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"You may have trouble doing that, hero. We are the guard of this town. We are funded by the six houses. You do not want to cross me." Andrew raises his spear, and the guards with him do the same. "I would relish the chance to use force." "Lady Nerwen, tell your fellow elf to back down. Do not encourage my colleague's image of your organization." "There are more of us than you. Perhaps not in this room, but in this city. Please, this will not go well for you." "I'm right behind you, Andrew," Morrison says with a grimace.

WBD, you know I want to, but I haven't ever finished a storyline, and I really want to battle Masson. It looks so cool though!!

Andrew listens the hero's excuses, all the time getting more and more purple in the face. "Notorious thieves? Meaning to do others harm? Notorious mercenaries? Stealing artifacts?! Ha!" Andrew explodes. "Ha! HAHAHA! Ha! He ha! Ha, ha, ha," he continues. "Have you not just described yourselves, heroes?" Andrew's face grow even darker - clearly diplomacy is not an option with a man this set in his hatred of heroes. "Tell me, bar keep, who instigated the fight?!" "They... they did. The Orc and dwarf just wanted to walk *sniffle* by..." Justin whimpers, looking beseechingly at the heroes for help, and then back at the guards - he clearly does not want to give them up, but also is afraid of lying to such an angry man. "That's what I thought. And is everything in order?" "The dwarf and Orc took a few drinks *sniffle* from the bar once the fight *sniffle* broke out. Maybe the heroes were just trying to return them." "Oh I'm sure. And tell me, heroes, did you return them? Did they return them, bar keep?" "...no." "Here's the thing, heroes," drawls Andrew, directing his words at Purpearl. "I watch heroes defend themselves again and again. Seems unlikely to me that so many people are attacking them. Can't all be self-defense, can it? You are under arrest until further notice." "Andrew! Be reasonable! Heroes aren't all bad!" "They might not be, but I'm done with it, Bert. For now, these are mine." "Oh dear." Thistlethorp sweats. He turns to Matthias and whispers. "Be calm. Come with us. Bert may be able to reason with Andrew." "Heroes, ruffians, lower your weapons and come with me!" Russel lowers his weapon sadly, and XX, shiftily looking back and forth, does the same - but he keeps his eyes on Purpearl daringly. Midge growls, but he lowers his weapon. Samuel stands beside Nerwen, following her movements. What do the heroes do?

It is sometimes difficult to play a quieter character, but I think you're doing a model job! Benji was a great "quieter" character too.

No, I know you weren't. I like Alexis a lot by the way. She has come back in force. I think I've mentioned it, but Heroica has beat her and Althior more and more towards amorality to the point that I think they'd now make a pretty good couple. I love the 102 party, since I haven't mentioned it yet. The amorality, with poor, short, under leveled Matthias trying his best to be moral, is just outstanding and a ton of fun to watch.

Hey, I think the quest has been chugging along at a pretty decent rate. Cut me a break, I'm on vacation! (And I know you're referring to the Medal of Glory. Maybe you should have lent it to a friendly fatter hero since you wouldn't have been using it anyway. )

The murder squad of the Fields will probably surpass her sooner or later. They have one day battles at this point. Yeah, speaking of which, I was surprised that you didn't have the most SP. Are you slipping?

"Aye, the boy and I went on our first quest together. Since then, it's all been uphill with only a little bit of downhill." Boomingham beams and laughs at his own joke. "Pleasure to meet you, Pretzel. What are you a Monk of? I'm a Paladin of Ennoc, though I haven't got much of a taste for him." Barty pops into existence, and, expecting his arrival, Boomingham swats at him. Barty darts out of the way and shakes his head in disappointment.

OoC: Chrome, I had you heal the NPCs as well, if you didn't want to do that, let me know! Purpearl, I also want to let you know (though perhaps this is a bad time...) that while my NPCs may bitch about it, they will never fail to follow you if you fail to give them loot. I am very much of the belief that the party should do with the loot as they please - Boomingham has never given an NPC loot, and likely never will. So, no pressure out of character! Chrome, I also just realized the carrot you gave Pigley was an actual item in your inventory. I have deducted it now, apologies! It was a very kind gift. Nerwen begins to heal everyone. "Please, Lady Calmcacil, I can heal myself," says Samuel with a shy smile, proceeding to do just that. The Heroes Purpearl Berthadhiell, the Carnival Crusader (Purpearljellyblob) *Party Leader* 180 Years Old Female Elven Mage *Evasive* *Blessed* Level 13 Power: 28 Health: 21/21 Ether: 15/19 Gold: 132 (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), Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Ball and Chain (Chain, WP: 4) 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) Alexis Fenral, Orc-kin (Masked Builder) *Immune to Blinded* *Counterstriking* *Blessed* 22 year old female elven Harlot Level 45.4 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 73/73 Gold: 1509 GP: 9 Equipment: Steel fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental) Ring of Sight (protects fromblinded), 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), 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), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (lightning), Fifty Shades of Bley, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Remedy, 2 Somas, Smoke Bomb, 5x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Health Core, 4x Potion, Grand Potion, 9 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 9 Remedies, 7 Grand Potions, Skeleton Decoy, 8x Bone, Deadly Venom, 2 Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle. Consumable), Winged Sandals (artifact; footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), 2x Titan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), Mulled Wine, 2 Grating Stones, Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile), Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles), Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Magnar's Smaller Axe (Grants User Dual-Strike, User Cannot Wield a Shield, Handwear), Nostrum XX Level 33.25 Cannoneer/Alchemist *Blessed* Health: 49/49 Defense: 0 Gold: 370 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 x7, Bomb XX (Deals 30 Damage to all foes and 10 to all allies, ignoring row/SP) x3, Bomb XXX (Causes 250 damage to all enemies and 50 to all allies), Smoke Bomb, Fire Bombs (4), Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bombs (4), Water Bombs (10), Dirt Bombs (5), Air Bombs (2), Venom, Nostrum Nerwen Calmcacil (played by Chromeknight) 263 year old female Elven Paladin *Immune to Fragile* *Blessed* Level 29.6 Power bonus: 0 Defense: 16 Health: 48/48 Ether: 28/34 Gold: 47 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) Inventory: Mourning Star (WP: 10; Fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), 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), Helm of the Lord of Light (Headwear, Immunity to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights), 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), 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; bodywear), White Cloak (Max HP +3; back wear) • Topaz • No Scrolls • Grand Tonics (3), Potions (4), Elixirs (3), 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, Grand potion, Ambrosia (4), Smelling Salts • Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass Midge Level 22.3 Battle Mage Power Bonus: 0 Health: 21/21 SP: 0 Gold: 25 Equipment: Magnar’s Unreasonably Cruel Axe (WP: 12, Deals the Bleeding -3 Effect) Inventory: Tonic, Potion, Mead, Topaz, Ruby, Diamond, Midge's Dagger (WP: 3), Heavy Mail (Bodywear, SP: 7, Suitable for Barbarians and Knights), Helmet (SP: 1), Smelling Salts Samuel the Doubly Blessed Level 15.5 Paladin *Immune to Light, Darkness, Blinded, Asleep, Confused, and Jinxed* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 22/22 Ether: 15/16 SP: 1 Gold: 0 Equipment: Sword of the Red Lizard (Longsword, WP:10, fire-elemental), Armor of the Warrior Priest (SP: 1, Immune to Light and Darkness Elementals, Immune to Blinded, Asleep, Confused, Jinxed) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Sword of the Warrior Priest (WP: 5, Meditates become hits), Matthias the Carnival Crusader (nstickney) Level 12.5 Ranger *Hastened* *Blessed* Power Bonus: 1 Defense: 0 Health: 17/17 Gold: 20 Equipment: Peashooter (WP: 2, deals the burning by 2 effect), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Blood Oath Medallion (Accessory, Blessed) 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 Mead, Remedy, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Dapper Hat (wearer has a 1/6 chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle), Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Soma, Ball and Chain (Chain, WP: 4) Russel Ruffers & Sir Pigley Level 18.5 Rogue *Hastened* *Blessed* Power: 34.25 Health: 32/32 Defense: 4 Gold: 241 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, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salt "I will never use this," Samuel explains politely as he passes the Smelling Salts to Nerwen. "You!" shrieks the terrified Justin. "You and your comrades! Two fights in two bars on the same day! And you Heroicans! Always *sniffle* starting fights everywhere. I hear there was one in the Albatross just a day or two ago, and this is the third fight this Inn has had with you heroes! Guards! Guards!" "I will go where Ennoc guides me. It is up to our High Priestess, my eventual location, but for the time being I must remain near the Temple." "Depends on where you're going, and if the loot stays good. I've got-" Just then, the door bangs open and a number of guards tumble into the room. The bloody bodies of Sneezy and Bors are hard to hide. The heroes scan the guards, seeing a few familiar faces - Morrison, Thistlethorp, even Bert. The only one that no one recognizes is the furious red faced spitting mad Lieutenant. "What in all bloody Hels is going on in here!?" "Oh, dear. What has happened, Matthias?" "You know these bastards, Thistlethorp?!" "As do I. Andrew, if you were to give the heroes a moment to explain-" "Heroes?! Always Gods be damned heroes. Alright, heroes," sneers Andrew, slobbering at the mouth with fury, "tell me exactly how you've done nothing wrong here yet again. Tell me how it is that death seems to follow you through the streets, but somehow, still, we guards should quake and fear and revere you. Huh, heroes? Go ahead! What have you got!"

Endgame, how are your PCs and NPCs privy to all the interior misconceptions of the characters. How did she pick up from a simple hello that she should establish herself as a Veteran? And yes, absolutely, Eric is surely a hulking monster. Also, I'm with WBD, Eric is awesome. As for Paragon, I think Boomingham will go that route sooner or later. I wanted him to go Necromancer, but the crawl is slow. Paragon is even further away.

"Love, or she herself was brainwashed. Is there really a difference?" Boomingham chortles, and offers his hairy hand to the Monk. "Hello, names King Lawrence Boomingham of the Lost Kingdom, Slayer of the Bluehood and Steerpike the Poisoner," Boomingham clicks his tongue- "well, you know the deal. Have we met before? I'm terrible putting names to face and faces to names."

I like revisiting Dastan. It was a real triumph for the heroes with no bittersweet aftertaste! Everyone there seems to genuinely like them.

These are all looking superb! I do not envy the judges! Hopefully I'll be able to hop in with a few entries of my own shortly!

Boomingham grinds his teeth along with a rueful smile. "Arthur is another problem all on his own. He proved himself useful in R'Klif and I may need him if Baba ever pops her head back up..." Boomingham grins, then leans in and does his best to whisper, which is, as always, only barely under a normal tone. "The man is Masson Cour. He was let go by the girl Karie Alderflask. She spared him, though he had and used a machine that could change one's core beliefs. That is a crime I cannot forgive. I do not know if he used it on her or not - but either way I will be setting her free, or righting a wrong that she made of her own will."

Boomingham wags his head sadly. "That's it for me too, excluding Skrall and whoever Tarn might be. Swear I've met him. Sweet looking well mannered chappo? There's a few of those lurking around this Hall, anyway. I'd trust Hybros too, he's a smart little fellow. Not Lady Nerwen, though I'd like to. Arnulf, but he's gone best I can tell." Boomingham shakes his head sadly. "I've got a man I have to deal with, but I'm afraid I'm too old to do it my self, and I don't know who to have help me."

Boomingham turns to Atramor. "Tell me, boy, with honesty, who in this Hall you trust with your life. Nyx? Ellaria? Who else? The Ogre as well?"

Boomingham shuffles awkwardly as everyone clusters up into groups after the great Crimson Haze debacle. He wonders vaguely where Nyx is, and then he worries more seriously about where Nyx might be. He retreats to a nearby table and sits down heavily.

Boomingham, never to miss a bidding war, spring up from his table. "Excuse me," he mumbles to Sorrow, but a concealed look of disgust and panic slides over his face, replaced immediately by a sweet smile. "I must see what Em has gotten everyone in an excitement over." Boomingham ambles over to the table. His eyes fall on the highly contested Crimson Venom... but tapping his pocket, he recalls that though he has been out Eubric for months on business of the Watch, he was never compensated in any way for it - the third time this has happened to him in his Heroica career. He sighs elaborately - it is an item he wants desperately, but sadly cannot afford. He makes fleeting eye contact with Em. "Hopefully it will serve whoever you gift it to in their quest to slay evil," he says with a morose shrug.

"Guards, guards!" Justin continues to cry, entirely ignoring Alexis. Perhaps it had not been Bors and Sneezy he feared.

You just couldn't let me miss the point, could you, Endgame.

OoC: I looked over the quest, and it does appear that I just just made the mistake, so your level looks good!

Current Sign-Ups for Quest 107 Ellaria, level 27 2/3 Druid Grimwald, level 16 Sage Atramor, level 32 Regulator Hybros, level 30.75 Chi Monk "Who's to say I don't hate you now," laughs Boomingham with a conventional twinkle in his eye. "I'm joking, of course," he elaborates unnecessarily. "I wasn't much of much when I was twenty either. But I don't know if I've done more good since then to make up for the bad I did. Though I was quite the general then, and I did kill a Hel of a lot of invading Orcs and only lost a few men doing, least of all the units I knew, at least-" his eyes mist up- "I promised my men, I sat them down round the camp fire first night we'd left our kingdom, when our armor was still all shiny and what- should have seen it- and I said 'listen boy-os, if anyone is going to die in this mad war it will be me and me first, not a single one of you, and you can write home and tell your mothers I said that' and I imagine quite a few of them did, and Hel, I was telling the truth: I mean, I lost one or two to disease and other stuff I couldn't control, but no more than ten, and of course Old Man Harrington who we all bet on - when he might die... he was really old and could hardly use a sword- even he outlived me." Boomingham licks his lips. "But, yeah, lucky so far, I guess. If you say so. But yeah, that smart Karie." Boomingham eyes her, unable to remember how she came up even though he was thinking about her - maybe Sorrow just picked up on his glares.

"Oh, am I getting rewarded this time around?" XX grins at Matthias, and seeing the gnome's moral quandaries weighing on his mind, smiles at Midge instead. Samuel gives Nerwen a reassuring nod, assuring her that he will stand by her. Bar Room Brawl Round Four Nerwen v. Sneezy - Special Damage/Damage (16 Damage, all artifacts removed) OoC: Another way shields are useful, though! Samuel v. Sneezy - Damage/Special Damage (1 Damage, all artifacts removed) >Purpearl uses scroll of Weakening on Sneezy - Failure (Roll of 4, -1 ether) OoC: Swear I'm not rigging this, Purpearl... >Midge v. Sneezy - Special Damage/Special Damage ( 8 damage, all artifacts removed) >Russel & Pigley do nothing XX v. Sneezy - Critical Hit/Shield ((33+[20*2])*2-4=KO) Russel and Pigley regain 3 health due to blessed Sneezy sneezes best he can, but to no avail. XX finds a weak point in his apparatus of exploding air, darts forward, and ends the second foe's life. OoC: Masked, you were listed as 45.25, an impossible level... have I been leveling you up wrong? I will look back for the quest, but for the time being I will assume you should have been at 45.2 and are now at 45.4. The Heroes Purpearl Berthadhiell, the Carnival Crusader (Purpearljellyblob) *Party Leader* 180 Years Old Female Elven Mage *Evasive* *Blessed* Level 13 Power: 28 Health: 21/21 Ether: 15/19 Gold: 87 (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), Fang Dagger (WP: 4) 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) Alexis Fenral, Orc-kin (Masked Builder) *Immune to Blinded* *Counterstriking* *Blessed* *Encouraged* *Immune to Ice* 22 year old female elven Harlot Level 45.4 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 73/73 Gold: 1489 GP: 9 Equipment: Steel fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental) Ring of Sight (protects fromblinded), 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), 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), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (lightning), Fifty Shades of Bley, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Remedy, 2 Somas, Smoke Bomb, 5x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Health Core, 4x Potion, Grand Potion, 9 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 9 Remedies, 7 Grand Potions, Skeleton Decoy, 8x Bone, Deadly Venom, 2 Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle. Consumable), Winged Sandals (artifact; footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), 2x Titan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), Mulled Wine, 2 Grating Stones, Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile), Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles), Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Magnar's Smaller Axe (Grants User Dual-Strike, User Cannot Wield a Shield, Handwear) XX Level 33.25 Cannoneer/Alchemist *Blessed* Health: 49/49 Defense: 0 Gold: 355 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 x2, Ruby, Military Grade Fire Bomb x7, Bomb XX (Deals 30 Damage to all foes and 10 to all allies, ignoring row/SP) x3, Bomb XXX (Causes 250 damage to all enemies and 50 to all allies), Smoke Bomb, Fire Bombs (4), Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bombs (4), Water Bombs (10), Dirt Bombs (5), Air Bombs (2), Venom Nerwen Calmcacil (played by Chromeknight) 263 year old female Elven Paladin Level 29.6 Power bonus: 0 Defense: 11 Health: 32/48 Ether: 32/34 Gold: 27 Equipment: Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14, Light Elemental, Meditate becomes hits, longsword), Orc Barbed Shield (SP: 11), Inventory: Mourning Star (WP: 10; Fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), 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), Helm of the Lord of Light (Headwear, Immunity to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights), 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), 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; bodywear), White Cloak (Max HP +3; back wear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, Immune to Fragile, bodywear), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Blood Oath Medallion (Accessory, Blessed) • Topaz • No Scrolls • Grand Tonics (3), Potions (4), Elixirs (3), 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), Carrot (restores 5 HP, 10 to rabbits), Ether Core, Grand potion, Ambrosia (3) • Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass Midge Level 22.3 Battle Mage Power Bonus: 0 Health: 5/21 SP: 0 Gold: 25 Equipment: Magnar’s Unreasonably Cruel Axe (WP: 12, Deals the Bleeding -3 Effect) Inventory: Tonic, Potion, Mead, Topaz, Ruby, Diamond, Midge's Dagger (WP: 3), Heavy Mail (Bodywear, SP: 7, Suitable for Barbarians and Knights), Helmet (SP: 1) Samuel the Doubly Blessed Level 15.5 Paladin Power Bonus: 0 Health: 21/22 SP: 0 Gold: 0 Equipment: Sword of the Red Lizard (Longsword, WP:10, fire-elemental) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Sword of the Warrior Priest (WP: 5, Meditates become hits), Armor of the Warrior Priest (SP: 1, Immune to Light and Darkness Elementals, Immune to Blinded, Asleep, Confused, Jinxed) Matthias the Carnival Crusader (nstickney) Level 12.5 Ranger Power Bonus: 1 Defense: 0 Health: 11/17 Gold: 0 Equipment: Peashooter (WP: 2, deals the burning by 2 effect) 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 Mead, Remedy, Smelling Salts, 2x Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, Dapper Hat (wearer has a 1/6 chance of being Encouraged at the start of any battle), Fang Dagger (WP: 4), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Blood Oath Medallion (Accessory, Blessed) Russel Ruffers & Sir Pigley Level 18.5 Rogue *Hastened* *Blessed* Power: 34.25 Health: 28/32 Defense: 4 Gold: 241 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, Phoenix Essence Russel and Pigley circle the bodies cautiously, confused by the bloodshed, but apparently unwilling to approach it. The crab pokes Bors with his sword, but it is Midge and XX who stride forward confidently to check the pulses. "Dead as doorknobs," says Midge, and only then does Samuel himself surge forward and poke at the Orc's body with his sword, punctuating his action by spitting on the deceased. "Damn Orcs," mutters Samuel. "Tra-Serral," he whispers under his breath. "Guards! Guards!" continues Justin from behind the counter, a cry that the heroes forgot and drowned out during the combat, but that apparently had continued with as much sheer terror. XX stoops next to both bodies, gathering all the fallen weapons and drugs. He eyes them covetously for a moment, then laughs and tosses them all at Purpearl, directing at her a scathing look. The Loot 120 Gold x2 Meads x3 Smelling Salts x2 Nostrum Soma Ambrosia x2 Ball and Chain (Chains, WP: 4)

"I'm not sure I've had the pleasure," says Boomingham, genuinely not sure if he had ever met the Monk... surely he'd at least seen him around the Hall. "And yes, I'm sure your family is as smart as I am forgetful," Boomingham beams, apparently unable to draw the connection between Sorrow's granddaughter and Karie. "A question, pertaining to our previous conversation, and one that bothers me from time to time whenever I remember to think about it - you think every hero in this Hall is good? Do we have some sort of screening process? I don't recall going through one when I wandered in, but, Hel, truth being told I don't recall much. I hardly recall leaving Strivvi, and that only happened however long ago it happened."