Sandy

~Two new quests have been posted on the Quest Board (#124 and #125 by Sandy)! Note the different closing dates in the sign-ups!~

No, I have left the exact family tree vague on purpose. It is not even stated how many children Zelda has besides Zed. Only Zed's offspring have been set to stone, but there can be any number of aunts, uncles, cousins and second cousins.

The hardness in the Fogfarer's eyes melted. He started to tear up. "I... I am no killer. Blackgull, you must believe that I have acted out of love, not hate. My love for Alwyn is greater than my love for this Fort, and that makes me unworthy to serve. I..." As soon as Fogfarer loosened his grip on her, Xsenna seized him by the arm and began hissing words. "Akava Lunevanne! Lyu hura mar'assa si arya!" The Moon Elf began to howl in pain as his skin turned red and wisps of smoke began rising from it. In seconds the Fogfarer was dead, his blood having boiled from Xsenna's spell. His smoldering remains slumped to the ground "Was that absolutely necessary, Xsenna? He was about to surrender." "Nobody touch princess of Huravani without her will and lives!" Xsenna grunted, rubbing her neck. "I made hura shine inside him, that is more than Lunavanne deserves." "That settles it, then. Poor bastard..." Blackgull turned to the heroes. "I am sorry you had to witness that. My wife has somewhat of a temper, as you can see. I would not have married a lesser woman, though. Your job here is complete. I thank you for your assistance, and should the Bonapartes require more assistance from Heroica in the future, I will know who to turn to." Blackgull rewarded each hero with 300 gold. They would gain increased reputation among the Bonaparte, but the incident at the Merry Mermaid allows them to refuse and gain reputation with the Ji Pei instead. THE QUEST IS SUCCESSFUL! Party: Annienal Anavir (Kintobor) "19" year old elven female Knight *Party Leader* Level 7 Power: 13 (7+6) Defense: 4 (2+2) Health: 11/16 (10+6) Equipment: Ammit (WP: 6; greatsword, user gains 5 ether for every kill); College Shield (SP: 2), Pauldrons (SP: 2, suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers; accessory) Gold: 313 Inventory: Bonaparte Cutlass (WP:9, doubled if the user has reputation among the Bonapartes; longsword), Wicked Javelin (WP: 7, throwing weapon, retrievable, 1/6 chance to slow), Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP: 4, Hits doubled against flying enemies, longsword), Training Sword (WP:4), Emerald (Wood), 2 Potions, 2 Phoenix Essences, Mead, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Field Rations (Restore 15 health) Miderun (CallMePie) 18 year old female orc Barbarian Level 7 *Attacks cause enamored* Power: 21 (7+13+1) Health: 14/14 (8+6) Gold: 392 Equipment: Oculoid Claw (WP: 13, 1/6 chance of dealing the infected-effect, causing an enemy to lose health equal to 1/3 of their level rounded down at the end of each round, club), Seductive Perfume (Holder deals the enamored-effect, suitable for women; accessory) Inventory: Bonaparte Cutlass (WP:9, doubled if the user has reputation among the Bonapartes; longsword), Serstyral (WP: 3, axe), Tricorne (SP:3; headwear.), High Heels (Power +1; suitable for women; footwear.), 3 Potions, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb Warlen Melimane (The Chosen Minifigure) 23 year old male half-elven Mage Level 8 Power: 13 (8+5) (Spellpower: 18 (8+5+5)) Health: 4/12 (5+7) Ether: 11/12 (5+7) Gold: 330 Equipment: Gold-coated Bat Staff (WP:5, staff), Spellbound Gloves (Power +5 to spells) Inventory: Robe of the Magi (SP:1; suitable to mages; bodywear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced-effect, doubling defense; suitable to marauders; backwear), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Scroll of Fire Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to fire for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Ice Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to ice for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Water Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to water for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Wood Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to wood for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, Health Core, Tonic, 2 Remedies, Dragon Scale, Smoke bomb, Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope QM Note: Thank you for playing! The holidays made the quest a bit longer than intended, but I hope you didn't mind. There would have been a third battle if you had irritated the Young Wolf Brigade enough, but that did not happen (despite Miderun's good effort ). Now you can decide if you'd rather have reputation among the Bonaparte or the Ji Pei.

I think the main conflict alchemists and mages in general is that they step into each other's territories. Alchemists are trying to do what mages do but without the need to train and study the arcane. Mages are miffed about the idea that anyone could heal wounds or rain fire upon enemies by just buying a bottle. Mages don't really need tonics, since they can recover ether by resting, but it certainly speeds things up. And for alchemists, having something that mages want and are ready to pay for must be titillating. Speaking of mages, I managed to write articles for most of the Ziegfrieds to the wiki today. There's some new insight on them in there, several things I have been going through my head but haven't really found a way to present yet.

From the sound of the set name, Skyra seems to be the elven queen or something like that. Definitely looking forward to that pegasus.

I don't think Arthur has actually been on any Ziegfried quest yet, though, so his contacts with the main family are limited to the Foundation Day Ball and a few letters. Even though you said you were going to retire from questing for a bit, I fully expect to see Arthur on my next Ziegfried quest,.

Look again. Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.) Costs 80 gold. They are a family of powerful (and a bit lunatic) wizards, so that alone makes them both respected and feared. They are also very sequestered, so their effect on the city is not exactly clear to the outsiders. They pull their share of strings behind the scenes, though. But I'll be exploring more of them in a few of my upcoming quests. I admit that they have probably been too distant to the heroes (other than Althior, Nyx, Cinna and Thothwick) thus far.

CHALLENGE: War: Heroes cannot change targets until their current target has been defeat. x2 GP Results of Round One of the Derelict Windmill Battle: Purpearl (Fire) vs. Rat King - Deflected Damage (Purpearl: no deflection, 29 health+13 SP-(12x2=24 dmg)=18 health) Kiray Nastayo vs. Big Rat A - Critical Hit (Big Rat A: 50 health-23 dmg=27 health) Siercon (Fire) vs. Big Rat B - Shield (Circle of Might & Magic - Rat King: 112 health-(32+(42x2=84)=116 dmg)=0 health; Big Rat A: 27 health-(32+42=74 dmg)=0 health; Big Rat B: 50 health-(32+42=74 dmg)=0 health; Big Rat C: 50 health-(32+42=74 dmg)=0 health; Battle Ant: 47 health-(32+0=32 dmg)=15 health+bleeding; Itsy-Bitsy Spider: 48 health-(32+42=74 dmg)=0 health; Zombie Peasant: 132 health-(0+42=42 dmg)=90 health+bleeding; Siercon: -1 ether) >Lind vs. Battle Ant - Shield (Mug - Battle Ant: 15 health-37 dmg=0 health) >Actaeon vs. Itsy-Bitsy Spider Zombie Peasant - Damage (Actaeon: 15 health+2 SP-(13/2=7 dmg)=10 health) >Matthias vs. Zombie Peasant - Damage (Matthias: 26 health+4 SP-(13/2=7 dmg)=23 health) Zombie Peasant - Bleeding (-5 dmg) Although taking some scrapes here and there, the six heroes are swift to get rid of their vermin foes. Only the zombie peasant remain standing after the onslaught. QM Note: I will autoroll the next round because there is only one enemy remaining and nobody is in danger of getting knocked out. Results of Round Two of the Derelict Windmill Battle: Purpearl (Fire) vs. Zombie Peasant - Enchantment (Purpearl: -6 ether, Crescent Shield +1 SP) Kiray Nastayo vs. Zombie Peasant - Special Damage (Bone Gnaw - Kiray: 20 health+17-13 dmg=20 health+fragile; Zombie Peasant: +13 health) Siercon (Fire) vs. Zombie Peasant - Spell Counter (Siercon: 24 health+5 SP-13 dmg=16 health; Zombie Peasant: 98 health-42 dmg=56 health; Siercon: -1 ether) >Lind vs. Zombie Peasant - Hide >Actaeon vs. Zombie Peasant - Shield (Tripleshot - Zombie Peasant: 56 health-(17+17+17=51 dmg)=5 dmg) >Matthias vs. Zombie Peasant - Special Damage (Bone Gnaw - Matthias: 23 health+4 SP-(13/2=7 dmg)=20 health+fragile; Zombie Peasant: +13 health) Zombie Peasant - Bleeding (-5 dmg) Try as they might, the heroes cannot make the zombie fall. Instead, they get more seriously injured this time around. Purpearl manages to bolster her defenses with an enchantment, though. Results of Round Three of the Derelict Windmill Battle: Purpearl (Fire) vs. Zombie Peasant - Spell (Zombie Peasant: 13 health-38 dmg=0 health; Purpearl: -1 ether) Kiray Nastayo vs. Zombie Peasant Siercon (Fire) vs. Zombie Peasant >Lind vs. Zombie Peasant >Actaeon vs. Zombie Peasant >Matthias vs. Zombie Peasant Finally, a fireball conjured by Purpearl defeats the zombie hillbilly. THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS! All heroes gain 2 GP and half of a level! The enemies drop the following items: Deadly Venom (Use on a weapon to make it cause the poisoned by 10-effect on any enemy it hits for the duration of one battle, making the poisoned enemy lose 10 health each turn. Several venoms can be used to increase the effect.) 3x Venom (Use on a weapon to make it cause the poisoned by 1-effect on any enemy it hits for the duration of one battle, making the poisoned enemy lose 1 health each turn. Several venoms can be used to increase the effect.) Fire Bomb (Causes 5 fire-elemental damage to all enemies.) Peasant’s Hood (Max. Health +1; headwear.) Where would the party head next? Party: Lind Whisperer (Lind Whisperer) *Party Leader* 21 years old male Munchkin Rogue Level 14 *Immune to Fire* Power: 24 (14+7+3) Defense: 3 Health: 21/21 (7+13) Gold: 5 GP: 10 Equipment: Darker Ethereal Deck (WP:7, throwing weapon), Aventine's Tricorne (SP: 3, Immunity to Fire, headwear) Inventory: Chaotic Whip (WP:5, light and darkness-elemental whip), Ethereal Deck (WP:7, throwing weapon), Akrone Fez (SP: 1, Max. Health: +1; headwear, suitable for anyone), Mugger's Mask (Protects from loss of gold from gold stealing enemies, headwear.), Trickster's Mask of the Human (suitable for anyone, changes users appearance into a human of the same gender, accessory), 4 Potions, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Venom, 2 Meads,Bedroll, Shovel, Bone Kiray Nastayo, A Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (KingoftheZempk) 24 year old female human Knight Level 12 *Absorbs Water* *Immune to Fire* Power: 18 (12+6) Defense: 17 (11+6) Health: 21/21 (10+11) Gold: 167 GP: 2 Equipment: Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP:6, doubled against Flying enemies; longsword), Orcish Barbed Shield (SP:11; shield), Fishy Scale Mail (SP: 6, wearer absorbs water-elemental damage as health, immune to Fire; suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers, and regulators, bodywear) Inventory: Inert Blade (Greatsword, WP 5), Flameproof Armor (SP:1, no longer flameproof; bodywear, suitable for anyone), 3 Potions, Banana (Restores full health when eaten), Remedy, 3 Nostrum, Ambrosia, 2 Mead, Smelling Salts, Mediocre Pongcanis Brew (Causes encouraged and enraged), Dragon Scale (Causes lucky and blessed), 4 Venom, Everlasting Venom (Adds the poisoned by 10-effect to one weapon permanently), 3 Fire Bombs, Bedroll Purpearl Berthadhiell, the Carnival Crusader (Purpearljellyblob) 180 Years Old Female Elven Mystic Knight Level 17 1/2 *Immune to Fire and Fragile* *Elemental Damage Halved* *Thorny Rose: permanently poisoned by 3* Power: 38 (17+17+4) Defense: 14 (5+6+3) Health: 18/29 (5+16+7+3-2) Ether: 21/28 (5+16+4+3) Gold: 33 (Owes Karie 25 gold) GP: 2 Equipment: Thorny Rose (WP: 17,wood-elemental, deals the Poisoned by 3 effect, mace), Crescent Shield (SP:6, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, immune to Fragile, suitable for suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Anniversary Medal (+3 Health, +3 Power, +3 SP, +3 Ether, Immune to Fire; accessory, suitable for anyone), Inventory: Weapons: Lullaby Wand (WP:8, sleep effect), Crimson Arcanon (Wand WP:3), Zelphie's Staff (WP: 20, cannot be imbued with elements, damages undead) Artifacts: Tunic of Elven Acrobat (+4 HP, Provides Evasion Effect with 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER, DAMAGE and Free Hits, torsowear),Crocodile Handbag (Max Ether +2; accessory) Spell Items: Ruby (Fire), Topaz (Lightning), Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Confusion Consumables: 3 Potions, 11 Grand Tonics, 2 Remedies, Tiger Balm, Mead, Ambrosia, 2 Venoms, Raw Sushi (Restores 5 Health and 5 Ether when consumed), 2 Tasty Pretzels (1/3 chance each of granting lucky, hastened and encouraged-effects upon consumption), Tinyshroom, Level Up Mushroom, Bone Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Magnifying Glass Matthias, the Carnival Crusader (StickFig) 22 years old male gnome Druid Level 16 1/2 *Immune to Bound and Slowed* *Gains 10 gold for each humanoid killed* Power: 35 (16+9+10) Defense: 4 Health: 20/26 (6+15+7-2) Ether: 16/16 Gold: 91 GP: 2 Equipment: Restored Fireball Extraordinaire (WP:9, also hits enemies listed above and below the target, Darkness- and Lightning-elemental, user is Slowed, hand cannon), Hunter's Plate (SP:4, wearer gains 10 gold for each Humanoid killed, suitable for rogues, rangers, barbarians, beast warriors, infiltrators, regulators, and winged warriors), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear) Inventory: Peashooter (WP:2, deals Burning -2, hand cannon), Pongcanis Crossbow (WP:8, crossbow), Dapper Hat (This amazingly dapper hat gives the wearer a ⅙ chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle, headwear), Ruby (Fire), Potion, Grand Potion, 4 Remedies, 2 Elixirs, 2 Smoke Bomb, Grating Stone, 2 Red Death Blood, Bedroll, Magic Compass Actaeon Artus (Actaeon) 31 years old male human Ranger Level 10 1/2 *Immune to Bound and Slowed* Power: 17 (10+6+1) Defense: 2 Health: 10/15 (6+9) Gold: 354 GP: 2 Equipment:Sanctified Rito Bow (WP:6, doubled against Flying enemies; bow), Greaves of the Aubergine Dragoon (SP:2, protects from the Bound- and Slowed-effects; footwear) Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators, weather mages and winged warriors; backwear) Inventory: Scroll of the Abyss (When cast, has a 50/50 chance to tame an Aquatic monster for the next six rounds at the cost of 10 ether), Scroll of Frailty, Potion, 2 Remedies, 2 Meads, Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale (Causes lucky and blessed),Soma, Trial Brew, 2 Venom, Smoke Bomb, Stun Bomb (Deals 5 damage and the Stunned-effect to all opponents when used.), Writ of Blacksmith Service (Voucher for one free weapon or shield upgrade at Anwyl's Smithy), Bedroll Siercon (Siercon and Coral) Unknown years old male Battle Mage Level 15 1/2 *Darkness Attacks* *Immune to Darkness and Asleep* Power: 32 (15+17) (Spell Power: 42 (15+17+10)) Defense: 5 Health: 16/24 (5+14+5) Ether: 18/20 (5+14+1) Gold: 4 GP: 2 Equipment: Giant Spear (WP:17, causes Bleeding, Hollow [Potion]), Dark Phibbian Cloak (SP:5, adds darkness-element to attacks and immunity to darkness and asleep, suitable for magic users, bodywear), Magicians Gloves (Spellpower +10, suitable to mages, handwear) Inventory: Chain Scythe (WP:6, applies Enamored), Hood of the Dark Druid (wearer absorbs Wood- and Darkness-elemental damage; headwear, suitable for druids only), Sylvania's Cowl (Artifact, Head Wear, Animal Talk), Sanctified Rito Spear, (WP:4, doubled against Flying enemies, Hollow upgrade [-]), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Ruby (Fire), Emerald (Wood), 7 Potions, 3 Remedies, Muddy Bomb (deals blinded and poisoned by 3 to all foes), Cataclysm Bomb 200 (200 damage to all enemies with all elements [except darkness], ignores SP), Confuse Bomb (Deals 5 damage and the confused-effect to all opponents), Magic Compass, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Mythril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mythril)

"It looks like I have no choice. Truth be told, I never cared for the blueskins bossing me around - no offense, Lady Ji Pei. Now I'll get to be bossed around by people of varying skin colors. That's something, at least!" "I shall spread news of this t'ho the Circ'hles of Magi. But'h before I dep'hart, is there anything I can do t'ho reward you for generously sparing frail old me? ...Ah, I believe there is!" The Weather Mage takes out a blue book out of the pocket of his robe. "This is the t'home I spok'he with you about'h, Sir Dragoon; 'Begone with the Winds'. It'h is yours." "Hey, wait a minute! If we're giving gifts here, I don't want to be overshadowed!" The spymaster patted his pockets. "Uh, you can have... this! It's an ethertech spyglass. It will detect spies and eavesdroppers in your vicinity if you use it. It apparently reads their mindwaves or something." The two men gave their gifts to the party before bidding their farewells. Begone with the Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30.) Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool) Shanxian nods. "It is our purpose to make Xu a better place to live for all of it's inhabitants. Instead of a council of five Aoi, the new council will have representatives from each of the 26 provinces. The Tritech Corporation will begin to dismantle the ether pumps and windmills from the regions where they cause disturbance to the nature, but much of Xuese technology is dependent on them. We have to make sure this revolution means going forward, not backwards." "I am sure Lee will be devastated when he hears about the fate of the revered Guru. He and the Kappa ambassador were unintentional collateral damage, and I wish there would have been time to stop and save them as well, but I really had to rush to the Chamber with the Arkenstone, and I doubt I would have come out of there alive without you, with Guard Captain Raijin putting up such a good fight with the automata. I owe you my life." "If you have any more questions, let us discuss them on our way back to The Destiny's Bounty. We have changed Xu enough in just one day. It is time to go home."

"That still does not prove anything. Why did you not bring the thief here? But there's no use going over it. In any case I will no longer use Captain Bullsworth for important deliveries. That should suffice." Blackgull was not satisfied with the heroes performance in this case, but overall he was pleased to get results. Soon, a guard returned with Meliodoul Fogfarer. Two cracked cases out of three was enough for him. "Commodore Bonaparte, what brings me the honor of getting brought in front of you at swordpoint?" The elf then noticed the heroes standing behind Blackgull. "Oh... Of course." "These people brought me information of your treachery. You are accused for exchanging classified information with the Wolfgang for medicines. What do you have to say for yourself, Fogfarer?" "I... I did what I had to. Without the medicine made out of Kalma Dreamsprout, my Alwyn would die in pain. I had to ease his suffering, no matter the cost." "Kalma Dreamsprout is a terrible drug, causing people to hallucinate that they can do anything, like flying or take down a tribe of ravenous Pongcanae single-handedly. People who take it die." "But at least they die happy!" "By your actions, you have sentenced not only yourself but your lover as well. I will see that he is delivered to the care of the Sisters of Danab, but feeding him poisonous herbs will stop." The Moon Elf's eyes flared up. In a whirl of motion, he drove his elbow into the face of the guard behind him, grabbed his sword and put it against Xsenna's throat. "After all I have done for you and your family, you treat me worse than a pirate! If the love of my life dies suffering, so will yours!" How would the party react? Party: Annienal Anavir (Kintobor) "19" year old elven female Knight *Party Leader* Level 7 Power: 13 (7+6) Defense: 4 (2+2) Health: 11/16 (10+6) Equipment: Ammit (WP: 6; greatsword, user gains 5 ether for every kill); College Shield (SP: 2), Pauldrons (SP: 2, suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers; accessory) Gold: 13 Inventory: Bonaparte Cutlass (WP:9, doubled if the user has reputation among the Bonapartes; longsword), Wicked Javelin (WP: 7, throwing weapon, retrievable, 1/6 chance to slow), Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP: 4, Hits doubled against flying enemies, longsword), Training Sword (WP:4), Emerald (Wood), 2 Potions, 2 Phoenix Essences, Mead, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Field Rations (Restore 15 health) Miderun (CallMePie) 18 year old female orc Barbarian Level 7 *Attacks cause enamored* Power: 21 (7+13+1) Health: 14/14 (8+6) Gold: 92 Equipment: Oculoid Claw (WP: 13, 1/6 chance of dealing the infected-effect, causing an enemy to lose health equal to 1/3 of their level rounded down at the end of each round, club), Seductive Perfume (Holder deals the enamored-effect, suitable for women; accessory) Inventory: Bonaparte Cutlass (WP:9, doubled if the user has reputation among the Bonapartes; longsword), Serstyral (WP: 3, axe), Tricorne (SP:3; headwear.), High Heels (Power +1; suitable for women; footwear.), 3 Potions, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb Warlen Melimane (The Chosen Minifigure) 23 year old male half-elven Mage Level 8 Power: 13 (8+5) (Spellpower: 18 (8+5+5)) Health: 4/12 (5+7) Ether: 11/12 (5+7) Gold: 30 Equipment: Gold-coated Bat Staff (WP:5, staff), Spellbound Gloves (Power +5 to spells) Inventory: Robe of the Magi (SP:1; suitable to mages; bodywear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced-effect, doubling defense; suitable to marauders; backwear), Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Scroll of Fire Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to fire for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Ice Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to ice for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Water Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to water for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Wood Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to wood for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), 4 Potions, Grand Potion, Health Core, Tonic, 2 Remedies, Dragon Scale, Smoke bomb, Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope

I'm currently contemplating which quests to launch next, and this discussion has certainly opened my eyes to what people want. I have a few more short, "we haven't really seen much of this NPC yet" quests, but after that, it might be time to roll in the big guns.

OoC: I guess it's okay to just autoroll the results from here-on out. "Hybros is right! Once the knight is dead, we should just watch the lieutenant succumb to his wounds and poisoning. A cruel tactic, I admit, but I don't think these golems actually feel anything." Ellaria directs her attacks to the Black Knight from the back row. If the target is dead, she does nothing. The battle order remains the same.

The Emerald Palace had quietened down as your rivals left it one by one after being defeated in a match. Eventually there were just you and three others left. You are approached by Roland Emeraldo, the "Emerald Emperor" himself. "Congratulations on being the best of your respective cup! Together you four bested a total of sixty other contestants! That has earned you access to the wondrous Decamon Drafter expert job class. However, now it is time to see if you really have what it takes to play Decamon in the big league. Let me introduce you to the Champions of Decamon!" Roland Emeraldo waves his wand towards the gates of the palace, where four people step in: a young boy in a wide-brimmed hat, a rockling mage, an armored vampiress and an elderly greenskinned witch. "By winning against one of these four, you will win yourselves the title of Decamon Champion. And if you make it all the way to the top of the Championship Cup by defeating yours truly, you will be deemed Master of the Decamon Tournament. But be mindful that this is no easy task, for we Champions carry the ultra rare Level 9 and 10 cards! Are you ready? For the game is on!" One of the Champions walks up to you and flashes a hand of five cards. You now need to pick up five of your own that could possibly beat the Champion. The Champion's title should give you a clue what cards to use. MATCHES: Atramor is approached by the teenage boy. "Hey, nice hat! I'm Brock from Dim Haven! I finally managed to beat my big brother and gain the title of the Fiery Champion to myself. Don't you come and rob me of it so soon!" The coin toss deems that Atramor starts the match. Atramor Gibbin (CallMePie) Decamon Deck: Volt Ant (Electric 1), Lucky Rabbit (Icy 1), Tweetybird (Flying 1), 2x Brains-in-a-Jar (Ethereal 2), Tangleweed (Plant 3), Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Wishing Starfish (Aquatic 4),Thunderbird (Electric 4), Death's Rose (Plant 4), Sandman (Ethereal 4),Mushroomhead (Plant 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Electriphant (Electric 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Dryad (Plant 6), 3x Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Star Elemental (Ethereal 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9) Cards played: VS. Brock, the Fiery Champion (NPC) Cards played: ___________________________ The rockling comes to Hoke Ablesword. "So, you're going to take a bout with sweet auntie Cinnabar, eh? We rocklings are tough, mind you, and my rock cards are even tougher." Geomancer Cinnabar starts the match, and plays Flesh Golem (Dark 3)! Hoke Ablesword (Username MDM) Decamon Deck: Holy Cow (Luminous 4), Death's Rose (Plant 4), Igniphant (Fiery 6), Cave Troll (Rock 6), Grendel (Icy 7), Woodwose (Plant 7), Reaper (Dark 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8) Cards played: VS. Geomancer Cinnabar, the Rock Champion (NPC) Cards played: Flesh Golem (Dark 3), ___________________________ Johon is paired with the noble vampire. "Vat if thif? Am I, Counteff Lyudmila of Fellcreft, to compete againft a peafant?! I fhall unleafh my dark forcef upon thee!" The coin toss decides that the Countess goes first. She puts Creeping Hand (Dark 2) on the table! Johon (Bricksandparts) Decamon Deck: Glow Worm (Luminous 1), Scarab (Rock 1), Toxic Toad (Plant 1), 2x Shy Shell (Aquatic 2), 3x Sylph (Electric 3), Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), Simsalamander (Fiery 3), Cheshire Cat (Ethereal 3), Yeti (Icy 4), Sahuagin (Aquatic 5),Electriphant (Electric 6), Aquaphant (Aquatic 6), Sphinx (Ethereal 7), Jun-Chi (Luminous 7), Tygurah (Electric 7), Rafflesia (Plant 8), Reaper (Dark 8), Sun Elemental (Fiery 8), Green Dragon (Flying 8), Star Elemental (Ethereal 8) Cards played: VS. Countess Lyudmila, the Dark Champion (NPC) Cards played: Creeping Hand (Dark 2), ____________________________ Sorrow is met by the witch. "Ooh, how peculiarly rare! I am to match against a person who is older than me! I am Sorceress Zelena, pleasure to make your acquaintance. You know my daughter, Elphaba, from the time you visited her quaint little shoppe in Eubric. Isn't she a striking beauty?" The coin tells that Sorrow starts the match! Sorrow (Endgame) Decamon Deck: 2x Tweetybird (Flying 1), Carrion Squirrel (Dark 1), 2x Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), 2x Flesh Golem (Dark 3), Cherub (Luminous 3), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Igniphant (Fiery 6), Lich (Dark 6), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Rafflesia (Plant 8) Cards played: VS. Sorceress Zelena, the Luminous Champion (NPC) Cards played:

Sorrow plays Lich (Dark 6) as his next card! It wins him the round! The last cards are then placed on the table, and it is Sorrow's Rafflesia (Plant 8) against Sküld's Igniphant (Fiery 6)! "It looks like you beat me, sir. Oh well, I'll get you next time. Hehe, it's been fun!" Sorrow wins the last round as well! Sorrow (Endgame) Decamon Deck: 2x Tweetybird (Flying 1), Carrion Squirrel (Dark 1), 2x Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), 2x Flesh Golem (Dark 3), Cherub (Luminous 3), Lich (Dark 6), Pegasus (Luminous 8), 2x Stone Golem (Rock 8), Rafflesia (Plant 8) Cards played: Pegasus (Luminous 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Lich (Dark 6), Rafflesia (Plant 8) VS. Sküld Verdandi (NPC) Decamon Deck: Lucky Rabbit (Icy 1), Firefly (Fiery 1), Glow Worm (Luminous 1), Ursa Minor (Ethereal 1), Cherub (Luminous 3), Sandman (Ethereal 4), Automaton (Electric 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Siren (Flying 5), Igniphant (Fiery 6), Pegasus (Luminous 8) Cards played: Pegasus (Luminous 8), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Siren (Flying 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Igniphant (Fiery 6) Sorrow wins the Cerulean Cup and moves onto the Championship Cup! Sküld Verdandi is eliminated! Sorrow (Endgame) *WINNER!* Decamon Deck: 2x Tweetybird (Flying 1), Carrion Squirrel (Dark 1), 2x Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), 2x Flesh Golem (Dark 3), Cherub (Luminous 3), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Automaton (Electric 5), Igniphant (Fiery 6), Lich (Dark 6), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Rafflesia (Plant 8) Sküld Verdandi (NPC) *ELIMINATED!* Decamon Deck: Lucky Rabbit (Icy 1), Firefly (Fiery 1), Glow Worm (Luminous 1), Ursa Minor (Ethereal 1), Cherub (Luminous 3), Sandman (Ethereal 4), Siren (Flying 5), Pegasus (Luminous 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8)

Just use another card from your deck so we can get it over with.

Note: Sorrow doesn't have a Moon Elemental anymore, he lost it to Nerwen on the previous round.

"I see... Hooks Caldera openly confessed that he was behind the bombing of the Baker's Guild. It seems overly fanatic to me, too, but there is no denying of the threat the Ji Pei poses to the stability of the Free Islands. The Aoi hold great power in their modern technology, but that power can easily be abused with devastating results. Like I told you in the morning, the Summer Islands have had to suffer from being so close to Xu." "Nature balance disturbs from Aoi flying ships. Birds fly away, fish swim away, beasts run away. Aoi force trade with Huravani, and they want dig our lands for treasure. Rob nature of it's riches. Aoi se'yre shin somo akava." "I have to commend you for convincing the Ji Pei to hand him over to us. It was utterly unexpected of them, and it seems I have you to thank for it. Hooks Caldera will be punished by demoting his rank and confiscating his ship. I am not entirely satisfied that you sided with the Ji Pei so easily, but I guess the end justifies the means." Blackgull seemed to be moderately satisfied with the result. "Hmm, that doesn't really tell me anything. Framed by who? What evidence did you find out about it? That is not enough..." Blackgull seemed to be wanting more information about the case. The heroes would have to come up with more on the spot if they wanted to satisfy him. "It is as I feared, then. Collaborating with the Wolfgang, out of all the people... That is a severe crime, no matter what his motivations might have been. I will have to bring Fogfarer in for more interrogating. If he confesses, his death will be swift. I want you to be present to back up your claims." Blackgull sent soldiers to retrieve Meliodoul Fogfarer. He was satisfied with the heroes uncovering the truth about the treacherous elf.

QM Note: You're right, the Chaotic Bomb shouldn't have been dropped because Jun-Chi was decamodified. Also I have to note that poor Skrall did all the (over)killing, yet ended up with the least amount of gold in total. But that's of course between you three. Shanxian looked down in shame. "Realizing the truth took me countless days and nights trapped on bed, unable to move anywhere. Master Kai Tsi was right all along, but his methods made him look like a mass murderer. I don't know if I fared any better, but at least I managed to form enough alliances against the Council - even one inside the Council - so that the revolution would be as swift and efficient as possible. It was Jun's captivity that gave me new perspective. I fear what his reaction will be once he hears about this..." The group then left the carnage in the Council Chamber behind. At the entrance hall, the automata had lined up along the walls. The spymaster and the weather mage were there as well, being the only survivors of the bloodbath. The front doors opened at that moment, and two nagas slithered into the hall. "Raja Serpior, Rani Shiveta. We are honoured by your presence." "Ssspare the cordialitiesss, Lady Ji Pei. My wife and I are here to sssee that the war between our nationsss isss finally concluded." "There isss sssurely a lot to dissscusss, but can we do it sssomewhere elssse? Thisss place reeksss of blood." "Nothing comes without a price, Your Serpentine Majesties The White Ninjas of Nagashan performed flawlessly, so now is our turn to keep our end of the bargain. Please, let me escort you to my private palace for further negotiations." "I will join you momentarily." As the nagas departed with the single remaining counsellor, Maiwei took Shanxian's hand. "Will you be alright, sister-in-law?" "Yes, dear Maiwei, you just worry about all the politics. You always were the better one at that. You and the Littlefinger have a lot to do. I wish I could do more." "You did plenty enough. You should not have come here in the first place - it only put you at an unnecessary risk." "And miss seeing the revolution I initiated? Don't be silly. Go, now, before the Littlefinger manages to insult the nagas and ruin this whole alliance." The two Ji Pei women hugged, and Maiwei walked out. Shanxian then gave the Arkenstone to Vincent. "You know what to do with this, my monsignore. I want to thank you for agreeing to this, as well." "My inventions have caused too much damage to this land for me to allow it to continue. If it is alright with you, I will remain in Xu for the time being to see that everything goes smoothly." The inventor shook the Arkenstone. "And that this does not fall into wrong hands. We can expect resistance and counter-measures from those who are still loyal to the Council, but gladly their numbers are few. Dr. Gioconda will take you back home on the Destiny's Bounty." "I wish you luck, Vincent. My family could not have gained a better friend." "Glad to be of service, milady." The inventor then left, taking his automata with him. Only Spymaster Tanooki and Weather Mage Sun Qui remained with Shanxian and the heroes in the vast hall. The dead silence was in stark comparison to the lively hubbub the heroes heard when they first stepped inside the House of the Blue Hand. "So, anyone care to tell us what happened here? Why was the Council walked out in chains?" "It'h look'hs lik'he there has been a change in p'hower, Sp'hymast'her. We are luck'hy t'ho be alive t'ho see it'h." "Yeah, we have you people to thank for that. Why did you bother saving us two while the others were killed?" What would the heroes respond? Party: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 22 year old male human Dragoon *Party Leader* Level 34 2/4 *Immune to Magic, Healing, Blind, Confused, Fragile and all Poisons* *Ignores Free Hits from Beasts* Power: 46 (34+12) Defense: 34 (14+5+2+12+1) Health: 29/57 (5+33+15+4) Gold: 1944 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Clockwork Lance (WP:12, has 1/3 chance to cause slowed-effect on the target; lance), Arm Shield (SP:14, shield), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP:5, Protects against Fragile and all Poisons; bodywear, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear, suitable for anyone), Shadeaux Cape (SP:6, 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) Inventory: Weapons: Gladiator Trident (WP:11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Spider Leg (WP:10/20 against flying enemies, Lightning-elemental; spear), Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 "halberd", suitable to Arthur only), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Stag Antlers (WP:10, grants Intimidation; halberd), Metasimian Dory (WP:10, pierces defense; spear), Dauntlet Index (WP: 10, doubled against humanoids, Darkness-elemental; spear), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, halberd, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Phoenix Essence]), Blue Hand Shield (SP:5, grants immunity to five effects of the user’s choice; these immunities cannot be changed once selected; shield) 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), 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), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear, suitable for anyone), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear, wearable by everybody), handwear, suitable for anyone), 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, suitable for anyone), 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), Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users), Pointy Hat Spell Items: Opal (Ice), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Weakening Consumables: Potion, Grand Potion x7, Tonic, Grand Tonic, Ether Core, Remedy x10, Elixir x3, 2 Phoenix Incenses, Hurricane, 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, Grating Stone x2, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), Smoke Bomb x5, Bone x3, Silver Ore x2 Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Atramor Gibbin (CallMePie) 32 year old male human Regulator Level 35 *Immune to all elements, poisoned, and doomed* *Negative effects last one round* *Battle Style: Chaotic* Power: 42 (35+7) Defense: 26 (4+6+4+12) Health: 25/65 (7+34+12+6+6*) Gold: 1700 Equipment: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP:7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, immune to water, lightning, and wood, accessory, suitable for anyone), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone) Inventory: - Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura whenever using the weapon, doubling the user's current and max. health but drawing all attacks to them, fire, ice, lightning, earth, wind, light, and darkness-elemental dagger), Tiger Claws (WP: 15, double WP against humanoids, fire- and darkness-elemental, dual strike, daggers), Silver Katana (WP:15, longsword), 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) - Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants Animal Talk, headwear, suitable for anyone) - Scroll of Arc Frailty (50/50 chance to inflict the fragile-effect to all enemies for ether equal to the number of enemies), Scroll of Fire Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of fiery armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the burned by 10-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Ice Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of ice armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the stunned-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether) - Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence, 2 Phoenix Incenses, Health Core, Jinxy Juice (Deals the jinxed-effect to the target), Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, 3 Bones, Grating Stone - Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.) Decamon Deck: Sylph (Electric 3), Thunderbird (Electric 4), Jun-Chi (Luminous 7), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9) Skrall (Waterbrick Down) 81 year old Male Ogre Hunter Level 38 1/4 *Natural Respite* *Favors Mechanical and Humanoid enemies* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, and Confused* *Gains Triple Experience* Power: 54 (38+16) Defense: 8 (3+5) Health: 52/52 (6+37+6+3) Gold: 1212 Equipment: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory) Inventory: Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP, light, lightning, water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores defense, bow), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Overkill Gloves (Gives the wearer 1 gold for every point of damage they do extra when they defeat an enemy (example: Enemy has 50 HP left, you do 75 damage, you earn 25 gold); handwear), Potion, Ether Core, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 7 Meads, 2 Nostrums, 4 Remedy, Smelling Salts, 6 Venoms, 1 Deadly Venoms, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Lightning Bomb, Rudra Bomb (Deals 100 lightning-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), 4 Bone, Blind Fury, Wolfgang Insignia, Black Goo, Grating Stone

As I was making NPC profiles in the wiki, I noticed that I've used the exact same face and hair combo for two of my characters: Lieutenant Serevan and Meliodoul Fogfarer. I decided to explain the resemblance so that Serevan is the Fogfarer's father.

QM Note: I hope you realized that you can't use your new Decamon card in the Decamon Tournament, CMP, because it already passed in the timeline of this quest. I also assume that Skrall wants to switch artifacts. 875 Rounds Later... >Skrall switches Overkill Gloves for Medal of Glory >Atramor uses Decamodifier on Jun-Chi - (Jun-Chi: successfully decamodified) After a long time of everyone just staring each other, the Jun-Chi is weakened enough for Atramor to turn it into a Decamon card. With that... THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS! Skrall gains three quarters of a level, while Arthur and Atramor gain a quarter. The enemies drop the following loot: Blue Hand Shield (SP:5, grants immunity to five effects of the user’s choice; these immunities cannot be changed once selected; shield) Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores defense, bow) Silver Katana (WP:15, longsword) 30 gold Party: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 22 year old male human Dragoon *Party Leader* Level 34 2/4 *Immune to Magic, Healing, Blind, Confused, Fragile and all Poisons* *Ignores Free Hits from Beasts* Power: 46 (34+12) Defense: 34 (14+5+2+12+1) Health: 29/57 (5+33+15+4) Gold: 944 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Clockwork Lance (WP:12, has 1/3 chance to cause slowed-effect on the target; lance), Arm Shield (SP:14, shield), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP:5, Protects against Fragile and all Poisons; bodywear, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear, suitable for anyone), Shadeaux Cape (SP:6, 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) Inventory: Weapons: Gladiator Trident (WP:11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Spider Leg (WP:10/20 against flying enemies, Lightning-elemental; spear), Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 "halberd", suitable to Arthur only), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Stag Antlers (WP:10, grants Intimidation; halberd), Metasimian Dory (WP:10, pierces defense; spear), Dauntlet Index (WP: 10, doubled against humanoids, Darkness-elemental; spear), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, halberd, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Phoenix Essence]) 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), 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), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear, suitable for anyone), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear, wearable by everybody), handwear, suitable for anyone), 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, suitable for anyone), 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), Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users), Pointy Hat Spell Items: Opal (Ice), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Weakening Consumables: Potion, Grand Potion x7, Tonic, Grand Tonic, Ether Core, Remedy x10, Elixir x3, 2 Phoenix Incenses, Hurricane, 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, Grating Stone x2, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), Smoke Bomb x6, Bone x3, Silver Ore x2, Grating Stone Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Atramor Gibbin (CallMePie) 32 year old male human Regulator Level 35 *Immune to all elements, poisoned, and doomed* *Negative effects last one round* *Battle Style: Chaotic* Power: 42 (35+7) Defense: 26 (4+6+4+12) Health: 25/65 (7+34+12+6+6*) Gold: 656 Equipment: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP:7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, immune to water, lightning, and wood, accessory, suitable for anyone), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone) Inventory: - Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura whenever using the weapon, doubling the user's current and max. health but drawing all attacks to them, fire, ice, lightning, earth, wind, light, and darkness-elemental dagger), Tiger Claws (WP: 15, double WP against humanoids, fire- and darkness-elemental, dual strike, daggers), 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) - Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants Animal Talk, headwear, suitable for anyone) - Scroll of Arc Frailty (50/50 chance to inflict the fragile-effect to all enemies for ether equal to the number of enemies), Scroll of Fire Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of fiery armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the burned by 10-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Ice Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of ice armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the stunned-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether) - Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence, 2 Phoenix Incenses, Health Core, Jinxy Juice (Deals the jinxed-effect to the target), Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, 3 Bones, Grating Stone - Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.) Decamon Deck: Sylph (Electric 3), Thunderbird (Electric 4), Jun-Chi (Luminous 7), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9) Skrall (Waterbrick Down) 81 year old Male Ogre Hunter Level 38 1/4 *Natural Respite* *Favors Mechanical and Humanoid enemies* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, and Confused* *Gains Triple Experience* Power: 54 (38+16) Defense: 8 (3+5) Health: 52/52 (6+37+6+3) Gold: 3226 Equipment: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory) Inventory: Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP, light, lightning, water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Overkill Gloves (Gives the wearer 1 gold for every point of damage they do extra when they defeat an enemy (example: Enemy has 50 HP left, you do 75 damage, you earn 25 gold); handwear), Potion, Ether Core, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 7 Meads, 2 Nostrums, 4 Remedy, Smelling Salts, 6 Venoms, 1 Deadly Venoms, 8 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Lightning Bomb, Rudra Bomb (Deals 100 lightning-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), 4 Bone, Blind Fury, Wolfgang Insignia, Black Goo Someone started to clap slowly. The Littlefinger stepped forward. "Well done, boys! It is time for the final player in this game to step to the field." The counsellor turned to his colleagues. "I am sorry to tell you that I made all this possible. Being in charge the nation's treasury, I have been funding the efforts of the two Lady Ji Peis and the Tritech Corporation. Nothing pleases me more than to be rid of you four pompous clowns." "This cannot be..." "Traitors, all of you!" "Well played, Littlefinger. I thought you were my friend..." "So it truly is over for the Council of the Blue Hand. What happens now?" "That really is an excellent question, counsellors, and it will require a lot of negotiating. However, you four will not be part of those talks. You will be exiled from Xu for crimes against it's people. Many people would rather see your heads roll, but too much Aoi blood has been spilled today. My hands are soaked dark blue." "We did what was necessary for our people's future, Shanxian. The blood is on all of our hands." "I know... Vincent, have your automatons escort the four counsellors to the prison to await for their banishment. The rest of us should go assess the damage we've done in this place." Shanxian glanced at the heroes with sadness in her eyes. "Or will you three follow me anymore?"

Round Seven of the Council Chambers Battle: >Arthur uses High Assault on Jun-Chi - (Jun-Chi: 1333 health-(94/2=47 dmg)=1286 health+slowed) >Atramor uses Grand Potion on Skrall - (Skrall: +25 health) >Skrall vs. Azure Archer Chie - Shield (Marking the Favoured - Chie: 94 health-(79x12=948 dmg)=0 health; Skrall: 854 gold for overkill) >Skrall (Oversized Greatsword) vs. Jun-Chi - Critical Hit (Jun-Chi: 1286 health-(69x2/2=69 dmg)=1217 health) Jun-Chi - Poisoned by 1 Arthur lands on Jun-Chi, not doing much damage but managing to finally slow it down. Atramor heals Skrall, who in turn takes out the remaining archer and manages to hit the beast with an arrow as well. Only the spirit beast remains between the party and the counsellors! QM Note: Do you want to just watch the beast slowly die of poisoning now, or will Atramor turn it into a Decamon Card? Enemies: Jun-Chi *Absorbs earth, fire, light, water and wind* *Poisoned by 1* *Slowed* Type: Beast/Luminous Level: 50 Health: 1216/1370 Special: Quad-Ray – Shoots four elemental rays at four random opponents regardless of row. First ray causes 50 earth-elemental damage and the stunned-effect. Second ray causes 50 fire-elemental damage and the enraged-effect. Third ray causes 50 water-elemental damage and the sealed-effect. Fourth ray causes 50 wind-elemental damage and the confused-effect. Drops: Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents) Party: Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (Flipz) 22 year old male human Dragoon *Party Leader* Level 34 1/4 *Immune to Magic, Healing, Blind, Confused, Fragile and all Poisons* *Ignores Free Hits from Beasts* Power: 46 (34+12) Defense: 34 (14+5+2+12+1) Health: 29/57 (5+33+15+4) Gold: 944 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Clockwork Lance (WP:12, has 1/3 chance to cause slowed-effect on the target; lance), Arm Shield (SP:14, shield), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP:5, Protects against Fragile and all Poisons; bodywear, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear, suitable for anyone), Shadeaux Cape (SP:6, 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) Inventory: Weapons: Gladiator Trident (WP:11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Spider Leg (WP:10/20 against flying enemies, Lightning-elemental; spear), Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 "halberd", suitable to Arthur only), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Stag Antlers (WP:10, grants Intimidation; halberd), Metasimian Dory (WP:10, pierces defense; spear), Dauntlet Index (WP: 10, doubled against humanoids, Darkness-elemental; spear), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, halberd, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Phoenix Essence]) 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), 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), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear, suitable for anyone), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear, wearable by everybody), handwear, suitable for anyone), 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, suitable for anyone), 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), Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users), Pointy Hat Spell Items: Opal (Ice), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Weakening Consumables: Potion, Grand Potion x7, Tonic, Grand Tonic, Ether Core, Remedy x10, Elixir x3, 2 Phoenix Incenses, Hurricane, 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, Grating Stone x2, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), Smoke Bomb x6, Bone x3, Silver Ore x2, Grating Stone Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass Atramor Gibbin (CallMePie) 32 year old male human Regulator Level 34 3/4 *Immune to all elements, poisoned, and doomed* *Negative effects last one round* *Battle Style: Chaotic* Power: 41 (34+7) Defense: 26 (4+6+4+12) Health: 24/64 (7+33+12+6+6*) Gold: 656 Equipment: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP:7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, immune to water, lightning, and wood, accessory, suitable for anyone), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone) Inventory: - Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura whenever using the weapon, doubling the user's current and max. health but drawing all attacks to them, fire, ice, lightning, earth, wind, light, and darkness-elemental dagger), Tiger Claws (WP: 15, double WP against humanoids, fire- and darkness-elemental, dual strike, daggers), 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) - Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants Animal Talk, headwear, suitable for anyone) - Scroll of Arc Frailty (50/50 chance to inflict the fragile-effect to all enemies for ether equal to the number of enemies), Scroll of Fire Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of fiery armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the burned by 10-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Ice Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of ice armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the stunned-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether) - Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence, 2 Phoenix Incenses, Health Core, Jinxy Juice (Deals the jinxed-effect to the target), Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, 3 Bones, Grating Stone - Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.) Decamon Deck: Sylph (Electric 3), Thunderbird (Electric 4), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9) Skrall (Waterbrick Down) 81 year old Male Ogre Hunter Level 37 2/4 *Natural Respite* *Favors Mechanical and Humanoid enemies* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, and Confused* *Overkill* *Encouraged* *Hastened* Power: 53 (37+16) Defense: 8 (3+5) Health: 51/51 (6+36+6+3) Gold: 3226 Equipment: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Overkill Gloves (Gives the wearer 1 gold for every point of damage they do extra when they defeat an enemy (example: Enemy has 50 HP left, you do 75 damage, you earn 25 gold); handwear) Inventory: Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP, light, lightning, water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from fights, accessory), Potion, Ether Core, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 7 Meads, 2 Nostrums, 4 Remedy, Smelling Salts, 6 Venoms, 1 Deadly Venoms, 8 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Lightning Bomb, Rudra Bomb (Deals 100 lightning-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), 4 Bone, Blind Fury, Wolfgang Insignia, Black Goo

I've made one more change to the Decamon Drafter by increasing the power of the summoned monsters. I hope the class is balanced but appealing now.

OoC: I don't remember if this has been asked before, but I assume we don't have to destroy the counters in order to win the battle? I find it funny how furniture can be blessed, but that might be just me... Also, you seem to have forgotten that Ellaria is lucky and blessed. Ellaria keeps attacking Huxley, but if she gets damaged on her first turn, she will be spend her second turn nurturing herself instead. The battle order remains the same!

The captain gave one last pleading look at the heroes before they left. The crowd of youth was left shouting and jeering after them. Back at Fort Bonaparte, Blackgull was anxiously waiting for the heroes' report. "So, did you find out more than I could? Captain Caldera was brought here in chains earlier. What exactly happened at the Merry Mermaid? Did you find out if Captain Bullsworth had been stealing the weapon shipments himself? And Commander Fogfarer, why has he been speaking against our family?" "Shume'a, I want hear this..." How will the heroes respond? To satisfy Blackgull, they would need to give the truth about at least two of the cases.

Sorrow's next card is Stone Golem (Rock 8)! It wins him the round! It is Sorrow's turn to go next, and he plays another Stone Golem (Rock 8)! Sküld smiles sweetly and plays Siren (Flying 5)! Sküld wins! "Are you having fun yet, sir?" Sküld starts the next round with Automaton (Electric 5)! Sorrow (Endgame) Decamon Deck: 2x Tweetybird (Flying 1), Carrion Squirrel (Dark 1), 2x Dune Ghoul (Rock 3), 2x Flesh Golem (Dark 3), Cherub (Luminous 3), Lich (Dark 6), Pegasus (Luminous 8), 2x Stone Golem (Rock 8), Rafflesia (Plant 8) Cards played: Pegasus (Luminous 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), VS. Sküld Verdandi (NPC) Decamon Deck: Lucky Rabbit (Icy 1), Firefly (Fiery 1), Glow Worm (Luminous 1), Ursa Minor (Ethereal 1), Cherub (Luminous 3), Sandman (Ethereal 4), Automaton (Electric 5), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Siren (Flying 5), Igniphant (Fiery 6), Pegasus (Luminous 8) Cards played: Pegasus (Luminous 8), Unicorn (Luminous 5), Siren (Flying 5), Automaton (Electric 5),