Kintobor

Karie looks upon the scene downstairs and clenches her fists, feeling something she never really felt: a sense of righteous fury. I'm going to end this, one way or another.

The party splits up, and begins to wander about the manor. Party in the Library Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (played by Flipz), Level 32.75 Skirmisher, 22-year-old male Human *Immune to Fragile and all Poisons* *Only Receives One Negative Effect At A Time* [ Currently in: Heroica Hall] Power: 42 (31 + WP:11) Health: 54/54 (Basic Health: 5 + Level Bonus: 30 + Class Boost: 15 + Permanent Boost: 4*) Ether: 36/36 (Basic Ether: 5 + Level Bonus: 30) Defense: 20 (Arm Shield: 14 + Duke's Coat-of-Arms: 5 + Unicorn Helmet: 1) Gold: 304 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham) Equipment: Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 "halberd", suitable to Arthur only), Arm Shield (SP:14, shield), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP: 5, Protects against Fragile and all Poisons; bodywear, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; headwear, usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone), Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; Accessory, suitable for anyone) Inventory: * Weapons: Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Stag Antlers (WP:10, grants Intimidation; halberd), Dauntlet Index (WP: 8, doubled against humanoids; spear), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, halberd, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [nothing]) (Unsuitable weapons: * Artifacts: Headwear: Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear, suitable for anyone) Bodywear: Heavy Armor (SP: 5, immune to Fragile; bodywear, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Backwear: Handwear: Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear, wearable by everybody) Accessories: Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; Accessory, suitable for anyone) (Unsuitable Artifacts: Pointy Hat) * Gems: * Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass * Scrolls: 2x Scroll of Sealing (Lent to De'kra),, * Consumables: *Healing: Potion, Grand Potion x2, Ether Core, Remedy x8, Elixir x3, Phoenix Essence *Status: Hurricane, Jinxy Juice *Venoms: Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round), Blind Fury, Love Potion, *Permanent Improvement: Grating Stone *Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), *Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2 Party in the Trophy Room Guts Holla (Scubacarrot) *Immune to Weakened, Fragile, Asleep, Cursed, Confused and Blinded**Immune toDarkness, Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, Wood, Lightning and Ice Elemental Damage*44 year old male human Alchemist Level 31 3/4 Power Bonus: 4 (2 permanent bonus+2 equipment) Health: 48/48 (7 base+30 level ups+10 class+1 permanent bonus) Defense: 4 Gold: 5 Equipment: Mythril Edge (WP: 60, Ice, Darkness, Light, attacks restore 3 health, dagger), Dancing Shoes (Wearer dances well, in the turn after a miss is rolled, the wearer can act twice. +Immunity to Asleep, Confused, Fragile, Weakened and Blinded, + Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Air, Earth, Wood, Lightning and Ice Elemental Damage, footwear), Pugilist's Gloves (2+ Power, Immune to Weakened, handwear), Crocodile Armour (+4 Defense +Immunity to Water Magic, bodywear), Blessed Amulet (Immunity to Cursed, accessory) Inventory: Twin Sai (WP: 10, dual strike, dagger), Healing Staff (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging BORROWED), 2x Ambrosia, 15x Mead, 11x Smelling Salts, 12x Nostrum, 150x Potion, 22x Grand Potion, 4x Health Core, 2x Elixir, 4x Phoenix Essence, 10x Remedy, 5x Smoke Bomb, 5x Deadly Venom, 2x Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed. BORROWED) ( Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Crimson Serum (Grants Mutated Effect for one battle.), Arc Elixir, Beholder's Eye, Agni Bomb, Neptune Bomb, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Jester's Hat (Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy, suitable for anyone), Overkill Gloves (Gives the wearer 1 gold for every point of damage they do extra when they defeat an enemy (example: Enemy has 50 HP left, you do 75 damage, you earn 25 gold); handwear, suitable for anyone BORROWED), Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [nothing] BORROWED), 2x Scroll of Confusion BORROWED, Scroll of Sleep BORROWED, Scroll of Frailty BORROWED, Scroll of Weakening BORROWED, Scroll of Blindness BORROWED, Topaz, Opal (Ice) BORROWED, Amethyst (Darkness) BORROWED, Topaz (Lightning) BORROWED, Diamond (Light) BORROWED, Garnet (Earth) BORROWED, Mythril Shard BORROWED Borrowed From Hoke: Wyvern's Tailblade (WP: 12 Greatsword), Tongue on a Stick (WP: 1, Miss -> "Aim"), Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (Accessory), Fighting Boots, Sticky Gloves, Aqua Gear, Amethyst x2, Emerald, Opal, Potion x2, Jinxy Juice, Milk, Venom x3, Bone x3, Smoke Bomb x2, Fire Bomb x 2, Lightning Bomb, Ice Bomb, Water Bomb x5, Grating Stone x2, Bright Polish, Teleportapple (318 items) Party in the Sun Room Alexandre le Chevalier, Orc-kin (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) *Immune to Stunned, Slowed, and Bound* 20 year old elf male Black Knight Level 27.33 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 Health: 45/45 Gold: 127 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 15 ;ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10), Black Knight Armor (SP:4, protects fromStunned effect.), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear) Inventory: Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable throwing weapon, causes Jinxed-effect BORROWED), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb 3x, Feather Duster of DOOM (WP: 1), Deadly Venom x5, Tome of The Regret, Volatile Venom x3, Smelling Salts, Mead x4, Grand Potion 3x, Nostrum, Emerald (Wood), Mulled Wine, 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Grating Stone, Remedy x2, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Neutralizer, Ambroisa, Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear, suitable for anyone BORROWED), Zap-Tap Badge (Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; Accessory, suitable for anyone BORROWED) Hoke Ablesword Champion of the Northern Kingdoms, The Krakenwhacker and Titan Smiter (UsernameMDM) Mystic Knight Level 32.25 *Immune Fragile, Weakened, Confused, Sealed, Dark* Power Bonus: 4 (+2 Grand Zoot's Cookie, +2 Pugilist Gloves): WP Bonus: 4 (+4 Samurai Helmet) Defense: 30 (+20 Steel Buckler, +5 Heavy Armor, +2 Warrior's Treads, +3 Flagpole) Health: 52/52 (+10 Knight, +7 Mystic Knight, +32 Level, +2 Chicken Drumsticks, +1 Warrior's Treads) Ether: 32/32 (+32 Level) Gold: 773 Equipment: Flagpole (WP:10, +3 SP to the whole party whenever equipped, lance), Steel Buckler (SP: 20), Samurai Helmet (WP:4, immune Confused, Sealed suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, winged warriors), Pugilist Gloves (+2 to power, immune Weakened), Heavy Armor (SP:5, immune Fragile), Warrior's Treads (SP:2, Health +1) Inventory: Vintul (WP: 16; greatsword), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, causes the Bleeding effect; spear), Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Cultist Hat (damage vs undead), Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users. BORROWED), Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd. BORROWED), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5,Light-Elemental, staff, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4. BORROWED), Ammit (WP:6, Greatsword gains 5 Ether for each kill. BORROWED), Healing Staff A (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging. BORROWED) Gems: Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Emerald (Wood), Aquamarine (Water), Amethyst (Darkness), Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), Garnet (Earth) Scrolls: Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success BORROWED), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether BORROWED), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether. BORROWED) Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel Bombs: Dirt Bomb, 2x Smoke Bomb, Pumpkin Bomb Consumables: 4x Potions, 5x Grand Potions, Remedy, 3x Phoenix Essences, 3x Mead, 4x Ether Core, 2x Elixir, x3 Dragon Scale (Grants lucky- and blessed-effects when consumed), Grating Stone, Zoot's Plaything (Special 3/4 Edition), 2x Venom, Deadly Venom, 2x Titan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), Neutralizer, Level Up Mushroom, Tonic x2, Grand Tonic, 2x Flame-Distilled Brandy, Ambrosia, Banana (Restores full health when eaten), Bunch of Cherries (A bunch of 10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten; it is up to the user to choose how many they eat at a time), Tasty Pretzel (1/3 chance each of granting lucky, hastened, and encouraged effects upon consumption) Party in the Cellar Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer, Orc-kin (Played by swils) and Arx the Hatchling Level 37.5 Dragoon *Immune to Darkness, Light, Water, Fire, Air, Earth, Wood, Lightning, and Asleep, Blinded, Bound, Confused, Fragile, Slowed, and Weakened* Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 8 Health: 60 Gold: 1408 Equipment: Shishkebab (WP: 16, dual-strike, darkness-elemental, lance), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to light, water, fire, air, earth, lightning, and the bound, slowed, asleep, confused, fragile, weakened, and blinded effects), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory), Shadeaux Cape (SP:4, suitable to those with reputation among the Shadeaux only; if reputation is great, SP is doubled; if reputation is outstanding, SP is tripled; backwear BORROWED ) Inventory: Weapons & Shields: Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Wyvern's Tailblade (WP: 12, Greatsword, suitable for Barbarians & Knights), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim") Artefacts: Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory), Fighting Boots(Footwear, Power +5 on the front row, suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, and winged warriors), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water elemental damage) Consumables: Smelling Salts(1), Deadly Venom(2), Remedy(2), Jinxy Juice(1) (Q35), Fire Bomb(2), Milk(1), Potion(2), Venom(3), Lightning Bomb, Smoke Bomb(2), Ice Bomb(1), Bones(3), Water Bomb(5), Mead(1), Neutralizer (1), Amethyst(2), Emerald, Opal, Nostrum(2), Mulled Wine(2), Phoenix Essence(1). Misc.: Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Grating Stone (2), Bright Polish, Teleportapple Party in the Master Bedroom Lind Whisperer *Gains Triple EXP* 21-year-old male Munchkin Class: Rogue Level: 1 Power: 4 Defense: 0 Health: 7/7 Gold: 0 Equipment: Darker Ethereal Deck (Playing Cards) (WP:5, throwing weapon), Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles. Borrowed from Hoke) Inventory: Venom, Potion x2, Bedroll, Newspaper with Picture of Lupine(Quest/role-playing item), Ethereal Deck (WP:3, throwing weapon), Akrone Fez (Artefact; SP: 1, Max. Health: +1, Headwear), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies) QM Note: Check your inventories to ensure everything's in order. Lind makes his way to the Parlour, and quickly looks around for anything of use, finding nothing. However, the furniture looks comfy and ornate, clearly costing a pretty a penny! A wide window overlooks the vineyard, and looking outside, Lind notices it's getting late. Making his way upstairs, he first visits the Master Bedroom. Creaking open the door, Lind steps inside, only to hear heavy breathing behind him.... Heading for the Library, Arthur opens the door and finds a cozy room with bookshelves lining the place. A plush armchair and a wooden table sit near the back, accompanied by a large globe. A fire place rests away from the bookshelves. QM Note: I've got to finish photographing the library, so you'll get an image tomorrow. Also heading upstairs, Guts heads for the Trophy room, and upon opening the doors is introduced to a modest collection of items and weapons. A glistening silver blade rests near the back, it's gleam reflecting the embers of the fireplace. The items looked incredibly valuable. Alexandre heads directly to the Sun Room, and while Hoke looks around the place, he runs into the Black Knight there. The room's humidity blasts the duo as they walk in. All matter of strange flora grew in the sun room, with supplies lying all over the place. Perhaps something of use could be found here?

Before heading off, Darksten checks Lolth over, ensuring she's dead. To his relief, the dethroned Queen has no pulse. Carefully, he pries out a fang, adding it to his inventory. He leaves with the rest of the party. "The feelings are mutual, Darksten. Thank you once again!" "If it weren't for you, we'd still be on the run! Thank you!" "Hopefully things will return to normal around here soon!" Kianu smiled as she shook Deus's hand, moving in to pat him on the back. "I hope so too. Take care, Deus." With that, the party gathers their belongs and begins their trek home. It had been a long few days, and the party couldn't wait to return back to Heroica Hall to share the tale of their exploits. Turning back, the heroes notice Kianu and Roruk standing in the doorway, waving good bye. They had fought foes, earned loot, but most importantly, they gained a new friend. THE QUEST IS SUCCESSFUL! The Party Deus Spiranius (Lego Spy) 23 year old male human Ranger Level: 5 Power: 8 Defense: 1 Health: 9/9 Ether: 0 Gold: 25 Equipment: Bow (WP: 3), Tricorne Hat (Artefact: headwear, SP:+1) Inventory: Potion, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, venom, Smelling Salts, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors.), Mythril Shard x1, Level Up Mushroom (Raises level by 1 full level when used) Darksten (Comrade Commander) 35 year old Male Human Ranger Level 9 Power: 14 Health: 15/15 SP: 2 Gold: 15 Equipment: Crossbow (WP: 6); Sand-Worn Hide (SP: 2) Inventory: Potion x3, Remedy, Smoke bomb, Bedroll, Utility Knife (roleplay item), Grand Potion x2, Phoenix Essence x2, Ambrosia, Mead, Venom, Smelling Salt Fang of Kos (roleplay item), Fang of Lolth (Roleplay item) Soma, Safety Blanket (SP: 1, protects from Afraid, backwear), Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Hint Coin (Gives the user a hint about a puzzle or tricky situation. Usable only once. Has no monetary value.), Spider String Bow (WP: 4, Darkness Elemental Bow), Floral Bomb (Bomb, 5 Wood Elemental damage), Level Up Mushroom (Raises Level by 1 full Level when consumed) Hoang Anh (hoanganhbeo) *Inactive* 20 years old Male Human Knight Level: 5 Power: 9 Defense: 3 Health: 14/14 Gold: 105 Equipment: Steel Sword (WP:4); Shield (SP: 2); Safety Blanket( SP:1, immune to Afraid, backwear) Inventory: Remedy x4, Bedroll, Grand Potion, Poison, Sword(WP:3), Smoke Bomb, Soma That's that! I hope you guys enjoyed this quest, despite dragging on for three months! I'd love to hear your feedback in the Quest Master's Lounge, and I'll have my thoughts up in a bit. You guys were an excellent group! See you around! ~Kintobor

"Myself? Kids are too much. They climb, they crawl, their everywhere at once, I couldn't stand it. Unfortunately, it seems so. I'd rather tie the knot sooner than later, considering Masson's occupation."

I don't think it's his best, but it's certainly very good.

QM Note: I'm going to wait a few more hours to see if John Paul speaks up. if not, he'll be going with the the individuals going to the armoury. There's a reason I'm letting you guys explore yourselves. It'll make sense soon.

The Party Deus Spiranius (Lego Spy) 23 year old male human Ranger Level: 5 Power: 8 Defense: 1 Health: 7/9 Ether: 0 Gold: 25 Equipment: Bow (WP: 3), Tricorne Hat (Artefact: headwear, SP:+1) Inventory: Potion, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, venom, Smelling Salts, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors.), Mythril Shard x1 Darksten (Comrade Commander) *Party Leader* 35 year old Male Human Ranger Level 9 Power: 14 Health: 8/15 SP: 2 Gold: 15 Equipment: Crossbow (WP: 6); Sand-Worn Hide (SP: 2) Inventory: Potion x3, Remedy, Smoke bomb, Bedroll, Utility Knife (roleplay item), Grand Potion x2, Phoenix Essence x2, Ambrosia, Mead, Venom, Smelling Salt Fang of Kos (roleplay item), Soma, Safety Blanket (SP: 1, protects from Afraid, backwear), Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Hint Coin (Gives the user a hint about a puzzle or tricky situation. Usable only once. Has no monetary value.), Spider String Bow (WP: 4, Darkness Elemental Bow), Floral Bomb (Bomb, 5 Wood Elemental damage) Hoang Anh (hoanganhbeo) *Inactive* 20 years old Male Human Knight Level: 5 Power: 9 Defense: 3 Health: 14/14 Gold: 105 Equipment: Steel Sword (WP:4); Shield (SP: 2); Safety Blanket( SP:1, immune to Afraid, backwear) Inventory: Remedy x4, Bedroll, Grand Potion, Poison, Sword(WP:3), Smoke Bomb, Soma "We won!" Kianu Level 7 Female Satyr Cleric *Immune to Poison up to 1* *Listens to Darksten* HP: 12/12 (7+5) Ether: 10/15 (6+5+3) Gold: 30 Equipment: Elderwood Branch (WP: 4, Wood Staff, suitable for Kianu), Woodland Gown (Ether: +3, grants immunity to Poison up to 1 damage, Body wear, suitable for Kianu), Satyr's Pipe (Grants the user animal talk, accessory, suitable for taurians) Inventory: Tonic x2, Potion, Venom As the two rangers hand out the loot, they don't notice Kianu run off to the web sack resting against as the rocks. As she does so, Lolth's body jitters, layered in arrows and slashes. Too weak to move, her legs slash at the air as she eyes the heroes. "I... I refuse for this to end like this... I am queen of the Murkwood, queen of the.... queen..." Her legs begin to curl and eventually cease to function. Lolth's eyes lay on the party, a blank look rolling across her eyes. Lolth's reign over the spider's was over. "Dad!" Looking in the direction Kianu shouted from, the party notices Kianu rapidly claw the webbing off from the figure. The individual inside the sticky cocoon eventually begins to weakly assist, as Kianu grabs him before he falls out. Helping him up, Kianu hugs him. "I thought I lost you, dad..." "It's alright... I'm okay... thanks to you..." The two take a moment to embrace before Kianu steps back, noticing that the heroes are watching, looking a little embarrassed. "Oh... um... this is my dad, Roruk. Roruk, the guys who saved you." "Those guys? I know you did some of the work, Kianu, there's no reason to belittle yourself. I'm proud of what you've done, Kianu. Heroes, I owe you my life. Thank you. Let's head home. I... don't feel the best." "Are you okay, father?" "I'll be okay... but let's continue this back at the house. I doubt you want to stick around this drab place." Kianu upholsters her father as the party returns to the Thicket, the noise of the forest beginning to return as they make it back to the satyr's home. Kianu lets her father rest in the house before she returns to the party. "He looks pretty rough, but he's at least alive. I can't actually tell you how thankful I am for your help." "And thank you for getting rid of Lolth!" Morxis and Lyrel dangle from the leaves above the party. "I'm certain dad would be happy. Now that she's gone, hopefully the spider's will come to their sense and stop this route of destruction." "I owe you more than just the reward I promised, but I unfortunately don't really have anything to give. However, you both deserve the Level Up Mushroom I promised." Kianu reaches into her satchel and hands the two rangers a curious mushroom, one for both of them. "Thank you, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart. You've done so much form me. I hope you to see you again, Darksten and Deus. You're both good people. May Sylvania bless you on journey, and give you a safe journey home." QM Note: If there's anything you want to say, do it now, otherwise I'll wrap this up.

Heckz apparently now has magical teleporting powers. Who knew?

I'll move this along once you've guys gotten the loot distributed.

QM Note: For the sake of the quest's mechanics, I'm going to have you stop at the kitchen first, and then you can make your way to the trophy room afterwards. It also appears I forgot to photograph the kitchen. I'll remedy that shortly. Hoke, wanting to look around, ditches the party and heads to the upstairs kitchen, eventually finding it on the first floor. Scouring the place, he eventually finds a few food items that look both beneficial, but also delicious, and nutritious! Banana – Restores full health when eaten. Bunch of Cherries – A bunch of 10 cherries that each restore 1 ether when eaten; it is up to the user to choose how many they eat at a time. Tasty Pretzel- 1/3 chance each of granting lucky, hastened, and encouraged effects upon consumption. Lind reaches up and grabs the fez, putting it in his inventory for safe keeping. Akrone Fez (Artefact; SP: 1, Max. Health: +1, Headwear) "I don't think you'll be able to wear the fez and that medal of yours, but it suits you." Arthur searches the statue with his handy dandy magnifying glass, taking note that of it's regal appearance. It depicts a young, male angel. Looking through the collection, Arthur notes that the bottles appear to be sorted by age, and that older, less conveniently shaped, but much nicer looking bottles are near the bottom, and newer, more typical looking bottles line the top shelf. The Shadeux emblem appears on newer bottles, starting no longer than four years ago. "No, I don't, but just about every room has something of valuable, sometimes more than one item at that. The library has plenty of valuable-" "Will you hurry up! We need to get moving, now!" "Seems I'm going to have to cut this short. Sorry, gentlemen. Here, take this map with you. You'll find it useful." She hands them a folded piece of parchment from her pocket. 'I'll be back tomorrow morning. Hopefully everything will-" "I haven't got all day, Sally, and neither do you!" "Ugh, I'm coming! Give me a second, Perin!" She lowers her head and covers it with her face, looking unimpressed. "We're going to have to cut this short. Nightfall won't be for a little while, so I'd suggest looking around the manor so you know where you're going. See you tomorrow, heroes, and best of luck. For all our sakes." With those words, Sally departs from the cellar and up the winding stairs. The party can hear the front doors close from upstairs as quietness fills manor. The party would need to make some key decisions while alone in the manor... but for how long would the solitude stay? You guys can look around the manor without any repercussions at the moment. Simply bold were you want to go. Note however that eventually you will have to plan out your rounds of the building. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. You guys are in the cellar, and exiting the cellar will lead you to the foyer on the first floor. By the way,

"Thanks! I'm still getting the guest list together. I'm going to assume you want to show up? We haven't decided yet. I may just go with Alderflask-Cour, and meet halfway. I'm moving into his place shortly, but kids? Not yet. I have no plans for kids. Yeesh, I've had just about enough of kids. Well... we're going to have it sooner than that. Like... a week?"

Karie looks her staves over. "These? Oh no, their staying with me. Sorry, mate!" "Sure, whatever. I just don't trust him." Karie brushes the hair out of her eyes, trying to figure out how to break the news. "How do I say this... well, me and Masson are getting married soon. Really soon."

"Deal!" Karie accepts the Grating Stone, and hands the 75 gold to Em. 1350-75=1275 gold. "Oh, hey. Just picked up a nifty grating stone. Probably going to sharpen Sexy, since she hasn't gotten a lot of use as of late. I saw you talking to Lawrence. What were you guys talking about?" She asks inquisitively.

Getting iritated by the monk, Karie stands up, looking at the heated debate, wanting to have some fun. "Thank you for your time monk, but I must be off." She slides over to Em and drops a bag of coins onto the table, smiling playfully. "I'll take the grating stone for 75, if you don't mind."

Thanks Flipz. I'll have an update for 103 tomorrow. I've been swamped with life, and I'm really sorry. Once I get this last bit ready it should be smooth sailing until August, when I'll be away for a weekend.

Round 8 Against the Murkwood Mother! Battle Order: Hoang Anh vs. Lolth- Hit (4+5=9-1=8 damage, poison +1) >Darksten vs. Itsier-Bitsier Spider- Shield (6+7=13 damage to Itsier Bitsier Spider, Caustic Crawler A, and Caustic Crawler B (all KO'd!!!}) >Deus vs. Caustic Crawler A Lolth- Hit (3+3=6-1=5 damage to Lolth (KO!)) >Kianu vs. Caustic Spider B- Crit With one final push, the party strikes, slashes, and hits their remaining opponents! Spider bits go flying as the party finally delivers the finishing blow on Lolth, who tumbles backward before keeling over, screeching in agony! The party, having slain the "queen" of the Murkwood, savour their hard earned victory against the colossal beast. All active party members level up! The Party Deus Spiranius (Lego Spy) 23 year old male human Ranger Level: 5 Power: 8 Defense: 1 Health: 7/9 Ether: 0 Gold: 25 Equipment: Bow (WP: 3), Tricorne Hat (Artefact: headwear, SP:+1) Inventory: Potion, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll, venom Darksten (Comrade Commander) *Party Leader* 35 year old Male Human Ranger Level 9 Power: 14 Health: 8/15 SP: 2 Gold: 15 Equipment: Crossbow (WP: 6); Sand-Worn Hide (SP: 2) Inventory: Potion x3, Remedy, Smoke bomb, Bedroll, Utility Knife (roleplay item), Grand Potion x2, Phoenix Essence, Ambrosia, Mead, Fang of Kos (roleplay item), Soma, Safety Blanket (SP: 1, protects from Afraid, backwear), Root Beer (Restores 10 health, or can be used as a bomb against undead enemies for 20 damage. The Root Beer does not affect non-undead enemies), Hint Coin (Gives the user a hint about a puzzle or tricky situation. Usable only once. Has no monetary value.) Hoang Anh (hoanganhbeo) *Inactive* 20 years old Male Human Knight Level: 5 Power: 9 Defense: 3 Health: 14/14 Gold: 105 Equipment: Steel Sword (WP:4); Shield (SP: 2); Safety Blanket( SP:1, immune to Afraid, backwear) Inventory: Remedy x4, Bedroll, Grand Potion, Poison, Sword(WP:3), Smoke Bomb, Soma "We won!" Kianu Level 7 Female Satyr Cleric *Immune to Poison up to 1* *Listens to Darksten* HP: 12/12 (7+5) Ether: 10/15 (6+5+3) Gold: 30 Equipment: Elderwood Branch (WP: 4, Wood Staff, suitable for Kianu), Woodland Gown (Ether: +3, grants immunity to Poison up to 1 damage, Body wear, suitable for Kianu), Satyr's Pipe (Grants the user animal talk, accessory, suitable for taurians) Inventory: Tonic x2, Potion, Venom Party Leader, please divide the loot: 2x Smelling Salts Ranger's Quiver (WP +1 to bows and crossbows, suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators and winged warriors.) Spider String Bow (WP:4, Darkness-elemental; bow) Mythril Shard (One quarter of a full Mythril ore; one full Mythril ore is used for mythrilizing weapons) 2x Phoenix Essence Venom Remedy Floral Bomb (Causes 5 points of Wood-elemental damage to all enemies.)

Karie shrugs. "'Never really believed in a higher power. I figured if there was one, he would've shown up by now. However, what you say is interesting. The father of Isabeau Carpenter was possessed by a demon. It had apparently made a pact with him when he was at his lowest point. However... well, let's just say me going to the Temple of Ennoc is a bad idea." Karie halfheartedly laughs, looking a little guilty. Karie sternly looked the monk down before speaking. "If he did have evil intent, why would he not've killed me already? I do believe some of what you say is useful, in fact, I found much of it to be incredibly insightful. However, I have to disagree with you on the notion that all undead are possessed by necromancers." She looks back to see Sorrow return to sit with Lawrence. Why was he hanging around that clown?

Actually, it was both informing Sandy he made a spelling error in the nicest way possible, and me telling him I'm excited to see this swamp since.

Considering your building skills, I'm certain the marshlands will look wonderful.

I doubt I'll be able to update today, 101-103. Sorry guys, I've got relatives over from Nova Scotia and we're taking them to see stuff. I hope you guys understand.

I've got Sorsha as my second character, so everyone stray away from using her!

"I see. So your telling me this religion is the most effective way to ward of demons?" Karie wasn't very sure what to make of all this. Raguel had told her that she needed to find Ennoc, but now this monk was telling her to find Theleg Oco? Why did life have to be so confusing?

"Oh no, I bet it will be a handful! We hope to have it soon. After how long I've been away, I want to ensure that we both know we'll be together. Would you, uh... like to show up?" "I'm no clairvoyant, but so long as I'm around, it's not happening. Excuse me." Karie stands up and heads for the quest board, knowing what she has to do. She grabs the pen takes it to the paper and.... "Masson?" She wasn't sure how to feel. She'd be with her love... but would it be a liability for both of them to go end the Oculoid menace together? Conflicting feelings rush over her as she checks the rest of the quest board, trying to decipher what she should do. Do I stay true to my commitment, and defeat the Oculoids once and for all, or do I stay behind to ensure I'm not a liability to my team? Karie's ideals begin to rush over her, not sure what entirely to do. "This isn't like you, Karie. Get out of here. You'll find a way. I know you will." Karie sighs. There was no other options. She knows what she needs to do. Karie Alderflask silently signs up for Quest #105: Eternal Reaper, staring at her signature for a moment before returning to her seat. Karie giggles, her mood being elevated after her decision. "I have an adoptive sister who's a lot more tame than I am. I think my family's fine for a few more generations. At least my adoptive family is..." Her attitude and demeanour seem to fade for a second before she returns to listening to the monk. "I hope we've done good too. I was a bit of a wild child during school, but at least I had some respect for others. The kids these days are almost nothing but whiny and spoiled it seems. Not you though, you kids are good!" She notions towards the Proggs. Karie begins to feel unnerved as the monk speaks, feeling more and more uncomfortable. She'd been possessed by demons-twice! Could they have done something to her? Taking things from her mind? Things she didn't want out? She looks back at Sorrow speaking to Lawrence, of all people. "I have another question. Who is this "god" you speak of?" She ask uncertainly.

I'm actually really enticed about your quest, emjajoas! I had a similar idea for a quest, but it simply never came to fruition. If you need assistance, feel free to contact the other QM's! Same goes for Pyro!