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OoC: I realized I failed to apply cursed to the Burning Knuckle from Avery, but at this point it doesn't really matter. Round Three Regroup Fight Sir Able heals Pretzel - Heals 62 Health Marcellus v. Burning Knuckle - Hide Avery v. Burning Knuckle - Critical Hit (59-10=49) >Pretzel v. Burning Knuckle - Critical Hit ([[11*2]+33]*2-10=100 Damage) >Grimwald v. Knuckle - Meditate Kiray v. Fancy-Foot - Damage (No Effect) > Samuel v. Pretzel - Shield (Angel) > Nerwen drinks a Grand Tonic Pretzel poisoned by 12 The heroes continue their impossibly impeccable battle. The Enemies Burning Knuckle Immune to Fragile, Stunned, Sealed and Sudden Death Level 42 Fiery Humanoid Health: 145/520 SP: 10 Special 1: Unforgiving- The Burning Knuckle breaths fire on the heroes, causing them all to receive burning, dealing 5 damage, and halving the hero's SP for three rounds. Special 2: Unstoppable- The Burning Knuckle charges the hero, stunning and sealing them for three turns and dealing the burning by 10 effect. Special 3: Terrifying- The Burning Knuckle delivers a rogue blow, dooming the opponent and removing all positive effects. Specials decided by die roll Passive Special 1: Impenetrable- SP defying weapons only remove half of the Iron Knuckles SP when dealing damage Passive Special 2: Heavy Armor- The Iron Knuckle Armour cannot be stolen from the Iron Knuckle. Drops: Grating Stone, Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10, Wearer has burning -3 effect) Order Imperial Crossbowman "Fancy-Foot" Level 18 Humanoid *Immune to Sleep, Blinded, and Sealed* HP: 10/150 SP: 5 Special: Triple Shot- The Order Imperial hits the Hero, as well as the hero above and below them in the battle order for 18 damage. Passive Special: Trained in Marksmanship- The Crossbowman attacks from the back row, recieving halved damage from melee weapons from the front row Drops: 75 Gold The Party Avery the Red Assassin Level 39 Assassin Health: 50/50 Gold: 54 Equipment: Red Assassin’s Dagger (WP: 10, Deals Cursed), Cape of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination 1/3) Inventory: Light Throwing Knife (WP: 8, Light-Elemental, 1/3 to Deal Doomed), Dark Throwing Knife (WP: 8, Darkness-Elemental, 1/3 Chance to Deal Doomed), Smelling Salts, Hidden Red Assassin Dagger (WP:2, Suitable to Avery, Impossible to Steal/Disarm) Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric) 463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan *reinforced* *Poisoned -12 (permanent)* Level: 33.25 Power: 40 33 + 7 Defense: 36 Health: 46/58 9 + 15 + 31 + 2* Gold: 1760 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP: 7, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced-effect; suitable to marauders; backwear), Armour of Dark Arts (Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; SP:10; Suitable to Knight classes, Dragoons, Skirmishers), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Flying Cross (WP: 11, Darkness; broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 9; broomstick; defies SP), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the Slowed-effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet (SP:2, immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Shackles of War (accessory), Clan Enzima Armor (SP: 8, Immune to Fire, Wind, Stunned and Instant Death, Suitable to Enzimas) Gems: 2 Amethysts, Emerald, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Ruby Scrolls: Consumables: 2 Potions, 8 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 3 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, Phoenix Essence, 3 Meads, 2 Smelling Salt, 2 Nostrum, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juice, 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb, 6 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Level-Up Mushroom, Strong Wasabi (-2 poisoned permanently), Gold Bar, Soma, Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest) Stored Loot: Bella's Ashes, Some x2, Feather of Lithe x2, Mead, Trickster's Mask of the Angel, Mulled Wine, Mead, Single-Fanged Stave (WP: 20) Samuel the Doubly Blessed Level 20 2/3 Paladin *Immune to Light, Darkness, Blinded, Asleep, Confused, and Jinxed* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 27/27 Ether: 10/21 SP: 15 Gold: 0 Equipment: 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), Soul-Link Chain (Kiray), Orcish Barbed Shield (SP: 11), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides Special Guard against Undead enemies; back wear) Inventory: Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Sealing, Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9, Deals Fragile) Kiray Nastayo (KingoftheZempk), A Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something *Absorbs Water* *Immune to Fire* 24 year old female human Level 15 Knight Power Bonus: 6 Defense: 29 Health: 23/23 Gold: 167 Equipment: Smith’s Katana (WP:10, Darkness elemental), Fishy Scale Mail (SP: 6, wearer absorbs water-elemental damage as health, immune to Fire; suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers, and regulators, body wear), Mythril Shield (SP: 20), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) (Samuel) Inventory: - x3 Potion, Banana (Restores full health when eaten), 2x Nostrum, Ambrosia, 2x Mead, Smelling Salts, Mediocre Pongcanis Brew (Encouraged + Enraged), Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Phoenix Essence, x3 Bones, Soma, Ambrosia, x3 Remedies, x3 Grand Potions, Tonic - Bedroll, Everlasting Venom (Adds the poisoned by 10-effect to one weapon permanently), Dragon Scale, x3 Fire Bomb, x4 Venom, Sharp Tip (-2 bleeding) -Flameproof Armor (SP:1, no longer flameproof; bodywear, suitable for anyone), Inert Blade (Greatsword, WP 5) , Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP:6, doubled against Flying enemies; longsword), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks), Heavy Flail (WP: 5, causes fragile; mace), Anointed Gladius (WP: 8, damages Undead; great sword), Snug Armor (SP: 5, Cannot be De-Equipped, Suitable to all classes that use shields, body wear), Sword of Fire and Light (WP: 7, Fire-Light Elemental, Greatsword), Two Fanged Orcish Shield (SP: 7, Immune to Darkness, Shield Bash Replaces Meditate) Nerwen Calmcacil (played by Chromeknight) *Party Leader* 264 year old female Elven Minstrel Level 36.5 *2x XP**Counterstriking* *Immune to sealed* Power bonus:,+8 (quest #102) Defence: 7 (Darksteel armor 6 +lesser etherial cloak 1) Health: 54/54 (Base Cleric 9 +Level bonus 35 -Quest #102 5 +Minstrel Bonus 11 +3 Darksteel armour) Ether: 24/49 (Base Cleric 5 +Level bonus 35 +Minstrel Bonus 4 +zoot cookie #102 1 +Lesser Etherial cloak 3) Gold: 504 Equipment: Nocturne Flute (WP:6, causes asleep-effect, instrument), Lesser etherial cloak (SP:1, Max. ether +3, immune to sealed; backwear), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves, Darksteel Armour (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Inventory: Mutt's Flute (WP:10, inflicts Weakened-effect, instrument), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Battered wooden flute (WP:6, Darkness-elemental), Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14, Light-Elemental, Meditate becomes hits, longsword), 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), longsword, Shield (SP: 5), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors) •Helm of the Lord of Light (Headwear, Immunity to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Leather armour (SP:1; Bodywear), Never Blessed Helmet (SP: 8, Immunity to Blinded, Doomed and Blessed, Wearer deals double damage to Holy Enemies, suitable to Knights, Barbarians, Regulators, and Skirmishers), Never Blessed Armor (SP: 10, Immune to Darkness, Light, and Blessed, Wearer deals double damage to Demons, suitable to Knights, Barbarians, Regulators, and Skirmishers) •Opal (2), Topaz (2), Diamond, Amethyst • Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Hundred Hero Hymn (Inspired-effect to all allies for 10 ether, song), •Potions (7), Elixirs (2), Remedy, Nostrum, Tiger Balm, Essence of Sorrow (50% assassination chance on non-immune target), Venom (4), Fire Bomb, Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bomb, Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bomb, Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Ether Core(2), Grand potion(2), Ambrosia (4), Health Core, Red Death Blood (Once applied to a weapon the first successful hit deals doomed, consumable) (2), Neautralizers (2), Smelling Salts (3), Sushi (restores 5 health and ether) •Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope •Grating Stone Marcellus Level 26.33 Black Knight *Immune to Light, Stunned, Jinxed and Blinded* Health: 43/44 SP: 8 Equipment: Whip (WP: 16), Dark Knight Armor (SP:6, Immune to Stunned), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2, Immune to Blind), Helm of the Lord of Light (Immune to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights) Inventory: Mead x3, Grand Potion x2, Potion x2 Grimwald Gjinko 69 year old male gnome Sage Level: 21 Power Bonus: +1 permanent, +5 spells, +5 front row SP: 0 (+5 back row) Health: 29/29 Ether: 17/25 Gold: 485 (Owed 38 by Benji) Glory Points: 8 Equipment: Magical Staff (WP:15; Staff), Spellbound Gloves (Increases the power of spells by 5, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element), Robes of the Disciple of Ennoc (+5 max. health, +5 max. ether, meditation restores 2 ether, body-wear), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear) Inventory: • Spellbound hood (SP: 2, Increases the power of spells by 3, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element, headwear, suitable for Mages, Clerics and Necromancers), , Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; back wear), Staff of the Order Imperial (WP: 10, Light Elemental) • Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll • Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald,Aquamarine, Ruby • Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep • Potion x7, Tonic x8, Grand Tonic x3, Sushi (restores 5 HP and 5 Ether) x4, Remedy x2, Elixir x4, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, Mead x4, Nostrum x3, Smelling Salts x4, Mulled Wine x2, Ambrosia, Bone x5, Ice Bomb, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Plague Venom Ser Abel Justice Healer Rolls: 1-2 Heals 62 health, 3-4 heals 16 health, 5-6 Healng Fails Yu Shu Counter: 38 (Yu Shu: Out of Combat)

Round Two Regroup Fight > Nerwen v. Party - Lucky Chant (-12 ether [Abel not effected]) Sir Abel heals Pretzel - Heals 62 health > Pretzel v. Burning Knuckle - Hit/Special Damage ([44*2]-10=78) Avery v. Burning Knuckle - Shield/Damage (Not Klaus Assassinated, 18 Gold Stolen) > Grimwald drinks a Grand Tonic Kiray v. Fancy-Foot - Shield/Critical Hit (Sentinel) Marcellus v. Burning Knuckle - Shield/Miss (36) > Samuel v. Pretzel - Shield/Miss (Angel) Pretzel poisoned by 12 The heroes continue their impossibly impeccable battle. The Enemies Burning Knuckle Immune to Fragile, Stunned, Sealed and Sudden Death Level 42 Fiery Humanoid Health: 294/520 SP: 10 Special 1: Unforgiving- The Burning Knuckle breaths fire on the heroes, causing them all to receive burning, dealing 5 damage, and halving the hero's SP for three rounds. Special 2: Unstoppable- The Burning Knuckle charges the hero, stunning and sealing them for three turns and dealing the burning by 10 effect. Special 3: Terrifying- The Burning Knuckle delivers a rogue blow, dooming the opponent and removing all positive effects. Specials decided by die roll Passive Special 1: Impenetrable- SP defying weapons only remove half of the Iron Knuckles SP when dealing damage Passive Special 2: Heavy Armor- The Iron Knuckle Armour cannot be stolen from the Iron Knuckle. Drops: Grating Stone, Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10, Wearer has burning -3 effect) Order Imperial Crossbowman "Fancy-Foot" Level 18 Humanoid *Immune to Sleep, Blinded, and Sealed* HP: 10/150 SP: 5 Special: Triple Shot- The Order Imperial hits the Hero, as well as the hero above and below them in the battle order for 18 damage. Passive Special: Trained in Marksmanship- The Crossbowman attacks from the back row, recieving halved damage from melee weapons from the front row Drops: 75 Gold The Party Avery the Red Assassin Level 39 Assassin Health: 50/50 Gold: 54 Equipment: Red Assassin’s Dagger (WP: 10, Deals Cursed), Cape of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination 1/3) Inventory: Light Throwing Knife (WP: 8, Light-Elemental, 1/3 to Deal Doomed), Dark Throwing Knife (WP: 8, Darkness-Elemental, 1/3 Chance to Deal Doomed), Smelling Salts, Hidden Red Assassin Dagger (WP:2, Suitable to Avery, Impossible to Steal/Disarm) Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric) 463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan *reinforced* *Poisoned -12 (permanent)* Level: 33.25 Power: 40 33 + 7 Defense: 36 Health: 46/58 9 + 15 + 31 + 2* Gold: 1760 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP: 7, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced-effect; suitable to marauders; backwear), Armour of Dark Arts (Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; SP:10; Suitable to Knight classes, Dragoons, Skirmishers), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Flying Cross (WP: 11, Darkness; broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 9; broomstick; defies SP), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the Slowed-effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet (SP:2, immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Shackles of War (accessory), Clan Enzima Armor (SP: 8, Immune to Fire, Wind, Stunned and Instant Death, Suitable to Enzimas) Gems: 2 Amethysts, Emerald, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Ruby Scrolls: Consumables: 2 Potions, 8 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 3 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, Phoenix Essence, 3 Meads, 2 Smelling Salt, 2 Nostrum, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juice, 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb, 6 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Level-Up Mushroom, Strong Wasabi (-2 poisoned permanently), Gold Bar, Soma, Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest) Stored Loot: Bella's Ashes, Some x2, Feather of Lithe x2, Mead, Trickster's Mask of the Angel, Mulled Wine, Mead, Single-Fanged Stave (WP: 20) Samuel the Doubly Blessed Level 20 2/3 Paladin *Immune to Light, Darkness, Blinded, Asleep, Confused, and Jinxed* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 27/27 Ether: 10/21 SP: 15 Gold: 0 Equipment: 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), Soul-Link Chain (Kiray), Orcish Barbed Shield (SP: 11), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides Special Guard against Undead enemies; back wear) Inventory: Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Sealing, Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9, Deals Fragile) Kiray Nastayo (KingoftheZempk), A Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something *Absorbs Water* *Immune to Fire* 24 year old female human Level 15 Knight Power Bonus: 6 Defense: 29 Health: 23/23 Gold: 167 Equipment: Smith’s Katana (WP:10, Darkness elemental), Fishy Scale Mail (SP: 6, wearer absorbs water-elemental damage as health, immune to Fire; suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers, and regulators, body wear), Mythril Shield (SP: 20), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) (Samuel) Inventory: - x3 Potion, Banana (Restores full health when eaten), 2x Nostrum, Ambrosia, 2x Mead, Smelling Salts, Mediocre Pongcanis Brew (Encouraged + Enraged), Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Phoenix Essence, x3 Bones, Soma, Ambrosia, x3 Remedies, x3 Grand Potions, Tonic - Bedroll, Everlasting Venom (Adds the poisoned by 10-effect to one weapon permanently), Dragon Scale, x3 Fire Bomb, x4 Venom, Sharp Tip (-2 bleeding) -Flameproof Armor (SP:1, no longer flameproof; bodywear, suitable for anyone), Inert Blade (Greatsword, WP 5) , Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP:6, doubled against Flying enemies; longsword), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks), Heavy Flail (WP: 5, causes fragile; mace), Anointed Gladius (WP: 8, damages Undead; great sword), Snug Armor (SP: 5, Cannot be De-Equipped, Suitable to all classes that use shields, body wear), Sword of Fire and Light (WP: 7, Fire-Light Elemental, Greatsword), Two Fanged Orcish Shield (SP: 7, Immune to Darkness, Shield Bash Replaces Meditate) Nerwen Calmcacil (played by Chromeknight) *Party Leader* 264 year old female Elven Minstrel Level 36.5 *2x XP**Counterstriking* *Immune to sealed* Power bonus:,+8 (quest #102) Defence: 7 (Darksteel armor 6 +lesser etherial cloak 1) Health: 54/54 (Base Cleric 9 +Level bonus 35 -Quest #102 5 +Minstrel Bonus 11 +3 Darksteel armour) Ether: 9/49 (Base Cleric 5 +Level bonus 35 +Minstrel Bonus 4 +zoot cookie #102 1 +Lesser Etherial cloak 3) Gold: 504 Equipment: Nocturne Flute (WP:6, causes asleep-effect, instrument), Lesser etherial cloak (SP:1, Max. ether +3, immune to sealed; backwear), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves, Darksteel Armour (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Inventory: Mutt's Flute (WP:10, inflicts Weakened-effect, instrument), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Battered wooden flute (WP:6, Darkness-elemental), Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14, Light-Elemental, Meditate becomes hits, longsword), 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), longsword, Shield (SP: 5), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors) •Helm of the Lord of Light (Headwear, Immunity to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Leather armour (SP:1; Bodywear), Never Blessed Helmet (SP: 8, Immunity to Blinded, Doomed and Blessed, Wearer deals double damage to Holy Enemies, suitable to Knights, Barbarians, Regulators, and Skirmishers), Never Blessed Armor (SP: 10, Immune to Darkness, Light, and Blessed, Wearer deals double damage to Demons, suitable to Knights, Barbarians, Regulators, and Skirmishers) •Opal (2), Topaz (2), Diamond, Amethyst • Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Hundred Hero Hymn (Inspired-effect to all allies for 10 ether, song), •Grand Tonic, Potions (7), Elixirs (2), Remedy, Nostrum, Tiger Balm, Essence of Sorrow (50% assassination chance on non-immune target), Venom (4), Fire Bomb, Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bomb, Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bomb, Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Ether Core(2), Grand potion(2), Ambrosia (4), Health Core, Red Death Blood (Once applied to a weapon the first successful hit deals doomed, consumable) (2), Neautralizers (2), Smelling Salts (3), Sushi (restores 5 health and ether) •Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope •Grating Stone Marcellus Level 26.33 Black Knight *Immune to Light, Stunned, Jinxed and Blinded* Health: 43/44 SP: 8 Equipment: Whip (WP: 16), Dark Knight Armor (SP:6, Immune to Stunned), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2, Immune to Blind), Helm of the Lord of Light (Immune to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights) Inventory: Mead x3, Grand Potion x2, Potion x2 Grimwald Gjinko 69 year old male gnome Sage Level: 21 Power Bonus: +1 permanent, +5 spells, +5 front row SP: 0 (+5 back row) Health: 29/29 Ether: 16/25 Gold: 485 (Owed 38 by Benji) Glory Points: 8 Equipment: Magical Staff (WP:15; Staff), Spellbound Gloves (Increases the power of spells by 5, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element), Robes of the Disciple of Ennoc (+5 max. health, +5 max. ether, meditation restores 2 ether, body-wear), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear) Inventory: • Spellbound hood (SP: 2, Increases the power of spells by 3, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element, headwear, suitable for Mages, Clerics and Necromancers), , Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; back wear), Staff of the Order Imperial (WP: 10, Light Elemental) • Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll • Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald,Aquamarine, Ruby • Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep • Potion x7, Tonic x8, Grand Tonic x3, Sushi (restores 5 HP and 5 Ether) x4, Remedy x2, Elixir x4, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, Mead x4, Nostrum x3, Smelling Salts x4, Mulled Wine x2, Ambrosia, Bone x5, Ice Bomb, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Plague Venom Ser Abel Justice Healer Rolls: 1-2 Heals 62 health, 3-4 heals 16 health, 5-6 Healng Fails Yu Shu Counter: 40 (Yu Shu: Out of Combat)

"I will heal you. These men cannot be reasoned with, especially if there is a Burning Knuckle in their midst... I fear that he is indeed a part of our Order, though you are not likely to find much mortal left in that suit. Bella and some of her allies believe we can and must go to certain extremes to hold back the darkness. I do not know what goes into stripping a man or woman to the point where they can survive in those suits, and I hope to never find out." "The kobold took a witch," grunts Marcellus. "And I'm not shocked that you didn't stop him. What do they call you heroes for, anyway? He held a knife to the throat of one of our foes, and you were- what- to afraid he might off the foe for you?"

Boomingham leans in towards Rex. "That man is our mark. His fellow knights need him to head home - he's abandoned his post, I'm sure you can understand why we might object to that - but I don't know if he'll cause a ruckus. I don't want to fight him, but if it comes to it, I hope you'll have my back, and try to leave him alive." Clapping Rex on the back, Boomingham grins. "And thank you. I knew you were a good chap." "I'll have a nostrum," says Boomingham to the bar tender, tossing him some gold. "You can bring it to my table." Boomingham slides into the seat opposite the Black Knight, giving a friendly smile and behaving as diplomatically as he possibly could. "Greetings. My name is Lord Lawrence Boomingham. Forgive me my ignorance, I am new to the city, but you look like one of the guards of the palace. No?"

"I'd be more than happy to! I just have a brief errand I have to run myself, right inside the Lodestar Inn. You might be of some assistance, actually. And I promise, it won't involve drinking. After that, I'm back off to the Palace District, and we can do our shopping - and, if everything pans out, see the Queen or whatever she calls herself here."

:laugh: I'm going to keep trying to race ahead of the others and get a day or two ahead of them. Boomingham will become a seer.

Boomingham yawns and walks up to Rex with a friendly wave. "Morning there, chap! Good to see you again. Good news on the wife front - all we've got to do is buy her flowers, some jewelry, and take her to dinner. Good old fashion wooing. Shouldn't be too difficult. I'm planning on dealing with it later today if you're game - I'm even willing to pick up the flowers and jewelry, though I figure she'll want you at the dinner instead of me."

Boomingham scowls, and continues on his way to the Docks.

The party springs back into action, apparently so tightly coordinated they don't even have to exchange a hello or a "what happened" or any of that nonsense. Round One Regroup Fight >Pretzel uses a Phoenix Essence on Nerwen > Nerwen sings Dirge of the Phoenix - (-10 ether, Grimwald and Marcellus revived for the round) Avery v. Burning Knuckle - Shield (Dumont Assassinated, 36 Gold Stolen) > Grimwald v. Jonas - Shield ([6+21+15]*2=84 Damage-SP Enemies, Jonas and Not-Jonas KO'd, -5 ether, heals self and Marcellus, -2 ether) Kiray v. Not-Jonas Fancy Foot - Hit (25*2/2-5=20) Marcellus v. Fancy Foot - Shield ([([16*4]+26+1)/2]-5=41 Damage) > Samuel v. Enemies - Arc Scroll of Sleep (Failure, -3 ether) Not-Klaus v. Pretzel - 24-36=0, -1 ether Monk Poisoned by -12 Even with their QM's snarky comments that they're not role playing a reunion, the heroes are able to show him up and tear through their enemies with relative ease. "My oh my. You're much better than the party you sent to save me, aren't you?" says the witch to the new comers. Only Avery smiles. The Enemies Burning Knuckle Immune to Fragile, Stunned, Sealed and Sudden Death Level 42 Fiery Humanoid Health: 408/520 SP: 10 Special 1: Unforgiving- The Burning Knuckle breaths fire on the heroes, causing them all to receive burning, dealing 5 damage, and halving the hero's SP for three rounds. Special 2: Unstoppable- The Burning Knuckle charges the hero, stunning and sealing them for three turns and dealing the burning by 10 effect. Special 3: Terrifying- The Burning Knuckle delivers a rogue blow, dooming the opponent and removing all positive effects. Specials decided by die roll Passive Special 1: Impenetrable- SP defying weapons only remove half of the Iron Knuckles SP when dealing damage Passive Special 2: Heavy Armor- The Iron Knuckle Armour cannot be stolen from the Iron Knuckle. Drops: Grating Stone, Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10, Wearer has burning -3 effect) Order Imperial Mage Not-Klaus Level 24 Humanoid *Immune to Sleep, Sealed, and Jinxed* *Attacks Ignore Row while ether remains and are Light-Elemental* HP: 6/230 SP: 5 Ether: 3/6 Special: Wrath of Ennoc's Light - Deals 15 light-elemental to all heroes, disregarding row and SP. Has a 1/4 chance to also blind them. Does not use ether. Passive Special: Spell Slinger - Attacks ignore row and are light elemental while ether remains. Drops: Tonic Order Imperial Crossbowman "Fancy-Foot" Level 18 Humanoid *Immune to Sleep, Blinded, and Sealed* HP: 10/150 SP: 5 Special: Triple Shot- The Order Imperial hits the Hero, as well as the hero above and below them in the battle order for 18 damage. Passive Special: Trained in Marksmanship- The Crossbowman attacks from the back row, recieving halved damage from melee weapons from the front row Drops: 75 Gold The Party Avery the Red Assassin Level 39 Assassin Health: 50/50 Gold: 36 Equipment: Red Assassin’s Dagger (WP: 10, Deals Cursed), Cape of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination 1/3) Inventory: Light Throwing Knife (WP: 8, Light-Elemental, 1/3 to Deal Doomed), Dark Throwing Knife (WP: 8, Darkness-Elemental, 1/3 Chance to Deal Doomed), Smelling Salts, Hidden Red Assassin Dagger (WP:2, Suitable to Avery, Impossible to Steal/Disarm) Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric) 463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan *reinforced* *Poisoned -12 (permanent)* Level: 33.25 Power: 40 33 + 7 Defense: 36 Health: 46/58 9 + 15 + 31 + 2* Gold: 1760 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP: 7, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced-effect; suitable to marauders; backwear), Armour of Dark Arts (Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; SP:10; Suitable to Knight classes, Dragoons, Skirmishers), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Flying Cross (WP: 11, Darkness; broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 9; broomstick; defies SP), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the Slowed-effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet (SP:2, immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Shackles of War (accessory), Clan Enzima Armor (SP: 8, Immune to Fire, Wind, Stunned and Instant Death, Suitable to Enzimas) Gems: 2 Amethysts, Emerald, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Ruby Scrolls: Consumables: 2 Potions, 8 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 3 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, Phoenix Essence, 3 Meads, 2 Smelling Salt, 2 Nostrum, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juice, 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb, 6 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Level-Up Mushroom, Strong Wasabi (-2 poisoned permanently), Gold Bar, Soma, Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest) Stored Loot: Bella's Ashes, Some x2, Feather of Lithe x2, Mead, Trickster's Mask of the Angel, Mulled Wine, Mead, Single-Fanged Stave (WP: 20) Samuel the Doubly Blessed Level 20 2/3 Paladin *Immune to Light, Darkness, Blinded, Asleep, Confused, and Jinxed* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 27/27 Ether: 10/21 SP: 15 Gold: 0 Equipment: 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), Soul-Link Chain (Kiray), Orcish Barbed Shield (SP: 11), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides Special Guard against Undead enemies; back wear) Inventory: Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Sealing, Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9, Deals Fragile) Kiray Nastayo (KingoftheZempk), A Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something *Absorbs Water* *Immune to Fire* 24 year old female human Level 15 Knight Power Bonus: 6 Defense: 29 Health: 23/23 Gold: 167 Equipment: Smith’s Katana (WP:10, Darkness elemental), Fishy Scale Mail (SP: 6, wearer absorbs water-elemental damage as health, immune to Fire; suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers, and regulators, body wear), Mythril Shield (SP: 20), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) (Samuel) Inventory: - x3 Potion, Banana (Restores full health when eaten), 2x Nostrum, Ambrosia, 2x Mead, Smelling Salts, Mediocre Pongcanis Brew (Encouraged + Enraged), Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Phoenix Essence, x3 Bones, Soma, Ambrosia, x3 Remedies, x3 Grand Potions, Tonic - Bedroll, Everlasting Venom (Adds the poisoned by 10-effect to one weapon permanently), Dragon Scale, x3 Fire Bomb, x4 Venom, Sharp Tip (-2 bleeding) -Flameproof Armor (SP:1, no longer flameproof; bodywear, suitable for anyone), Inert Blade (Greatsword, WP 5) , Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP:6, doubled against Flying enemies; longsword), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks), Heavy Flail (WP: 5, causes fragile; mace), Anointed Gladius (WP: 8, damages Undead; great sword), Snug Armor (SP: 5, Cannot be De-Equipped, Suitable to all classes that use shields, body wear), Sword of Fire and Light (WP: 7, Fire-Light Elemental, Greatsword), Two Fanged Orcish Shield (SP: 7, Immune to Darkness, Shield Bash Replaces Meditate) Nerwen Calmcacil (played by Chromeknight) *Party Leader* 264 year old female Elven Minstrel Level 36.5 *2x XP**Counterstriking* *Immune to sealed* Power bonus:,+8 (quest #102) Defence: 7 (Darksteel armor 6 +lesser etherial cloak 1) Health: 54/54 (Base Cleric 9 +Level bonus 35 -Quest #102 5 +Minstrel Bonus 11 +3 Darksteel armour) Ether: 21/49 (Base Cleric 5 +Level bonus 35 +Minstrel Bonus 4 +zoot cookie #102 1 +Lesser Etherial cloak 3) Gold: 504 Equipment: Nocturne Flute (WP:6, causes asleep-effect, instrument), Lesser etherial cloak (SP:1, Max. ether +3, immune to sealed; backwear), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves, Darksteel Armour (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Inventory: Mutt's Flute (WP:10, inflicts Weakened-effect, instrument), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Battered wooden flute (WP:6, Darkness-elemental), Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14, Light-Elemental, Meditate becomes hits, longsword), 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), longsword, Shield (SP: 5), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors) •Helm of the Lord of Light (Headwear, Immunity to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Leather armour (SP:1; Bodywear), Never Blessed Helmet (SP: 8, Immunity to Blinded, Doomed and Blessed, Wearer deals double damage to Holy Enemies, suitable to Knights, Barbarians, Regulators, and Skirmishers), Never Blessed Armor (SP: 10, Immune to Darkness, Light, and Blessed, Wearer deals double damage to Demons, suitable to Knights, Barbarians, Regulators, and Skirmishers) •Opal (2), Topaz (2), Diamond, Amethyst • Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Hundred Hero Hymn (Inspired-effect to all allies for 10 ether, song), •Grand Tonic, Potions (7), Elixirs (2), Remedy, Nostrum, Tiger Balm, Essence of Sorrow (50% assassination chance on non-immune target), Venom (4), Fire Bomb, Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bomb, Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bomb, Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Ether Core(2), Grand potion(2), Ambrosia (4), Health Core, Red Death Blood (Once applied to a weapon the first successful hit deals doomed, consumable) (2), Neautralizers (2), Smelling Salts (3), Sushi (restores 5 health and ether) •Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope •Grating Stone Marcellus Level 26.33 Black Knight *Immune to Light, Stunned, Jinxed and Blinded* Health: 43/44 SP: 8 Equipment: Whip (WP: 16), Dark Knight Armor (SP:6, Immune to Stunned), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2, Immune to Blind), Helm of the Lord of Light (Immune to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights) Inventory: Mead x3, Grand Potion x2, Potion x2 Grimwald Gjinko 69 year old male gnome Sage Level: 21 Power Bonus: +1 permanent, +5 spells, +5 front row SP: 0 (+5 back row) Health: 29/29 Ether: 1/25 Gold: 485 (Owed 38 by Benji) Glory Points: 8 Equipment: Magical Staff (WP:15; Staff), Spellbound Gloves (Increases the power of spells by 5, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element), Robes of the Disciple of Ennoc (+5 max. health, +5 max. ether, meditation restores 2 ether, body-wear), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear) Inventory: • Spellbound hood (SP: 2, Increases the power of spells by 3, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element, headwear, suitable for Mages, Clerics and Necromancers), , Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; back wear), Staff of the Order Imperial (WP: 10, Light Elemental) • Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll • Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald,Aquamarine, Ruby • Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep • Potion x7, Tonic x8, Grand Tonic x4, Sushi (restores 5 HP and 5 Ether) x4, Remedy x2, Elixir x4, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, Mead x4, Nostrum x3, Smelling Salts x4, Mulled Wine x2, Ambrosia, Bone x5, Ice Bomb, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Plague Venom Ser Abel Justice Healer Rolls: 1-2 Heals 62 health, 3-4 heals 16 health, 5-6 Healng Fails Yu Shu Counter: 42 (Yu Shu: Out of Combat)

I kind of like the idea that the heroes would all explore a city differently. Seeing what they prioritize really adds to their character, really fun way to keep us on task AND give us an ability to explore what our characters hold in importance. I also really like the idea of them all getting lost constantly and then accidentally running back into each other.

Boomingham looks at the masked man and raises a hand in greeting. "Hello there, chappo. What brings you to these parts of town in the wee hours?"

That's why I waited on going to the souk.

Boomingham pats one of the musicians on the back. "I find it is difficult to catch the ear of people with wealth anywhere. I'll keep my eyes out." Boomingham sets off to the Souk.

"I'll keep my eyes peeled," laughs Boomingham, and shakes the man's hand again. "Thank you. I'll be back around this district come morning, I should imagine." Boomingham glances at the strange musicians, and, sighing, approaches them with a wave. "Hello, chaps! How are you think lovely evening?"

"Ah, part of my extraction team. Good, I was starting to get a little tired of keeping up this fog." The shadows wink back out of existence, and though the corridor remains dark, murky figures can be made out. One growls: "More heroes? You will feel my fury." On the ground lie Nerwen, Marcellus, and Grimwald. A blond woman stands over them, but steps to the side and nods to the heroes. "Have fun!" The Enemies Burning Knuckle Immune to Fragile, Stunned, Sealed and Sudden Death Level 42 Fiery Humanoid Health: 482/520 SP: 10 Special 1: Unforgiving- The Burning Knuckle breaths fire on the heroes, causing them all to receive burning, dealing 5 damage, and halving the hero's SP for three rounds. Special 2: Unstoppable- The Burning Knuckle charges the hero, stunning and sealing them for three turns and dealing the burning by 10 effect. Special 3: Terrifying- The Burning Knuckle delivers a rogue blow, dooming the opponent and removing all positive effects. Specials decided by die roll Passive Special 1: Impenetrable- SP defying weapons only remove half of the Iron Knuckles SP when dealing damage Passive Special 2: Heavy Armor- The Iron Knuckle Armour cannot be stolen from the Iron Knuckle. Drops: Grating Stone, Burning Knuckle Helmet (SP: 10, Wearer has burning -3 effect) Order Imperial Mage Not-Klaus Level 24 Humanoid *Immune to Sleep, Sealed, and Jinxed* *Attacks Ignore Row while ether remains and are Light-Elemental* HP: 85/230 SP: 5 Ether: 4/6 Special: Wrath of Ennoc's Light - Deals 15 light-elemental to all heroes, disregarding row and SP. Has a 1/4 chance to also blind them. Does not use ether. Passive Special: Spell Slinger - Attacks ignore row and are light elemental while ether remains. Drops: Tonic Order Imperial Swordman Jonas Level 18 Humanoid *Immune to Stunned, Fragile and Weakened* HP: 62/150 SP: 5 Special: Low Blow- The Order Imperial Guard wounds the hero in the stomach, causing them to bleed out. The hero loses five health at the end of each round until remedied. Drops: Potion Order Imperial Swordman Not-Jonas Level 18 Humanoid *Immune to Stunned, Fragile and Weakened* HP: 65/150 SP: 5 Special: Low Blow- The Order Imperial Guard wounds the hero in the stomach, causing them to bleed out. The hero loses five health at the end of each round until remedied. Drops: Nothing Order Imperial Crossbowman Dumont Level 18 Humanoid *Immune to Sleep, Blinded, and Sealed* HP: 71/150 SP: 5 Special: Triple Shot- The Order Imperial hits the Hero, as well as the hero above and below them in the battle order for 18 damage. Passive Special: Trained in Marksmanship- The Crossbowman attacks from the back row, recieving halved damage from melee weapons from the front row Drops: 75 Gold Order Imperial Crossbowman "Fancy-Foot" Level 18 Humanoid *Immune to Sleep, Blinded, and Sealed* HP: 150/150 SP: 5 Special: Triple Shot- The Order Imperial hits the Hero, as well as the hero above and below them in the battle order for 18 damage. Passive Special: Trained in Marksmanship- The Crossbowman attacks from the back row, recieving halved damage from melee weapons from the front row Drops: 75 Gold The Party Avery the Red Assassin Level 39 Assassin Health: 50/50 Equipment: Red Assassin’s Dagger (WP: 10, Deals Cursed), Cape of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination 1/3) Inventory: Light Throwing Knife (WP: 8, Light-Elemental, 1/3 to Deal Doomed), Dark Throwing Knife (WP: 8, Darkness-Elemental, 1/3 Chance to Deal Doomed), Smelling Salts, Hidden Red Assassin Dagger (WP:2, Suitable to Avery, Impossible to Steal/Disarm) Monk Pretzel and His 99 Pieces, the Super Sleuth (Played by Palathadric) *Temporary Party Leader* 463-year-old male "hermit" Artisan *reinforced* *Poisoned -12 (permanent)* Level: 33.25 Power: 40 33 + 7 Defense: 36 Health: 58/58 9 + 15 + 31 + 2* Gold: 1760 Equipment: Dual Staff (WP: 7, Ice, Lightning, Fire, Wind, Light; dual strike; staff), Heavy Armour (SP:5, Immune to Fragile), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent reinforced-effect; suitable to marauders; backwear), Armour of Dark Arts (Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; SP:10; Suitable to Knight classes, Dragoons, Skirmishers), Cloak of the Barbaric Runecaster (SP: 3; wearer creates and deploys a Skeleton Decoy at the start of every battle; suitable for Battle Mages, Necromancers, and Scholars; backwear) Inventory: Weapons and Shields: Flying Cross (WP: 11, Darkness; broomstick), Splinter Broom (WP: 9; broomstick; defies SP), Whip of Savage Overlords (WP: 9; ⅙ chance of inflicting the Slowed-effect; Whip), Steak (WP: 1, instantly kills vampires on successful hits; suitable for all), Staff of the Necromancer (WP: 12; damages Undead; +1 Level to raised Undead; Staff), Artifacts: Duplovian Helmet (SP:2, immune to Magic and Healing; headwear), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, Vermin with level less than half of the wearers are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Rock Gauntlets (Suitable for anyone, grants the wearer Iron Fist at no ether cost, handwear), Counterstrike Gloves (handwear), Soothing Slippers (meditation restores 5 ether; footwear), Magic Viper Skin (heals 1 health to wearer each round of battle unless knocked out; accessory), Shackles of War (accessory), Clan Enzima Armor (SP: 8, Immune to Fire, Wind, Stunned and Instant Death, Suitable to Enzimas) Gems: 2 Amethysts, Emerald, Garnet, 2 Aquamarines, Ruby Scrolls: Consumables: 2 Potions, 8 Grand Potions, Cherry (Restores 1 ether), 3 Tonics, 2 Ether Cores, 3 Remedies, Neutralizer, Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 2 Phoenix Incenses, 2 Phoenix Essence, 3 Meads, 2 Smelling Salt, 2 Nostrum, 5 Venoms, 5 Deadly Venoms, 2 Paralyzing Venoms, 3 Jinxy Juice, 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Holy Bomb, Military Grade Fire Bomb, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb, 6 Bones, Raw Meat (+5 max. health upon consumption), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Level-Up Mushroom, Strong Wasabi (-2 poisoned permanently), Gold Bar, Soma, Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Shovel, Magic Compass, Magic Shovel (will always find something when used, limited to three uses per quest) Stored Loot: Bella's Ashes, Some x2, Feather of Lithe x2, Mead, Trickster's Mask of the Angel, Mulled Wine, Mead, Single-Fanged Stave (WP: 20) Samuel the Doubly Blessed Level 20 2/3 Paladin *Immune to Light, Darkness, Blinded, Asleep, Confused, and Jinxed* Power Bonus: 0 Health: 27/27 Ether: 13/21 SP: 15 Gold: 0 Equipment: 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), Soul-Link Chain (Kiray), Orcish Barbed Shield (SP: 11), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides Special Guard against Undead enemies; back wear) Inventory: Scroll of Blinding, Scroll of Arc Sleep, Scroll of Sealing, Shadeaux Mace (WP: 9, Deals Fragile) Kiray Nastayo (KingoftheZempk), A Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something *Absorbs Water* *Immune to Fire* 24 year old female human Level 15 Knight Power Bonus: 6 Defense: 29 Health: 23/23 Gold: 167 Equipment: Smith’s Katana (WP:10, Darkness elemental), Fishy Scale Mail (SP: 6, wearer absorbs water-elemental damage as health, immune to Fire; suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers, and regulators, body wear), Mythril Shield (SP: 20), Soul Link Chain (Allows the user to pair up with another party member, each of them gaining all the effects that the other has. The partner has to equip the chain as well (ie. one chain can be shared by two people); accessory) (Samuel) Inventory: - x3 Potion, Banana (Restores full health when eaten), 2x Nostrum, Ambrosia, 2x Mead, Smelling Salts, Mediocre Pongcanis Brew (Encouraged + Enraged), Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Phoenix Essence, x3 Bones, Soma, Ambrosia, x3 Remedies, x3 Grand Potions, Tonic - Bedroll, Everlasting Venom (Adds the poisoned by 10-effect to one weapon permanently), Dragon Scale, x3 Fire Bomb, x4 Venom, Sharp Tip (-2 bleeding) -Flameproof Armor (SP:1, no longer flameproof; bodywear, suitable for anyone), Inert Blade (Greatsword, WP 5) , Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP:6, doubled against Flying enemies; longsword), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks), Heavy Flail (WP: 5, causes fragile; mace), Anointed Gladius (WP: 8, damages Undead; great sword), Snug Armor (SP: 5, Cannot be De-Equipped, Suitable to all classes that use shields, body wear), Sword of Fire and Light (WP: 7, Fire-Light Elemental, Greatsword), Two Fanged Orcish Shield (SP: 7, Immune to Darkness, Shield Bash Replaces Meditate) Nerwen Calmcacil (played by Chromeknight) *Party Leader* *KO'd* 264 year old female Elven Minstrel Level 36.5 *2x XP**Counterstriking* *Immune to sealed* Power bonus:,+8 (quest #102) Defence: 7 (Darksteel armor 6 +lesser etherial cloak 1) Health: 0/54 (Base Cleric 9 +Level bonus 35 -Quest #102 5 +Minstrel Bonus 11 +3 Darksteel armour) Ether: 31/49 (Base Cleric 5 +Level bonus 35 +Minstrel Bonus 4 +zoot cookie #102 1 +Lesser Etherial cloak 3) Gold: 504 Equipment: Nocturne Flute (WP:6, causes asleep-effect, instrument), Lesser etherial cloak (SP:1, Max. ether +3, immune to sealed; backwear), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves, Darksteel Armour (SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear), Inventory: Mutt's Flute (WP:10, inflicts Weakened-effect, instrument), Party Maracas (WP:4, user is hastened, instrument), Battered wooden flute (WP:6, Darkness-elemental), Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14, Light-Elemental, Meditate becomes hits, longsword), 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), longsword, Shield (SP: 5), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors) •Helm of the Lord of Light (Headwear, Immunity to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Leather armour (SP:1; Bodywear), Never Blessed Helmet (SP: 8, Immunity to Blinded, Doomed and Blessed, Wearer deals double damage to Holy Enemies, suitable to Knights, Barbarians, Regulators, and Skirmishers), Never Blessed Armor (SP: 10, Immune to Darkness, Light, and Blessed, Wearer deals double damage to Demons, suitable to Knights, Barbarians, Regulators, and Skirmishers) •Opal (2), Topaz (2), Diamond, Amethyst • Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Hundred Hero Hymn (Inspired-effect to all allies for 10 ether, song), •Grand Tonic, Potions (7), Elixirs (2), Remedy, Nostrum, Tiger Balm, Essence of Sorrow (50% assassination chance on non-immune target), Venom (4), Fire Bomb, Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bomb, Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bomb, Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Ether Core(2), Grand potion(2), Ambrosia (4), Health Core, Red Death Blood (Once applied to a weapon the first successful hit deals doomed, consumable) (2), Neautralizers (2), Smelling Salts (3), Sushi (restores 5 health and ether) •Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope •Grating Stone Marcellus Level 26.33 Black Knight *Immune to Light, Stunned, Jinxed and Blinded* *KO'd* Health: 0/44 SP: 8 Equipment: Whip (WP: 16), Dark Knight Armor (SP:6, Immune to Stunned), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2, Immune to Blind), Helm of the Lord of Light (Immune to Light and Jinxed, Suitable for Knights) Inventory: Mead x3, Grand Potion x2, Potion x2 Grimwald Gjinko 69 year old male gnome Sage *KO'd* Level: 21 Power Bonus: +1 permanent, +5 spells, +5 front row SP: 0 (+5 back row) Health: 0/29 Ether: 8/25 Gold: 485 (Owed 38 by Benji) Glory Points: 8 Equipment: Magical Staff (WP:15; Staff), Spellbound Gloves (Increases the power of spells by 5, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element), Robes of the Disciple of Ennoc (+5 max. health, +5 max. ether, meditation restores 2 ether, body-wear), Strategist's Shako (+5 power while in the front row, +5 SP while in the back; headwear) Inventory: • Spellbound hood (SP: 2, Increases the power of spells by 3, doubled if the enemy is weak to the element, headwear, suitable for Mages, Clerics and Necromancers), , Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max Ether +4; back wear), Staff of the Order Imperial (WP: 10, Light Elemental) • Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll • Opal, Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald,Aquamarine, Ruby • Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Sleep • Potion x7, Tonic x8, Grand Tonic x4, Sushi (restores 5 HP and 5 Ether) x4, Remedy x2, Elixir x4, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, Mead x4, Nostrum x3, Smelling Salts x4, Mulled Wine x2, Ambrosia, Bone x5, Ice Bomb, Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against Undead enemies for 20 damage (Does not affect non-Undead enemies)), Plague Venom Ser Abel Justice Healer Rolls: 1-2 Heals 62 health, 3-4 heals 16 health, 5-6 Healng Fails Yu Shu Counter: 44 (Yu Shu: Out of Combat)

I don't think it'd be crazy that he'd recognize a voice.

"I understand. I find that it is rarely as easy as finding the evil ones and killing them." The heroes round the corner and plunge into deep shadow. Even glancing back at where they were a few seconds ago, they find that they can see nothing. The female voice calls out to them, but it seems to come from all around them. It is hard, actually, the distinguish any of the voices. The heroes feel numb. "Ah, hello! Some new comers. And only one of you dressed as the Order Imperial. I'm sorry for the shadows, but these boys were trying to hurt my little Marcellus. I told them I'd lift the shadows if they'd let him go." "The green skin will die!" bellows a voice. "Yes, see, that's exactly why I can't let the shadows up yet." "We should have killed you when you were in prison, witch. Simon was too soft on you. Bella wanted you dead." "Now now. What are you? More heroes? Or part of that kobold's group? You wouldn't hurt a poor little kind hearted green skin, would you?"

Boomingham claps his hand into the Priests. "Good to meet you. I've gotten more his sort of welcome than your's, so thank you. Would you like to go for a little walk and allow me to pick your brain about the city? For example, do you have any idea where one can buy flowers and jewelry? I'm heading over to the Lodestar Inn to talk to a night, thinking of passing through the souk. Where do you live within the city? Am I going your way?"

"Not on my own I won't. We're not splitting up, that's what got us into this mess in the first place." He places Yu Shu's arm over his shoulder. "If you can walk on your own, Monk, I can drag her along." "Was that kobold a friend of your's?" asks Abel, his sword still not lowered. "No time for that, Abel. You're either with us, or we're leaving you here." Abel inhales deeply. "I can hopefully spare more lives with you. Let's move." Gocklo, it seems, was good on his word. The heroes follow a trail of corpses, with their companions (Abel's face turning paler by the second) in tow. Up around a bend in the corridor they hear a cheery voice chatting away with some gruffer companions. What will the heroes do?

Boomingham salutes the knight in blue. "You have my word, sir, this knight of your's will be hearing from me shortly." Boomingham saunters off. He remembers vaguely a knight in black at the Lodestar, and besides it's the only place he's found in the city so far that offered food and drink... he glances at the hotel and the woman outside and walks over, giving a quick bow. "Howdy there. My name is Lawrence T. Boomingham. Are you a patron, or an employee here?"

We know where she is. I even know who she is. Don't worry, Boomingham is on the job.

Pretzel eats the herb and feels his ailments... relieved, if barely. (-3 poisoned) Samuel tries to bring the herb over to Yu Shu, but she swats it away. "The Monk still stands." "He has the Veteran's protection. That is why he's not walking drivel like I am. He is a poor lab rat." She wheels on Abel. "I don't mind sparing you. But you do not have my trust. You are of the Order, and now..." she almost keels forward, and Avery springs forward to right her. "I know you are a traitor as well." "And you are here to massacre soldiers. What sort of warrior of Light are you? I have seen Eubric. I know how the Paladins there work. No longer protectors, just whores and dangerous ones at that. That is your assassin, no?" "And she'll keep an eye on you. One wrong move." "I've already seen her prowess. Red Assassins. Where do they fit into the Light's path?" Abel spits. "You think we're the perversions?" Yu Shu grips her weapon and stumbles forward. "Shall we see who the Light favors? A dirty cowardly traitor, or a true champion. I don't live in a fantasy world. Compromises must be made. But if I have to choose between Avery and Bella-" Abel draws his sword, but is stopped by some giggling in the doorway. The heroes and their companions turn to see Gocklo in the doorway, clinging to the back of a red-bearded man none of them recognize. Standing next to Gocklo is a strange looking creature wrapped in barbed wire. Gocklo bleeds profusely, and it takes the heroes a few seconds to realize he's down an arm. "Gustav?" Abel takes a few steps forward, but Gocklo giggles and presses a knife into the bearded man's throat. The man gulps. "Not another step, Abel, or the little devil will slight my throat. I've seen him do it enough today." "So sorry to interrupt. Looks like it was just getting good he he he." He glances over at Kiray and Pretzel. "Listen, Nerwen could use your help. She's a while back there. I think I cleared a pretty good path for you if I do say so myself. Just follow the carnage, he he he." A mere whisper in Gustav's ear is enough to turn the man pale and he takes off down a shadowy corridor, yanking the woman wrapped in barbed wire behind him.

"Do I look like a layman to you?" asks Boomingham with a sly smile. "Tell you what - let me help you out, prove my worth and what not. You mentioned someone who has forlorn their duty - doesn't sound like my kind of man. Want me to track him down for you and give him a piece of my mind?"

Boomingham salutes the ladies, but then grimaces. "Ulrica. My oh my." Boomingham approaches the two guards at the gate. "Hello there chaps! How'd you get stuck with the night shift?" He salutes. "Names Lord Lawrence T. Boomingham. New to the city, but I'm supposed to be protecting one of the sisters that wandered in there. If you could pass a message along to her, possibly, that'd be just peachy. Tell her its Boomingham. Tell her I know her from the Foundation Day Ball, and tell her that I've come alone. And that I'd love an audience."

"I can try my best." Abel stumbles around the garden as Samuel helps Yu Shu back into a position she can walk from. He keeps an eye on Avery. "I find it hard to trust people employing someone who literally strikes from the shadows." He looks at Pretzel. "You're right. We met in Eubric once. What is your name?" He yanks a plant out of the ground. "Chew this. It should help a little. It won't cure you - I don't know what poison Bella carried on her, but it should slow the process at least." Yu Shu eyes the plant distrustfully. "I will take nothing of the Order's. Regardless of Samuel's opinion of you... Abel... you are... how could you stand for such things. The Never Blessed... Bella... operating so clearly from shadows." Will Pretzel try it?