (Accessory, +1 HP, +1 Power, +1 SP, cannot be imbued with scrolls, suitable for barbarians) Inventory: War Axe (WP:3), 3x Potion, Remedy, 2x Mead, 2x Venom

"Fate wouldn't be that cruel to us", Ellaria comforts Hybros, although she isn't sure about it either. "We seem to be all set, so let us move on!"

~A new quest has been posted on the Quest Board (#127 by Zepher)!~

"Umm..." Lilly looked at the random pieces of clothing Arthur poured on her arms and wrinkled her little nose. She put them on, anyway. "Thanks, I guess. You guys are lucky I know this dollhouse so well. We're at the parlour on the first floor, and straight across the hall is the kitchen. Upstairs we have the bathroom and the bedroom, and on the third floor there's a big attic. Its not all that big of a house, but at least it's pretty as heck!" While Lilly spoke, Arthur tried scrying for Merlyn, but the arrow of the compass only spun around wildly. It simply could not find Merlyn at the moment. Where would the party head next? Party: Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut) *Party Leader* 35 years old male human Necromancer Level 44 3/5 *Gains Triple Experience* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Petrified, Fragile, and Darkness* *Encouraged* *Lucky* Power: 65 (44+21) (Spellpower: 70 (44+21+5)) Defense: 10 (2+5+3) Health: 50/55 (5+44+5+1) Ether: 59/60 (5+44+5+4+2) Gold: 1260 (owed 65g by Warlen Meliname) Equipment: Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:21, Has ⅙ chance to deal Cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal Blessed effect on successful healing, Staff), Spellbound Gloves (+5 spellpower; handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth-elemental damage and is immune to petrified and darkness elemental damage; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers and scholars; bodywear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear) Inventory: Artifacts: Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear) Spell Items: Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), Amethyst (Darkness), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Garnet (Earth), 2 Opals (Ice), Aquamarine (Water), Emerald (Wood) Consumables: 3 Potions, 7 Tonics, 3 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Incense, 6 Meads, 5 Nostrums, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, 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 Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Skadi Bomb (Causes 100 Ice Elemental Damage to all opponents when used) Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, 2 Bones, Unicorn Horn (Worth 250 Gold at Magic Shops) Alexis Fenral, Orc-kin (Masked Builder) 24 year old female elven Assassin Level 47 3/5 *Immune to Darkness, Water, Bound, Slowed* *Gains Triple Experience* *Counterstrike* Power: 79 (47+20+12) Defense: 1 Health: 39/58 (6+46+5+1) Gold: 1636 Equipment: Steel Fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental, dagger), Counterstrike Gloves, Medal of Glory (Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles; accessory), Winged Sandals (footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), Aventine's Cape (SP:1, immunity to darkness and water), Inventory: Weapons: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, whip), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff), Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Town Watch Halberd (WP: 6), Artifacts: Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Smelly Hide (Suitable for barbarians and beast warriors, half damage from beasts and humanoids on Damage, bodywear), Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Ring of Sight (protects from blinded), Regret's Cape (Backwear, grants immunity to first negative effect afflicted each battle), Spell Items: Diamond (Light), Topaz (lightning) Consumables: 6 Potions, 8 Grand Potions, Health Core, 7 Remedies, 9 Meads, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2 Somas, Mulled Wine, 5 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venom, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Red Death Blood (If applied to a weapon the Doomed effect is dealt on first blow), 2 Lightning Bombs, 7 Water Bombs, 3 Dirt Bombs, Skeleton Decoy, 8 Bones, 2 Grating Stones, Zoot's Cookie Tools etc.: Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Shovel, Venom, Bedroll, Fifty Shades of Bley (Grants access to the Harlot expert job class), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold) Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 22 year old male human Weather Mage Level 34 3/4 *Immune to Blinded, Confused, Bound and Slowed* *Overkill* Power: 46 (34+12) Defense: 14 (14) Health: 48/48 (5+33+4+6) Ether: 35/46 (5+33+6+2) Gold: 784 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 "broomstick", suitable to Arthur only), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory), Shadeaux Cape (SP:7, Immune to Blind and Confused, suitable to those with reputation among the Shadeaux only; if reputation is great, SP is doubled; if reputation is outstanding, SP is tripled; backwear), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear), Overkill Gloves (Gives the wearer 1 gold for every point of damage they do extra when they defeat an enemy; handwear) Inventory: Weapons: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, staff, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Healing Staff A (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Healing Staff B (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable throwing weapon, causes Jinxed-effect) (Lent to Docken), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Clockwork Lance (WP:12, has 1/3 chance to cause slowed-effect on the target; lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Stag Antlers (WP:10, grants Intimidation; halberd), Metasimian Dory (WP:10, pierces defense; spear), Spider Leg (WP:10, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (WP: 10, doubled against humanoids; spear), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, halberd, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [nothing]), Arm Shield (SP:14, shield), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) (Lent to Purpearl), Blue Hand Shield (SP:5, grants immunity to five effects of the user’s choice; these immunities cannot be changed once selected Immune to Hexed, Petrified, Minimized, Jinxed, and Stunned; shield) (Lent to Purpearl), ) Artifacts: White Ninja Cowl (The wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; headwear), Pointy Hat (+2 Max Ether), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; headwear, usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, headwear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against Fragile and all Poisons; bodywear, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Zap-Tap Badge (Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; accessory), Macabre Collar (Provides immunity to Insta-Kill and Doomed; accessory), Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (changes the wearer into an elf of the same gender when worn; accessory), Sandman’s Parasol (Protects from asleep- and fast asleep –effects; accessory), Enchanted Bracelet (Protects from sealed-effect; accessory) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Aquamarine (Water), Sapphire (Wind), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing (Lent to De'kra), Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Has 1/2 chance to reduce target’s SP by 5 at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.) (lent to Hybros), Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Minimizing (Has 1/2 chance of causing the minimized-effect on the target; costs 10 ether.) Consumables: Potion, 8x Grand Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic, Ether Core, 10x Remedy, 2x Elixir, 2x Phoenix Essence, Fenghuang Incense, Hurricane, 4x Mead, 2x Smelling Salts, 2x Neutralizer, Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round), Blind Fury, Love Potion, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, 3x Stun Bomb, 5x Smoke Bomb, 3x Bones, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.) Tools etc: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Begone with the Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), 2x Silver Ore Lilly Ziegfried (NPC, controlled by K-Nut) 7 years old female human Puppeteer Level 30 *Immune to Sealed, Afraid and Doomed* *Gains gold equal to number of enemies* *Free Hits have 1/6 chance to be redirected at another enemy* *Ignores Free Hits from Beasts* Power: 30 Defense: 1 Health: 30/30 (1+29) Ether: 33/33 (1+29+3) Gold: 0 Equipment: Pink Ribbon (Max. Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid and doomed; accessory), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; backwear), Fur Leggings (SP: 1, beast enemies do not deal free hits to the wearer; footwear), Inventory: 5 Toys (see below) Sullen Sally (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes fragile-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Dour Dolly Power: 30 Note: Causes weakened-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Morbid Molly (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes cursed-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Negative Nelly (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes jinxed-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Callous Kelly (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes bleeding-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used

Ellaria reads the note out loud, then sighs. "It is quite a tragedy this town has faced... I wonder if anyone is even alive anymore. Apparently our earlier guide's name was Mallora. I wonder what happened to her...?" Ellaria gulps down a Grand Tonic, a Mead, a Soma and and Ambrosia. She then looked at her party mates. "Are everyone prepared? Hybros, can I ask you to use that Fortune Flush on all of us before we advance? I fear we might need luck on our side with whatever we find ahead..."

Darksten's "sly" maneuver only irritated the crowd of fans. "What are you trying, man? You think I haven't tried that trick a dozen times before in these gatherings?" The party was swept into the pushing crowd of fanatics in an instant. They wouldn't get through to the platform until their competitors had been taken down. PREPARE FOR BATTLE! Enemies: Carly Addict Type: Humanoid Level: 6 Health: 32/32 Special: I Need to See Her! – The Carly Addict becomes berserk, only damaging the target that initiated the special skill with future attacks. The target changes if the special skill is rolled again by another combatant. Drops: Grand Potion Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hit to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Copycat Type: Humanoid Level: 3 Health: 17/17 Special: I’m the Real Carly! – The Carly Copycat pretends to be Carly, causing confused to all other combatants. Drops: Remedy Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Devotee Type: Humanoid Level: 5 Health: 21/21 Special: I Can’t Live Without Her! – The Carly Devotee becomes a living bomb, and the next combatant that damages him will be knocked out along with the Devotee (unless immune to sudden death). Drops: Phoenix Essence Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hit to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Enthusiast Type: Humanoid Level: 4 Health: 28/28 Special: I Know All Her Songs! – The Carly Enthusiast sings a quick medley of Carly’s hits, causing enamored to all other combatants. Drops: Grand Tonic Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Fanatic Type: Humanoid Level: 4 Health: 24/24 Special: I Was Here First! – The Carly Fanatic cuts the line, gaining an extra Free Hit and performing future Free Hits at the start of the round, before the heroes act. Each time the special skill is rolled, the Fanatic gets an additional Free Hit. Drops: Smelling Salts Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Carly Stalker Type: Humanoid Level: 3 Health: 19/19 Special: She Loves Me Most! – The Carly Stalker throws a smoke bomb on the ground, blinding all other combatants and fleeing the battle (unless prevented). Drops: Smoke Bomb Note: There is 1/2 chance that the Carly fans direct their Free Hits to another Carly fan instead of the heroes. Party: Darksten (Comrade Commander) 35 year old male human Ranger *Party Leader* Level 14 *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed and blinded* Power: 20 (14+6) Defense: 2 Health: 20/20 (6+13+1) Gold: 452 Equipment: Crossbow (WP:6), Sand-Worm Hide (SP: 2, bodywear), Tribal Amulet (Wearer is immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed, and blinded; suitable to barbarians, rangers, beast warriors; accessory) Inventory: Weapons: Spider String Bow (WP:4, darkness-elemental bow) Artifacts: Safety Blanket (SP:1, protects from Afraid, backwear) Consumables: 10x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 6x Remedy, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 4x Mead, 2x Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Aeolus Bomb, Floral Bomb, 8x Lightning Bomb, 3x Venom, 2x Bone Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Bobby "Young" Bucks Jr. (Zepher) 19 year old human Rogue Level 4 *Immune to cursed**Attacks cause enamored* Power: 14 (4+10) Defense: 3 Health: 7/10 (7+3) Gold: 33 Equipment: Hue and Saturation whip (WP:10; causes Enamored), Nondescript Cape (SP: 3; protects from Cursed effect; suitable for rogues; backwear) Inventory: 3x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Mead Leofwein Twynam (Capt.JohnPaul) 18 Year Old Human Barbarian Level 4 *Natural Respite* Power: 10 (4+5+1) Defense: 1 Health: 8/12 (8+3+1) Gold: 108 Equipment: War Axe (WP:5), Mr. Snuggles (Accessory, +1 HP, +1 Power, +1 SP, cannot be imbued with scrolls, suitable for barbarians) Inventory: War Axe (WP:3), 3x Potion, Remedy, 2x Mead, 2x Venom

But it does make you look like kind of a d**k, whether that is your intention or not. And that results in people not wanting to communicate with you. And in a social, community-based game like this, that's kind of a bad thing. It's not like people here are deliberately trying to evict you for those silly emoticons, we are just trying to get it into your head that your writing style in the context of this forum is distracting. We really WANT you to feel welcome to this community and have fun, or else we wouldn't bother addressing this issue. Your haughty, arrogant comments just make it really hard for us to keep caring about you. So if you want to be a d**k, be a d**k. Like I said earlier, it won't earn you any friends but at least you'll get to hold on to your high principles.

What an interesting article about the differences and similarities of the A&A themes! Well written, Peppy! I was half expecting a rundown on each theme as well, but it's no big deal.

That's too much to keep track of. I was at one point pondering on making Minstrel learn new songs upon leveling up, but ultimately decided against it. I don't think I will be making any substantial changes to the existing classes anymore, since aside from a few highs and lows, I think they are pretty balanced now.

Welcome to Heroica on my behalf as well, Robert10ant! I also love the originality of your character - at least it's not another teenage human rogue with authority issues. I took the liberty to resize your character's picture to the appropriate size: Please attach that picture to your character stats. It's alright, we've had big characters before - Robert just shouldn't expect any Quest Master to be able to build his character into the quest illustrations, since nobody has the parts for a fuchsia spider. Wow, you really are full of yourself.

It seemed Carly would appear on the platform in front of the back door. That's where everyone's attention was directed, after all. Throwing bombs in the cramped alley was out of the question, at least if the intention was not to hurt anyone. Leofwein nudged the elf in front of him in order to get past him, but he didn't budge. "Hey! No pushing! I was here first!" "Hahaha, you must be joking! Carly is known for her short appearances to her fans. She will only speak to the lucky few who are in front of the crowd. I have every intention to be there when she doth appear." The older lady pushed against the younger girl in front of her. "Hey, what's your problem? I've been waiting here for hours to meet my long lost twin!" "No! I was here first!" "Oh man, I've gotta meet Carly! I will DIE if I don't!" "You can't have her! She is mine..." "Let me through!" Suddenly everyone were pushing and shoving each other violently. Were the heroes prepared to truly push their way to the front?

Results of Round Seven of the Parlour Battle: >Althior (Lightning) vs. Lame Lilly - Meditate (Althior: +1 ether) >Arthur uses Scroll of Frailty on Lame Lilly - Success (Lilly: fragile, Arthur: -1 ether) >Arthur (Lightning) vs. Lame Lilly - Mist (Arthur: -1 ether) >Arthur (Lightning) vs. Lame Lilly - Shield (Disaster: Thunderstorm - Lilly: 150 health-(46x16=736 dmg)=0 health; Arthur: -1 ether, +586 gold from overkill) Alexis vs. Lame Lilly It took a few attempts, but Arthur's disastrous spell finally took out the last doll. As soon as it was done, the dolls diminished in size and became normal, inanimate toys - save for Lame Lilly, who turnd into the girl she resembled all along. Lilly blinked a few times in confusion. "What was that? Why did I...?" She looked down at the dolls at her feet. "Why did I listen to these meanies? It isn't that important to be pretty, is it? You can be good in other things and be respected for that." Lilly looked back at the heroes. "Am I right or what? So, somehow we ended up inside my dollhouse. This is so neat! You know, I cut this carpet with my own hands from Uncle Altair's jacket. Funny to see it so big... But yes, we should totally go and explore now! And I'm coming with you, no ifs and buts about it!" THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS! Althior and Alexis gain three fifths of a level, while Arthur gains a quarter. Lilly Ziegfried joins the party! Lilly scooped up the dolls from the floor, then picked up the pink ribbon and showed it to the heroes. "I'll keep my dolls, since I can do all sorts of tricks with them, but what do you want to do with this?" Pink Ribbon (Max. Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid and doomed; accessory) Party: Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut) *Party Leader* 35 years old male human Necromancer Level 44 3/5 *Gains Triple Experience* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Petrified, Fragile, and Darkness* Power: 65 (44+21) (Spellpower: 70 (44+21+5)) Defense: 10 (2+5+3) Health: 50/55 (5+44+5+1) Ether: 59/60 (5+44+5+4+2) Gold: 980 (owed 65g by Warlen Meliname) Equipment: Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:21, Has ⅙ chance to deal Cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal Blessed effect on successful healing, Staff), Spellbound Gloves (+5 spellpower; handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth-elemental damage and is immune to petrified and darkness elemental damage; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers and scholars; bodywear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear) Inventory: Artifacts: Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear) Spell Items: Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), Amethyst (Darkness), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Garnet (Earth), 2 Opals (Ice), Aquamarine (Water), Emerald (Wood) Consumables: 3 Potions, 7 Tonics, 3 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Incense, 7 Meads, 6 Nostrums, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, 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 Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Skadi Bomb (Causes 100 Ice Elemental Damage to all opponents when used) Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, 2 Bones, Unicorn Horn (Worth 250 Gold at Magic Shops) Alexis Fenral, Orc-kin (Masked Builder) 24 year old female elven Assassin Level 47 3/5 *Immune to Darkness, Water, Bound, Slowed* *Gains Triple Experience* Power: 79 (47+20+12) Defense: 1 Health: 39/58 (6+46+5+1) Gold: 1359 Equipment: Steel Fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental, dagger), Counterstrike Gloves, Medal of Glory (Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles; accessory), Winged Sandals (footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), Aventine's Cape (SP:1, immunity to darkness and water), Inventory: Weapons: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, whip), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff), Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Town Watch Halberd (WP: 6), Artifacts: Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Smelly Hide (Suitable for barbarians and beast warriors, half damage from beasts and humanoids on Damage, bodywear), Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile), Ring of Sight (protects from blinded), Regret's Cape (Backwear, grants immunity to first negative effect afflicted each battle), Spell Items: Diamond (Light), Topaz (lightning) Consumables: 6 Potions, 8 Grand Potions, Health Core, 7 Remedies, 9 Meads, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2 Somas, Mulled Wine, 5 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venom, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Red Death Blood (If applied to a weapon the Doomed effect is dealt on first blow), 2 Lightning Bombs, 7 Water Bombs, 3 Dirt Bombs, Skeleton Decoy, 8 Bones, 2 Grating Stones, Zoot's Cookie Tools etc.: Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Shovel, Venom, Bedroll, Fifty Shades of Bley (Grants access to the Harlot expert job class), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold) Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 22 year old male human Weather Mage Level 34 3/4 *Immune to Blinded and Confused* *Ignores Free Hits from Beasts* *Overkill* Power: 46 (34+12) Defense: 15 (14+1) Health: 48/48 (5+33+4+6) Ether: 35/46 (5+33+6+2) Gold: 1344 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 "broomstick", suitable to Arthur only), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory), Shadeaux Cape (SP:7, Immune to Blind and Confused, suitable to those with reputation among the Shadeaux only; if reputation is great, SP is doubled; if reputation is outstanding, SP is tripled; backwear), Fur Leggings (SP: 1, Beast enemies do not deal free hits to the wearer; footwear, suitable for anyone), Overkill Gloves (Gives the wearer 1 gold for every point of damage they do extra when they defeat an enemy; handwear) Inventory: Weapons: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, staff, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Healing Staff A (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Healing Staff B (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable throwing weapon, causes Jinxed-effect) (Lent to Docken), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Clockwork Lance (WP:12, has 1/3 chance to cause slowed-effect on the target; lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Stag Antlers (WP:10, grants Intimidation; halberd), Metasimian Dory (WP:10, pierces defense; spear), Spider Leg (WP:10, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (WP: 10, doubled against humanoids; spear), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, halberd, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [nothing]), Arm Shield (SP:14, shield), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) (Lent to Purpearl), Blue Hand Shield (SP:5, grants immunity to five effects of the user’s choice; these immunities cannot be changed once selected Immune to Hexed, Petrified, Minimized, Jinxed, and Stunned; shield) (Lent to Purpearl), ) Artifacts: White Ninja Cowl (The wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; headwear), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear, suitable for anyone), Pointy Hat (+2 Max Ether), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; headwear, usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear, suitable for anyone), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against Fragile and all Poisons; bodywear, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear, wearable by everybody), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, suitable for anyone), Zap-Tap Badge (Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; accessory), Macabre Collar (Provides immunity to Insta-Kill and Doomed; accessory, suitable for anyone), Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (changes the wearer into an elf of the same gender when worn; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Sandman’s Parasol (Protects from asleep- and fast asleep –effects; accessory), Enchanted Bracelet (Protects from sealed-effect; accessory) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Aquamarine (Water), Sapphire (Wind), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing (Lent to De'kra), Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Has 1/2 chance to reduce target’s SP by 5 at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.) (lent to Hybros), Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Minimizing (Has 1/2 chance of causing the minimized-effect on the target; costs 10 ether.) Consumables: Potion, 8x Grand Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic, Ether Core, 10x Remedy, 2x Elixir, 2x Phoenix Essence, Fenghuang Incense, Hurricane, 4x Mead, 2x Smelling Salts, 2x Neutralizer, Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round), Blind Fury, Love Potion, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, 3x Stun Bomb, 5x Smoke Bomb, 3x Bones, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.) Tools etc: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Begone with the Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), 2x Silver Ore Lilly Ziegfried (NPC, controlled by K-Nut) 7 years old female human Puppeteer Level 30 Power: 30 Health: 30/30 (1+29) Ether: 30/30 (1+29) Gold: 0 Equipment: Inventory: 5 Toys (see below) Sullen Sally (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes fragile-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Dour Dolly Power: 30 Note: Causes weakened-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Morbid Molly (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes cursed-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Negative Nelly (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes jinxed-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used Callous Kelly (Toy) Power: 30 Note: Causes bleeding-effect; has 1/6 chance to break when used

After the last of the golems went down, Ellaria stood in silence for a while before saying: "You know what, guys? I don't think I ever want to see another golem in my life." Loot Distribution: Ellaria: Arc Elixir (Restores 60 health and 15 Ether to all allies and removes negative effects) Diluted Arc Tonic (Restores 10 Ether to all allies), Air Bomb (Causes 5 wind-elemental damage to all enemies.) Aeolus Bomb (Deals 100 wind-elemental damage to all opponents when used.) Smoke Bomb (Allows the party to escape the battle.) 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.) The Scholar's Story (journal, Quest Item) 17 gold Hybros: Fortune Flush (Causes the Lucky-effect to all allies) Baldur Bomb (Deals 100 light-elemental damage to all opponents when used.) Demeter Bomb (Deals 100 wood-elemental damage to all opponents when used.) Rudra Bomb (Deals 100 lightning-elemental damage to all opponents when used.) 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.) Grand Tonic 17 gold Docken: Doomsday Bomb (Causes 99 damage to all enemies) Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores defense, bow) Butcher's Cleaver (WP:3, throwing weapon, inflicts Bleeding-5) 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.) Grand Tonic 18 gold Thormanil: Doomsday Bomb (Causes 99 damage to all enemies) Jeff's Goggles (Protects from blind-effect; accessory.) Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores defense, bow) 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.) Grand Tonic 18 gold

The heroes circled the building to the back alley, where a thick crowd had already formed around the back door. Everyone was screaming and pushing each other in the narrow alleyway. Meeting Carly Swift in person would require getting through the fanatical mob.

Results of Round Six of the Parlour Battle: >Arthur does nothing >Arthur does nothing >Althior (Lightning) vs. Callous Kelly - Great Spell (Kelly: 150 health-(70x4=280 dmg)=0 health; Althior: -1 ether) Alexis does nothing Lame Lilly - Free Hit on Arthur (Lilly: asleep, no effect) Arthur and Alexis watch as Althior takes out Callous Kelly with a single bolt of lightning. Now only the doll resembling Lilly remains... It wakes from it's slumber, not happy to find out she is the last one standing. "Yawn... Hey, what have you done to my sisters?! You're all nasty and wicked and... poopoo heads!" Current Weather: Electrified (doubles lightning damage and halves water damage for 2 rounds) Enemies: Lame Lilly Type: Mechanical Level: 30 Health: 150/150 Special: Tantrum – Causes stunned-effect to all opponents. Drops: Pink Ribbon (Max. Ether +3, grants immunity to sealed, afraid and doomed; accessory) Party: Althior Emorith, The Dragonslayer (K-Nut) *Party Leader* 35 years old male human Necromancer Level 44 *Gain Triple Experience* *Absorbs Earth* *Immune to Petrified, Fragile, and Darkness* Power: 65 (44+21) (Spellpower: 70 (44+21+5)) Defense: 10 (2+5+3) Health: 50/55 (5+44+5+1) Ether: 58/60 (5+44+5+4+2) Gold: 980 (owed 65g by Warlen Meliname) Equipment: Scepter of Divine Affinity (WP:21, Has ⅙ chance to deal Cursed effect on successful spells and ⅙ chance to deal Blessed effect on successful healing, Staff), Spellbound Gloves (+5 spellpower; handwear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; backwear), Medal of Glory (Wearer earns triple experience; accessory), Robe of the Seneschal (SP:5; wearer absorbs earth-elemental damage and is immune to petrified and darkness elemental damage; suitable to clerics, mages, chi monks, necromancers and scholars; bodywear), Lieutenant's Helm (SP:3, protects from fragile; headwear) Inventory: Artifacts: Robes of Illumination (SP: 5, +10 Max Ether, wearer is permanently transcended, suitable to prophets; bodywear) Spell Items: Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), Amethyst (Darkness), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Garnet (Earth), 2 Opals (Ice), Aquamarine (Water), Emerald (Wood) Consumables: 3 Potions, 7 Tonics, 3 Grand Tonics, 3 Ether Cores, 7 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Incense, 7 Meads, 6 Nostrums, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Skeleton Decoy, 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 Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Skadi Bomb (Causes 100 Ice Elemental Damage to all opponents when used) Tools etc.: Bedroll, Pickaxe, 2 Bones, Unicorn Horn (Worth 250 Gold at Magic Shops) Alexis Fenral, Orc-kin (Masked Builder) 24 year old female elven Assassin Level 47 *Immune to Darkness, Water, Bound, Slowed* *Gains Triple Experience* Power: 79 (47+20+12) Defense: 1 Health: 39/58 (6+46+5+1) Gold: 1359 Equipment: Steel Fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental, dagger), Counterstrike Gloves, Medal of Glory (Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles; accessory), Winged Sandals (footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), Aventine's Cape (SP:1, immunity to darkness and water), Inventory: Weapons: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, whip), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff), Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Town Watch Halberd (WP: 6), Artifacts: Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Smelly Hide (Suitable for barbarians and beast warriors, half damage from beasts and humanoids on Damage, bodywear), Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile), Ring of Sight (protects from blinded), Regret's Cape (Backwear, grants immunity to first negative effect afflicted each battle), Spell Items: Diamond (Light), Topaz (lightning) Consumables: 6 Potions, 8 Grand Potions, Health Core, 7 Remedies, 9 Meads, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 2 Somas, Mulled Wine, 5 Venoms, 3 Deadly Venom, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Red Death Blood (If applied to a weapon the Doomed effect is dealt on first blow), 2 Lightning Bombs, 7 Water Bombs, 3 Dirt Bombs, Skeleton Decoy, 8 Bones, 2 Grating Stones, Zoot's Cookie Tools etc.: Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Shovel, Venom, Bedroll, Fifty Shades of Bley (Grants access to the Harlot expert job class), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold) Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 22 year old male human Weather Mage Level 34 2/4 *Immune to Blinded and Confused* *Ignores Free Hits from Beasts* *Overkill* *Encouraged* *Hastened* Power: 46 (34+12) Defense: 15 (14+1) Health: 48/48 (5+33+4+6) Ether: 38/46 (5+33+6+2) Gold: 758 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 "broomstick", suitable to Arthur only), Lens of Speed Reading (Allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory), Shadeaux Cape (SP:7, Immune to Blind and Confused, suitable to those with reputation among the Shadeaux only; if reputation is great, SP is doubled; if reputation is outstanding, SP is tripled; backwear), Fur Leggings (SP: 1, Beast enemies do not deal free hits to the wearer; footwear, suitable for anyone), Overkill Gloves (Gives the wearer 1 gold for every point of damage they do extra when they defeat an enemy; handwear) Inventory: Weapons: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, staff, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Healing Staff A (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Healing Staff B (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable throwing weapon, causes Jinxed-effect) (Lent to Docken), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Clockwork Lance (WP:12, has 1/3 chance to cause slowed-effect on the target; lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Stag Antlers (WP:10, grants Intimidation; halberd), Metasimian Dory (WP:10, pierces defense; spear), Spider Leg (WP:10, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Dauntlet Index (WP: 10, doubled against humanoids; spear), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, halberd, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [nothing]), Arm Shield (SP:14, shield), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) (Lent to Purpearl), Blue Hand Shield (SP:5, grants immunity to five effects of the user’s choice; these immunities cannot be changed once selected Immune to Hexed, Petrified, Minimized, Jinxed, and Stunned; shield) (Lent to Purpearl), ) Artifacts: White Ninja Cowl (The wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; headwear), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear, suitable for anyone), Pointy Hat (+2 Max Ether), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; headwear, usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear, suitable for anyone), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against Fragile and all Poisons; bodywear, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear, wearable by everybody), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, suitable for anyone), Zap-Tap Badge (Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; accessory), Macabre Collar (Provides immunity to Insta-Kill and Doomed; accessory, suitable for anyone), Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (changes the wearer into an elf of the same gender when worn; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Sandman’s Parasol (Protects from asleep- and fast asleep –effects; accessory), Enchanted Bracelet (Protects from sealed-effect; accessory) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Opal (Ice), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Aquamarine (Water), Sapphire (Wind), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing (Lent to De'kra), Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Has 1/2 chance to reduce target’s SP by 5 at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.) (lent to Hybros), Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Minimizing (Has 1/2 chance of causing the minimized-effect on the target; costs 10 ether.) Consumables: Potion, 8x Grand Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic, Ether Core, 10x Remedy, 2x Elixir, 2x Phoenix Essence, Fenghuang Incense, Hurricane, 4x Mead, 2x Smelling Salts, 2x Neutralizer, Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round), Blind Fury, Love Potion, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, 3x Stun Bomb, 5x Smoke Bomb, 3x Bones, Grating Stone, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.) Tools etc: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Begone with the Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30), 2x Silver Ore

QM Note: Okay, no shipping two inconsequential NPCs, then. In the interest of moving things on, I'll just give each of you 10 gold and C.C. can redistribute them later if he likes. After bidding farewell to the girl and the dog, the party followed their next clue that took them to the Eubric Theater. The front doors were closed and locked, but there was a large poster nailed on them. Party: Darksten (Comrade Commander) 35 year old male human Ranger *Party Leader* Level 14 *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed and blinded* Power: 20 (14+6) Defense: 2 Health: 20/20 (6+13+1) Gold: 452 Equipment: Crossbow (WP:6), Sand-Worm Hide (SP: 2, bodywear), Tribal Amulet (Wearer is immune to poisoned, bleeding, cursed, jinxed, and blinded; suitable to barbarians, rangers, beast warriors; accessory) Inventory: Weapons: Spider String Bow (WP:4, darkness-elemental bow) Artifacts: Safety Blanket (SP:1, protects from Afraid, backwear) Consumables: 10x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 6x Remedy, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, 4x Mead, 2x Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, Soma, Ambrosia, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Aeolus Bomb, Floral Bomb, 8x Lightning Bomb, 3x Venom, 3x Bone Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass Bobby "Young" Bucks Jr. (Zepher) 19 year old human Rogue Level 4 *Immune to cursed**Attacks cause enamored* Power: 14 (4+10) Defense: 3 Health: 7/10 (7+3) Gold: 33 Equipment: Hue and Saturation whip (WP:10; causes Enamored), Nondescript Cape (SP: 3; protects from Cursed effect; suitable for rogues; backwear) Inventory: 3x Potion, Grand Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Mead Leofwein Twynam (Capt.JohnPaul) 18 Year Old Human Barbarian Level 4 *Natural Respite* Power: 10 (4+5+1) Defense: 1 Health: 8/12 (8+3+1) Gold: 108 Equipment: War Axe (WP:5), Mr. Snuggles (Accessory, +1 HP, +1 Power, +1 SP, cannot be imbued with scrolls, suitable for barbarians) Inventory: War Axe (WP:3), 3x Potion, Remedy, 2x Mead, 2x Venom

Okay, so you edited your post, because I'm positive it used to say that you accepted the trade. I'll remove it, in that case.

OoC: Yes, be our guest. "I can hardly believe this. Are we actually winning?" Ellaria uttered, trying to keep her focus amidst all the fire and smoke.