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Boomingham's sword is still drawn. He steps forward. "Masson, are you capable of fighting? Dragon, you'll be with us too. Surely you won't mind executing a few more Oculoids before you depart for Dastan." Boomingham stares down the Oculoid chief, almost bored. "We have already faced a great number of things today that claimed they were more fearsome than we could handle, and we have yet to be stopped."

Hello all! I'm back. Updates will be coming in the next few hours. I'm mimicking your slower pace in some quests. Because I admire it.

Hey all, leaving for another weekend without wi-fi. 102 and 107 will continue as normal due to the generosity of Flipz. In 110, CMP may act/speak for Bobby. In 105, Kinto or Em may act/speak for Boomingham. Thanks for bearing with me, everyone! This is my final weekend without wi-fi (as far as I know) and both 102 and 107 are in their final stages. (Though I feel I've been saying that about 102 for a while now. ) EDIT: And 107, I'm sorry for rushing you. I didn't want to leave for the weekend without giving you something to do.

"No," says the statue. And light pours forth, blocking each heroes' view. The Enemies Light Soul A (Hybros) Level 35 Luminous Health: 340/340 Special: Blinding Light - Blinds the hero and deals 20 light damage ignoring SP/row. Light Soul B (Skrall) Level 40 Luminous Health: 420/420 Special: Out of Body Experience - The hero is removed from combat the following round. Light Soul C (Nyx) Level 30 Luminous Health: 400/400 Special: Lost Soul - The soul passes through the hero, jinxing and hexing them. Light Soul D (Ellaria) Level 20 Luminous Health: 145/145 Special: Light Souls - Deals 40 light damage and "possesses" the hero - all damage to the light soul will be dealt to the hero (divided by 4). Light Soul E (Deborah) Level 40 Luminous Health: 130/130 Special: Blinding Light - Blinds the hero and deals 20 light damage ignoring SP/row. Light Soul F (Minoid) Level 25 Luminous Health: 100/100 Special: Out of Body Experience - The hero is removed from combat the following round. Light Soul G (Heweyrt) Level 40 Luminous Health: 200/200 Soul of the Paladins (Daneeka) Level 50 Luminous Health: 430/430 Special: The Soul of the Paladins - Removes the hero from battle for the remainder of the battle. Any hero may spend a turn to retrieve the lost hero and take their place. If all heroes are removed from combat, the battle is lost. The Party Hybros (played by JimButcher) 53-year-old male imp Chi Monk *Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Immune to all elements except wood* *Intimidation* (Party Leader) Level: 31.5 Power Bonus: 1 (6 in front row) * Defense: 0 Health: 53/53 (7+30+12+3*) Ether: 25/34 (30+3) Gold: 1184 Equipment: Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, darkness-, light-elemental, grants immunity to Sleep, Blindness, Confusion, Frailty, and Weakening; bodywear), The Black Hat (Suitable for anyone, grantsIntimidation, immune to darkness and cursed, headwear), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators and winged warriors), Inventory: • Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP: 45.25 gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword), Zoot's Reaper (WP:15; scythe, suitable to Hybros), Clock Cog (WP:14, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect, dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike, daggers), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5, deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; retrievable), Wrench (WP:3, decreases the target’s level by 1, retrievable), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) • Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Cloak of the Red megablocksassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear), Sterile Gloves (grants immunity to poisoned- and bleeding-effects, handwear), • Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Opal • 13 Potions, 12 Grand Potions, 16 Health Cores, 11 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, 4 Phoenix Incenses, 2 Deadly Venoms, 3 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 5 Nostrums, Mead, 2 Mulled Wines, Minimizing Dust, 3 Pumpkin Bombs (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), 2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 3 Grand Tonics, Soma • Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 4 Mythril Shards, Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Grating Stone Skrall (Waterbrick Down) 81 year old Male Ogre Hunter Level 37.50 *Favors Demons and Humanoid enemies* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, and Confused* *Gains 3x experience* Power Bonus: +2 WP Defense: 8 Health: 51/51 Gold: 83 Equipment: Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12/24 vs. Beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), 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 fights, accessory) Inventory: Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP, light, lightning, water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Oversized Greatsword (WP: 16 - Double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword) Wooden Shield (SP:5), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"), Darksteel Armour, SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear, 8 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Lightning Bomb, Minimizing Dust, 4 Bone, 6 Venoms, 1 Deadly Venoms, Potion, 1 Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence, 5 Phoenix Incenses, 3 Meads, 1 Nostrums, 1 Remedy, Blind Fury, Wolfgang Insignia, Black Goo, Feather of Lithe, Amethyst Nyx (played by Pandora) 19 years old Female Human Battle Mage *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fire, Darkness, Earth, Wind, Poisoned, Confused, Hexed, Sealed, Asleep, Fast Asleep* Level: 31.75 Power: 47 Defense: 8 Health: 42/42 Ether: 32/43 Gold: 282 Equipment: Zee Standard (Staff, WP: 15 Ice, Light and Darkness Elemental, Necromancers Raise Enemies with 2 extra levels), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:4, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect), Mirage Cloak (Immunity to Fire-, Darkness-, Earth- and Wind-elements and confused- asleep- and hexed-effects), High Heels (+1 Power), Helmet of Azzurat (SP:4, immune to poisoned, headwear). Inventory: Book of a Thousand Creatures (WP:15, each roll has a 1/6 chance to summon a creature to aid the hero), Lullaby Wand (WP:6 Sleep effect), Healing Staff (WP: 5), Darksteel Dagger WP: 13, blinded effect) Bone Scepter (WP: 10, On Hit, gives enemies the Undead type if they do not have a second type, Wand.) * Sandman's Parasol (Immune to Asleep and Fast Asleep effects), Monkey Bar (all minions, pets, summons etc are Hastened), Chef’s Apron (Bodywear, Immunity to Fire and Poisons), Phoenix Dress (Max. Ether +5, full ether restored upon revival, immunity to Fire and Lightning, suitable only to female mages, clerics, chi monks, minstrels and necromancers; bodywear), Desert Cloak (Immunity to Fire-, Earth- and Wind-elemental damage; backwear), Water Canteen (Carries 3 portions of water; essential in deserts to avoid dehydration; accessory), Bolero Of Fire (Cause Fire damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Minstrel Song), Scarlet Fascinator (Max. Ether +1, suitable to females only; headwear) *Ruby (Fire), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Sapphire (Wind), Emerald (Wood), Garnet (Earth), Aquamarine (Water), Opal (Ice).Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Arc Sealing, Scroll of Blindness. 3 Meads, 2 Nostrums, Ambrosia, Smelling Salts, 5 Deadly Venoms, Paralyzing Venom, Venom x6, 3 Phoenix Essences, 3 Cosmic Essences (Revives a knocked out ally with full health and ether and gives them the blessed-effect), 2 Potions, 4 Tonics, 2 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, Fire Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Skadi Bomb (100 Ice Elemental damage to all opponents), 2 Chaotic Bombs (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned, poisoned, asleep, blinded, sealed and confused to all enemies). 2 Bedrolls, 5 Bones, Feather of Lithe, Amethyst, Bright Polish Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) 23 years old female human Druid Level 28.66 *Immune to Sealing, Poisoned and Bleeding* *Ignis Fatuus: permanently poisoned by 15* Power: 40 (27+12) Defense: 7 (3+4) Health: 44/44 (9+26+7+1) Ether: 7/42 (5+26+5+1+2) Gold: 93 Equipment: Ignis Fatuus (WP:12, permanently poisoned by 15, fire- and lighting-elemental staff), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, protects from sealing; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immunity to poisoned and bleeding, handwear), Spider Helmet (SP:4, passes poisoned and bleeding effects to the enemy when the wearer is hit; headwear) Inventory: Weapons Sylvania's Crossbow (WP:10, wood-elemental crossbow), Pan Flute (WP: 7, instrument), Wizard's Staff (WP:1, fire-, wind-, water- and earth-elemental staff), Artefacts: Ranger's Quiver (WP: +1 to bows and crossbows. Suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators, and winged warriors), Spirit Robe (Renders wearer invisible to the enemy for the first three rounds of battle so they do not take free hits; backwear), Black Bandana (Power +3, pirate lingo; headwear), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed, Accessory) Spell Items: Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired for rest of battle, 10 ether, 50/50 chance) Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Serenade of Water (Causes Water damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Battle Song), Ruby (Fire) Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Grand Potions, 4 Health Cores, 4 Tonics, 5 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, Elixir, 2 Remedies, 2 Neutralizers, Tiger Balm, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrum, 2 Soma, Ambrosia, Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Flash Bomb, 3 Fire Bombs, Ice Bomb, 2 Lightning Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.) Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass Deborah, The Golden Warden Level 26 Warden *Immune to Afraid, Cursed, Hexed, Instant Kill* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 48/48 SP: 20 Equipment: Crossbow (WP: 10), Deborah's Helm (SP: 4, Immune to Afraid), Deborah's Armor (SP: 6, Immunity to Cursed, Hexed and Instant Kill), Shield of the She-Wolf (SP: 10, on rolls of damage/free hits user deals SP to opponent if they survive the attack) Inventory: Mead, Grand Potion, Soma x2, Ambrosia Minoid 2.0 Level 21.66 Drilling Automaton HP: 33/33 SP: 2 Equipment: Minoid Drill Arm (WP: 10), Iron Shell (SP: 2), Scanning Eye (Allows the Minoid to analyze most foes before battle. If in battle, it can spend a turn to analyze the fight) Inventory: None NOTE: You must defeat the soul in front of you before you can act against other souls/effect other heroes. AoE will not work until the soul in front of you is defeated - after that, it will act normally.

OoC: I am leaving for the same cabin without wi-fi in just about an hour, so CMP may control Bobby if anything needs to be said.

Boomingham steps forward confidently and attempts to peel the parasite off. "Do not cross me, Dragon," he says. Barty pops into existence to keep at eye on the dragon while Boomingham is lowered over Masson. The little angel crosses his arms and glowers menacingly.

"I am blind," cries the Chaomancer sadly. "The visions are all I see. Even before my eyes now I see them." Tears trickle down his cheeks. "Death is everywhere. I see you all in the now, in the past, in the future, killing or dead." The Chaos Beasts lunge forward as Nerwen presses the attack. Startled, Valentine reels backwards, and out of his mouth sprays a black goo, thudding onto the ground and quickly taking the form of a Chaos Beast. The party is surrounded. Roll of 4 - Matthias not encouraged The Enemies Valentine the Chaomancer Level 50 Humanoid *Immune to Instant Kill* Health: 340/340 Special: Chaos in Uland! - The Chaomancer spouts chaos. He gains all the effects (positive and negative)/immunities of a random hero for the following round. That hero's level is added to his own as well. Drops: Zoot's Cookie, Chaotic Whip Rudimentary Chaos Beast Level 40 Demon, Holy *Immune to Scrolls* Health: 600/600 Special Damage: Chaos – (1) 10 Damage to party, disregarding Row/SP (2) 25 Damage to self (3) KO’s attacker (4) 50 Damage to self (5) Drops: Rock (Useless) (6) +1 WP to opponent Passive Special: Amateur Craftsman - All blows against the Chaos Beast give the bleeding -10 effect to it. Drops: Nothing Note: Misses (rolls of 4) count as "Special Damage". If the hero has a miss ability, it cannot be used this battle. Master Chaos Beast *Immune to Negative Effects (excluding Bleeding) and Instant Kills* *Lucky on odd rounds* Level 40 Demon Health: 600/600 SP: 5 Special: (Determined by a second dice roll) Chaos - 1 – 50 Damage, 2 – 70 Damage, 3 – -5 Bleeding Effect Inflicted, 4 – 100 Damage to Self, 5 – 20 Damage to each Hero (Regardless of row/SP), 6 – -1 WP to Hero’s Weapon (Permanent) Passive Special I: One in Ten - The Chaos Beast is lucky on odd rounds. Passive Special II: Amateur Craftsman - All blows against the Chaos Beast give the bleeding -10 effect to it. Drops: 150 Gold, Ether Core Chaos Beast of Zoot Level 15 Holy Demon Health: 300/300 Special: Chaos: 1 – 60 Damage, 2 – 30 Damage, 3 – +5 Level to Self, 4 – 30 Damage to Self, 5 – 10 Damage to each Player (Regardless of row/SP), 6 – +1 WP to Hero’s Weapon Passive Special: Amateur Craftsman - All blows against the Chaos Beast give the bleeding -10 effect to it. Drops: Zoot’s Cookie Chaos Beast of Zoot Level 15 Holy Demon Health: 300/300 Special: Chaos: 1 – 60 Damage, 2 – 30 Damage, 3 – +5 Level to Self, 4 – 30 Damage to Self, 5 – 10 Damage to each Player (Regardless of row/SP), 6 – +1 WP to Hero’s Weapon Passive Special: Amateur Craftsman - All blows against the Chaos Beast give the bleeding -10 effect to it. Drops: Zoot’s Cookie The Party Alexis Fenral, Orc-kin (Party Leader) *Counterstriking* *Blessed* 22 year old female elven Harlot Level 46.6 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 74/74 Gold: 1574 GP: 9 Equipment: Steel fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental), Counterstrike Gloves, Blood Oath Medallion (Accessory, Blessed) Inventory: • Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, Suitable For Rouges), 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), • 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), Winged Sandals (artifact; footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile), Ring of Sight (protects from blinded), Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles), Magnar's Smaller Axe (Grants User Dual-Strike, User Cannot Wield a Shield, Handwear, suitable for classes capable of using axes), Regret's Cape (Backwear, grants immunity to first negative effect afflicted each battle) • Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (lightning), Fifty Shades of Bley, • Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, • 2 Somas, 5x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Health Core, 6x Potion, Grand Potion, 9x Meads, 2x Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, 9x Remedies, 7x Grand Potions, Skeleton Decoy, 8x Bone, Deadly Venom, 2x Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), 2x Titan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), Mulled Wine, 2x Grating Stones, 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) XX Level 34.75 Cannoneer/Alchemist *Blessed* Health: 50/50 Defense: 0 Gold: 392 Equipment: XX Hand Cannon (WP: 12, Ignores SP), XX Ammo Belts (As an Alchemist, XX can only receive rolls ending in "Bomb", excluding Bravado Brew and Explosion, as a Cannonner Bomb XX and Bomb XXX are added to possible creations), Cannoneer's Sashes (The damage output of bombs consumed are added to the WP of the Cannoneer's weapon before damage calculation) Inventory: Dangerous Dagger (WP: 20, Fire-Elemental), Phoenix Essence, Mead x3, Ruby, Military Grade Fire Bomb x6, Bomb XX (Deals 30 Damage to all foes and 10 to all allies, ignoring row/SP) x2, Fire Bombs (1), Ice Bombs (1), Lightning Bombs (3), Water Bombs (9), Dirt Bombs (5), Air Bomb, Venom (x5), Nostrum Nerwen Calmcacil (played by Chromeknight) 263 year old female Elven Paladin *Immune to Fragile* *Blessed* Level 31.5 Power bonus: 0 Defense: 16 Health: 53/53 Ether: 30/36 Gold: 109 Equipment: Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14, Light Elemental, Meditate becomes hits, longsword), Orc Barbed Shield (SP: 11), Heavy Armor (SP:5, Immune to Fragile, bodywear), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Blood Oath Medallion (Accessory, Blessed), White Cloak (Max. HP +3, back wear) Inventory: • Sword of the Red Lizard (Longsword, WP:10, fire-elemental), Mourning Star (WP: 10, Inflicts Fragile, Fire-Elemental), Bent Crowbar (WP: 8; 3x damage to Mechanic enemies; hammer), Axe of the Minotaur Champion (WP: 30; user is Slowed and Immune to Hastened; cannot be equipped at the same time as a shield; axe), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2, Immune to Blind) • Seal of the Warrior Priestess (At the beginning of the battle the user has a 1/6 chance to be Transcended, a 1/6 chance to be Blessed, and a 1/6 chance to be Inspired, Accessory, Suitable for Paladins), Helm of the Lord of Light (Headwear, Immunity to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles, accessory), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3; Max Ether +5; Immune to Sealed; body wear) • Topaz • No Scrolls • Grand Tonics (3), Potions (4), Elixirs (2), Remedies (6), Tiger Balm, Neutralizer, Essence of Sorrow (50% assassination chance on non-immune target), Venom (4), Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Ether Core (2), Grand potion, Ambrosia (4), Smelling Salts, 2x Red Death Blood (If applied to a weapon the Doomed effect is dealt on first blow) • Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass Purpearl Berthadhiell, the Carnival Crusader (Purpearljellyblob) *Party Leader* 180 Years Old Female Elven Mage *Evasive* *Blessed* Level 16 Power: 30 Health: 24/24 Ether: 22/22 Gold: 198 (Owes Karie 25 gold) Equipment: Crimson Arcanon (Wand WP:3), Tunic of Elven Acrobat (+4 HP, Provides Evasion Effect with 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER, DAMAGE and Free Hits, torso wear), Blood Oath Medallion (Accessory, Blessed) Inventory: Thorny Rose (WP: 17,wood-elemental, deals the poisoned by 3 effect, mace), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, immune to fragile, suitable for suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Bedroll, Potion (x3), Grand Tonic (x2), Raw Sushi (Consumable, Restores 5 Health and 5 Ether), Tasty Pretzel (x2) (1/3 chance each of granting lucky, hastened and encouraged-effects upon consumption), Mead, Ambrosia, Bone, Tinyshroom, Level Up Mushroom, Venom (x2), Crocodile Handbag (Max Ether +2; accessory), Remedy (x2), Muddy Bomb (deals blinded and -3 poisoned to all foes), Tiger Balm, Neutralizer Gemstones: Ruby (Fire), Topaz (Lightning), Amethyst (Darkness), Opal, Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald, Aquamarine Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Magical Staff (WP: 15; Water-,Darkness-elemental; staff) Matthias the Carnival Crusader (nstickney) Level 15.5 Ranger *Blessed* *Hastened* Power Bonus: 1 Defense: 0 Health: 20/20 Gold: 126 Equipment: Peashooter (WP: 2, deals the burning by 2 effect), Blood Oath Medallion (Accessory, Blessed), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Inventory: Steel Cutlass (Sword, WP:5, suitable for Knights or Rogues), Grimmau's Clothespin (Headwear, prevents the first negative effect inflicted on the wearer during a battle), Winged Sandals (Footwear, protects from Bound and Slowed effects), Grating Stone, 2x Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Ball and Chain (Chain, WP: 4), Staff (WP: 4), Elixir, Magnar’s Unreasonably Cruel Axe (WP: 12, Deals the Bleeding -3 Effect, axe), 2x Red Death Blood (When applied to weapon Doomed is dealt on the first blow), Dapper Hat (wearer has a 1/6 chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle), Remedy Russel Ruffers & Sir Pigley Level 21.33 Rogue *Hastened* *Blessed* Power Bonus: 4 Health: 34/34 Defense: 4 Gold: 263 Equipment: Crabspirator (WP: 16, deals the Blinded effect, darkness elemental, longsword), Pigley (+4 Power, +4 Max Health, Hastened, Not an Artifact), Blood Oath Medallion (Accessory, Blessed), Crab Shell Armor (Body Wear, +4 Max Health, 4 SP) Inventory: Rebel's Sword (Longsword, WP: 11), Venom, Smelling Salts Malty Level 31.25 Minstrel Health: 50/50 Defense: 1 Ether: 22/34 Gold: 22 Equipment: Vocal Cords (Suitable for Malty, WP: 8, cannot be de-equipped, WP cannot be lowered), Traveller's Cloak (Backwear, SP: 1) Inventory: Potion x2, Remedy, Tonic, Seven Stars for Seven Lords (Boosts the party's power and health by 7 for round. Costs 7 ether), Lost Lovers (Enamors one foe with one ally for the round. Costs 5 ether).

OoC: Pandora, I am well aware you have your hands full at the moment!! So, as always, I will be moving things along for everyone else, but if you retro-actively wish to select some books to salvage, that's a-okay with me. No worries either way. "I've already found my books, Daneeka. I'll take Hybros to the history book, you find some books that interest you." Daneeka nods, and Heweyrt begins to lead Hybros down a series of shelves. In a far corner, they can hear some rustling as someone sifts through books. They round a corner, and find Deborah, attempting to reach a book on a tall shelf. Heweyrt nods to her, and continues to lead Hybros in another direction. Eventually he comes to a stop, and picks up an old tome. He begins to skim it. "This land was once harsh and wild," he begins to summarize. "And there were creatures here. The Paladins, the conquerers, called them demons. These Paladins had not yet forged their bond with Ennoc - though they would later. So they had no angels to ward off the demons. The fighting was bloody and fierce. The so-called demons knew how to use ancient magic of forest and earth, and the Paladins could not defeat them. So their chief mages worked on a magic similar to that of the dragon's." Heweyrt pauses, and looks up from the book. "When a dragon dies, it may use its soul to complete a final act. It is an ancient ability." He returns to the book. "At the cost of their soul, the Paladins were able to vanquish the indigenous people to the realm of the demons. To Zoot's realm." Heweyrt snaps the book shut. He scowls. "Such is the cost of progress sometimes. But it does not make the past any less bloody. It is too often that one race feels they must destroy the other to prosper. The new always kills the old." "Come here!" echoes Daneeka's voice throughout the Library. Heweyrt tosses the book to Hybros and they follow the voice, finding a different exit to the Library. They are on a city street: the other heroes, Deborah, and the Minoid arrive behind them in the matter of a minute. Before them stands Daneeka, a statue, and a set of large black doors. Bits of swirling darkness spill through the doors, and as they approach, the heroes can hear whispering from far off. Nyx, Skrall and Hybros all feel a shiver run down their spine. The doors are identical to ones they've seen before. Even in this dark place, hidden below all they know... even here there are doors to the realm of Chaos. "This statue stands eternal guard over the passageway," Daneeka says, reading the inscription. "This is where they vanquished the original peoples of this land," says Heweyrt. "What say you, heroes. Shall we peek into the darkness and find a lost race?"

"A move and the child dies. She knows it." Boomingham keeps his eyes locked on Masson. "Either that, or she's willing to go to any lengths to return you to your normal self. Listen, this is decision time. What matters more to you, your puppet master, or your wife and child? Surely you, of all people, should know that someone who's brain has been turned is no longer themselves. Masson is not dead, only buried. I will stab her shortly if you do not return to us, or at least leave this Citadel and remain outside until the Regret is dead. What matters to you most?"

"How did we get down here, Hybros? I was drilling, a witch appeared, and I went to another world before reappearing here. I do not know how to reverse-engineer that process. I do not know where our drill is, and there was no hole in the roof of the cavern when we awoke, as far as I could tell." Daneeka skims the list of books. "There is a history of the conquering of this land. The word conquering implies there were people here before whoever built all this. If what we saw in the forest was one of your people, they may have been the indigenous people of this land. I can direct you to that book."

"The chaos will cleanse this island." Valentine's eyes grow wide. "You think the good is keeping the evil at bay? No. No. There is evil everywhere. I see no good. The chaos must come. Where is the good? There is none." He shakes his head. "I have seen too much, and wish to see no more. Who do you race off to face? How do you know they are bad, and you are good? Is there not just more death, death followed by death followed by death? What have you actually accomplished but more darkness, more evil, more chaos? Who will stop it? Who can stop it?" The party hears some rustling behind them, and see, standing still behind them a Chaos Beast, weapon at the ready. As they watch two more join him. The Beasts seem drawn to Valentine's anguish.

107, I dig all the role playing.

"I can heal people just as well as Karie. Besides, she'd be fit as a flute soon enough. The only person in danger is the one who's not a hero. Besides, I came here with the mission of killing Masson Cour. You are not Masson Cour, so any steps I can take to returning Masson Cour to this plane will benefit my mission."

Boomingham points his sword at Karie's belly. "Come with us, Masson. Search through whatever memories you've got left and tell me that I absolutely won't take away your child. I'm not saying it's likely, sure. But is that a gamble you want to take?" Boomingham winks at Masson.

I am actually playing on a little bit of a trope that the game has developed. People keep going deeper and deeper into Olegia, so I thought I'd push it. I think it's a good story for Heroica to explore.

"That's a whole lot of land for one man, but I'm down with whatever you want, boss." Bobby kicks some dirt. Most of this is going right over his head - he doesn't really get what all the fuss is about. "Yo, adventuring ain't anything like I thought it'd be."

"No one knew there were cities lower than Nu Mercution. But now we do." Daneeka looks at the ceiling. "I wonder now how we are to return to the surface. I do not think we can bring this many books with us. We will have to read what we read. Everyone must find a book that they desire to bring back." "Heweyrt and I are both experts of ancient tongues, though these may even outdate our knowledge." "They don't," says Heweyrt, wandering around a corner. "Well, they do, but not entirely. These books are older than anything I've studied, but whatever language they're written in is a clear predecessor to some ancient tongues I do know. My translations may not be perfect, but they're certainly passable, and that's just at first glance." Heweyrt tosses a book to Daneeka. "That's a directory. Smart to keep it. I've already got a few books I'm taking with me, Deborah grabbing some more. History books, some religious beliefs." "These people are older than any we know. Imagine how far back their history may go. Perhaps we can learn of a civilization that came before the one that came before Nu Mercution. Perhaps they too have secrets." Daneeka opens the directory. For something so old, it seems to be in relatively good shape. "They must have preserved these books with a spell some how," he says. "Heroes, please, tell me what books you would like to find and return to the surface with. I imagine you can both carry two, perhaps three for Skrall." OoC: This is purely role-play. Sorry this is stretching out a bit! We're almost done.

Really loving the rural Dastan, Khrone.

"Can you control Chaos?" howls the man. "No. I am but a shepherd. My beasts look out for me, but I do not control them. I am the messenger. I am the prophet. This island is plagued and it must know it. There are wars. Many die. The Elves and Lion Knights kill each other, and for what? For nothing. In my dreams I see the flashes. I see the slaughters. But no one speaks of it. not two years past, still many families mourn, but the denizens of this island move on. The Pongcanis starve, are left to die, though they are more native to this island than most. And no one blinks an eye. I watch the Pongcanis shrivel to nothing in my dreams. The slaughter of Loush, not two years past either, and who speaks of it? Who mourns the dead? I see them in my dreams each night- see them in my nightmares. Swirling faces, cackling. So many dead, and so many forgotten. This island is a plague. You must leave, or I will force you out, for your own good. Can you not see the evil?"

"How'd you get greedy from that?" wonders Boomingham with a chuckle. "Not that I'm not, but-" he throws up his hands- "guess I'm a poor actor." "Ah, the Stealer." Boomingham draws his blade. "Is it time for our duel, Masson? Or are you here to tell us how scary the Regret is some more, and then disappear in a puff of smoke?"

"I've got a sword right here, those chains can't be all that powerful." Boomingham shrugs. "What do you say, dragon? Want to go free?"

"Surely you could make that argument for anything, Hybros. You must choose to believe." "I came looking for forgotten secrets, Ellaria. This is a forgotten secret. What did you come looking for that has left you unsatisfied?" And Daneeka glances at the building, into which Deborah and Heweyrt have already vanished. "What did you all come looking for? Are you on a quest to defeat evil once more, heroes? That is not what I requested. I wish only to learn, and we learn each day. I consider this a success regardless of what we find here." The Minoid listens to the numerous explanations as to where they may be. Its machinery clanks and then dings. "STATEMENT: Heweyrt and the Doctor input into my systems the general depths assumed for Dastan, the Temple of Zoot, and Nu Mercution. STATEMENT: We are-" it pauses, ticking a few times more: "below all of the estimated depths. STATEMENT: This rested below Nu Mecution. STATEMENT: The ceiling above is leaking water. STATEMENT: We are below the sea." The heroes, armed with this strange new knowledge, venture forward. Inside the building Deborah and Heweyrt vanished into they find... towering shelves. Endless books. They are in a library.

Boomingham drags a foot across the ground, impatient to get moving. The Cour family history bores him.

"I'm only ever dangerous when I need to be," says Malty sheepishly. "But yes, we're more than able to defend ourselves." "I help those creatures into the world!" says the man. "They are the symptoms of Uland's darkness, and unless they are heard Uland will never be cured. There is so much darkness here, and no one does anything about it. My mind froths. War, terror, strife, famine - I see all these things. I see the chaos. But no one does anything to control it, to channel it. I am Valentine the Chaomancer, and I am here to bring order to the chaos, so that it may flourish. Chaos is a tool, but on this island, it runs rampant, and this island suffers for it. Now, as I said, flee. Or this land will consume you, as it has consumed so many others." "No better than worse than most days," says Pigley. "Nothing frightens Sir Russel Ruffers - but thank you for your concern, m'lady." Russel bows awkwardly atop Sir Pigley.

"Yo, y'all should be homies. He ain't the best guy, but he ain't the worst guy, and he's got some stuff to say about how y'all should be living. I don't know what's true and what's not but you should listen, you hear?" Bobby turns to Dean. "Yo man, you're on."