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Battle Order: Hoang Anh vs. Lolth- Hit (4+3=7. Lolth poisoned by 1!) >Deus vs. Caustic Crawler A- Special Damage (Caustic Crawler A's poison increased by 1) >Kianu vs. Caustic Spider B- Crit. (Nothing!) >Darksten- potion on self (10 health restored) Itsier Bitsier Spider vs. Hoang Anh- 5/2-6=0 damage Lolth and Darksten- 2 damage Deus- 1 damage Hoang Anh strikes Lolth yet again, while Deus fiddles with his bow, giving his target enough time to make it's poison more potent. Kianu sweeps the Caustic Crawler aside, only for her staff to do little damage. Darksten takes time to heal himself while Hoang Anh defends the party from the smaller spiders. The battle continues... "<We seek to serve our queen.>" Caustic Crawler A Level 5 Vermin *Deals Poison 2* HP: 20/20 Special: Potent Poison- The amount of poison Caustic Crawler A deals is increased by 1. Passive Special: Poisonous Attacks- Caustic Crawler B's attacks deal the poison 1 effect. If increased, the poison resets to one once Caustic Crawler rolls Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts "<We seek to please our queen>" Caustic Crawler B Level 5 Vermin *Deals Poison 1* HP: 20/20 Special: Potent Poison- The amount of poison Caustic Crawler A deals is increased by 1. Passive Special: Poisonous Attacks- Caustic Crawler B's attacks deal the poison 1 effect. If increased, the poison resets to one once Caustic Crawler rolls Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts "Foul creatures!" Lolth, Queen of Murkwood *Poisoned by 2* Level 12 Dark Beast HP: 46/70 SP: 1 Special 1: Mother of Spiders- Lays 1 Spider Egg Special 2: Injection- Lolth Deals 5 damage and poison by 3. *Specials Alternate Drops: Rangers Quiver, Spider String Bow (WP: 4, Dark elemental Bow), Phoenix Essence x2, Mythrill Shard "<Momma!>" Itsier-Bitsier Spider Level 5 Vermin HP: 15/15 Specials: Sloth Snare- The target is slowed. Drops: Floral Bomb The Party Deus Spiranius (Lego Spy) *Poisoned -1!* 23 year old male human Ranger Level: 3 Power: 6 Defense: 1 Health: 6/8 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* *Poisoned -2* 35 year old Male Human Ranger Level 7 Power: 12 Health: 10/13 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* *Deals Poison +1* 20 years old Male Human Knight Level: 5 Power: 9 Defense: 3 6 Health: 14/14 Gold: 105 Equipment: Steel Sword *Poison +1*(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 "Perhaps I'd be better off doing something else?" Kianu Level 5 Female Satyr Cleric *Immune to Poison up to 1* *Listens to Darksten* HP: 10/10 (6+3) Ether: 8/13 (6+3+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 determine Battle Order. Everyone else, please choose an action.

QM Note: I'll wait for Hoke and Guts to speak up before I continue, but I will be here this weekend. Sorry for the confusion, I'm as equally confused.

Sally bites her lip, looking worried. "I've thought of the possibility... the unfortunate thing is I wouldn't have a clue who. Unless there was a changeling involved..." QM Note: Noted and fixed. I've added the Unlucky Horseshoe to Alex's inventory. "Selling it all together would be an immediate red flag, but selling each bottle individually... I'd pass that by without notice. Nothing of real monetary gain. I'm certain there are other things he could sell, but aged Akrone wine is a specialty. It's flavour distinct and pronounced, but not hard or bitter. A single aged bottle would give you small ransom, particularly anything after sixty-four years ago." "As I said to the knight here, hard to sell as a bundle, easy as individual sales. There's enough in there to cover a small rack, but I imagine Alfendi will bring some assistance with him when he goes to grab it all. Once he has it, all it needs is a label change, unfortunately. As for the cellars size, it covers half the house's basement, the other half is storage. The Winery is in a building to the south, about fifteen minutes away, but I can't imagine anything of importance there, nothing one could run off with at least. There's wine in barrels, but nothing I'd imagine he'd be after."

Sally shakes her head. "I've never met him in person, no, but I have seen that same image you hold in a newspaper." The dog rubs Lind's leg affectionately. He's clearly enjoying the attention. "Yes, Percival Akrone. He inherited the family business at a young age, and I married him when he was twenty one. He passed away a few years ago. I knew it was going to happen one day... just didn't think it was going to be so soon." She sighs. "My husband made some lucrative deals during his day, sure, but nothing with Alfendi or any other crooks. As for valuables, there's a lot of items worth a hefty sum that anyone would enjoy owning. Books, paintings, furniture, but nothing I can see having sentimental value to him." "Of course." She hands him a folded piece of parchment, the quality of the paper thick and fine to touch. Unfolding it, Lind reads the scrawled calling card.

The Party 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) 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 allPoisons* *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 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 (281 items) 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 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) 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"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies) 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), 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) 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 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) QM Note: Okay, I think I got all this padded out, but I also probably screwed up somewhere. Check your stats and make sure everything is right. I'm talking to you, Flipz. "Don't underestimate Alfendi, he's a talented man when it comes to his profession, and I'm more than certain he'll bring any and all means to ensure he gets what he wants, with the strange exception of violence. The man's apparently never killed a single person. As a matter of fact I do, however I left it back at the manor. I'll give it to you before I leave." Lind passes the image of Alfendi Lupine for the party to see. "That'd be him, alright, even if it the image is a bit grainy." Looking about, Lind can't see any were-beasts from where he is. Looking over the dog, he can't find any indication that the mutt would be a lycanthrope. He does however discover the dog's name is Butch, his name printed on a collar. "Butch's been with me for the past four years. He's a good dog, although he does drool on occasion." Lind notices wet slobber on his pants as Butch licks him affectionately.

Karie crosses her arms, still eyeing the Provost. "Whatever you say, Provost." She was angry about the Provost trying to keep his own hide and reputation intact, clenching Sexy. She tried to hide her feelings, taking her share of the gold.

The party sits huddled together in a carmped, but elegant coach. The warm summer air drifts through the coach's windows as the Uland countryside passes them by. These six individuals were... The Party 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: 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 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 allPoisons* *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: Unlucky Horseshoe (WP:13, retrievable throwing weapon, causes Jinxed-effect), Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd), Ammit (WP:6, Greatsword gains 5 Ether for each kill), Hollow Blade Dagger (WP:6, dagger, hollow-blade [nothing]), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5,Light-Elemental, staff, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Healing Staff A (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Healing Staff B (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Stag Antlers (WP:10, Intimidation, halberd) * Artifacts: Headwear: Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear, suitable for anyone), 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: 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), Handwear: Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear, wearable by everybody), 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), Accessories: Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Zap-Tap Badge (Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; Accessory, suitable for anyone), (Unsuitable Artifacts: Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users), Pointy Hat) * Gems: Opal (Ice), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), * Tools: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass * Scrolls: 2x Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing (Lent to De'kra), 2x Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Luck (Grants target the Lucky-effect for one battle. Costs 10 ether.), Scroll of Weakening, * Consumables: *Healing: Potion, Grand Potion x2, Tonic, Grand Tonic, Ether Core, Remedy x8, Elixir x3, Phoenix Essence *Status: Nostrum x2, Hurricane, Mead x2, Ambrosia, Jinxy Juice, Tiger Balm *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, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), *Bombs: Smoke Bomb x5, 3 Bones, Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used.), Mythril shard *Currency: Scrap Metal x2, Silver Ore x2 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), Ambrosia, 13x Mead, 11x Smelling Salts, 10x Nostrum, 150x Potion, 22x Grand Potion, 4x Health Core, 2x Elixir, 4x Phoenix Essence, 10x Remedy, 5x Smoke Bomb, 5x Deadly Venom, 2x Neutralizer, 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), Topaz (258 items) 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), Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles), Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Cultist Hat (damage vs undead) 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 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, 2x Flame-Distilled Brandy, Ambrosia 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) 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"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies) 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 Name: Lind Whisperer Age: 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) Inventory: Venom, Potion x2, Bedroll, Newspaper with Picture of Lupine(Quest/role-playing item), Ethereal Deck (WP:3, throwing weapon) Speeding down the highway, the party passes by inns and towns, nearly clipping other carriages they pass by in an attempt to make it to the Akrone Winery and Vineyard as quickly as possible. After three days on the road with their only stop being Bric'lin, the carriage finally comes to a swift halt on the road to Luosh, nearly tossing the heroes about. Outside the party can hear cursing as an armoured woman in armour opens the door for them to step out. "I swear to god, one of these days I'm going to kill that coach driver..." The party steps outside into the thick, humid summer air and takes in the Akrone Winery and Vineyard as dark clouds brew overhead. Behind the rows of bushes and grapevines, an old house stands erect, looking over the property. A few workers pick away, placing the berries and other fruits into baskets as another elf in fine attire watches them, her leather brown boots muddied from inspecting her vineyard. Turning around, she looks the party over, her eyes as blue as the sea. "Ah, heroes of Heroica, your arrival has been most anticipated. I am Sally Alicia Akrone, owner of the Akrone Winery and Vineyard, a Shadeux joint operation for the past five years. I hope your time with Lady Perin was bearable?" "Look, I don't got all day, Sally. The sooner you pack your things the quicker I can escort you to Luosh." Sally shakes her head. "Always on the go, Perin," she says dully, turning to heroes. The elf looks as if she's lacking sleep, and nervous, "Heroes, I have a problem, a big problem. My winery's been targeted by the infamous Alfendi Lupine and his gang of ruffians. I received his calling card about a month ago, with his intent not very clear. The manor's stocked with a variety of valuable items, most of which were my late husband's, but I've got a hunch he's after something more valuable: the vintage wine cellar. We collect and stock vintage wines, most of which are our own, but we have other, now defunct bottles in our stock. Every year as a token of goodwill, the Count sends out a bottle of our vintage wine, dating back about fifty years or so, to each of his associates, along with some other boons. If I lose that cellar, well... we lose our Shadeux contract. Of course, the thugs will most likely be after other valuables in the house, but if I lose the wine, I lose my company. Your job is to ensure that as little of my property is stolen, but if worse comes to worse, the wine is more important. Do you have any questions or concerns about your job or the situation at hand?" Sally crosses her arms, waiting for a response while Perin looks on with little interest. QM Note: Flipz, do you think you've got enough items? Welcome to Alfendi Lupine Strikes Again! As you can see, we have quite the mixed party here, with high level 30's interacting with a level 1. Check your stats, make sure their good, we'll get moving along soon. Lind, just as a refresher, to interact with anything, simply bold your action, like so. As well, there's a good chance I'll be away this weekend, so there won't be any updates on Saturday or Sunday, so I apologize in advanced if it takes a little longer than I anticipated to get into this quest's meat. Let's get this party started!

I enjoyed Pirates thoroughly, but maybe it was because I'm one of those people who love looking for things in the background, and Pirates is basically one big look and find. I never did really enjoy Shaun the Sheep. At all. I think I'm going to pass.

Battle Order: Hoang Anh vs. Lolth- Miss >Darksten vs. Caustic Crawler B- Damage (5/2-2=1 damage. Poisoned by 1) >Deus vs. Caustic Crawler A- Damage (5/2-1=2 damage. Poisoned by 1!) >Kianu: heal Darksten- Failure! (Roll of 6. Kianu -1 ether) Itsier Bitsier Spider vs. Hoang Anh- 5/2-6=0 damage Deus and Lolth: -2 health Darksten: -2 health The round goes poorly, as Hoang only manages to keep Lolth busy as Darksten and Deus are both set upon by their respective enemies, contacting the poison. Kianu fails to heal Darksten, her abilities seeming not coming to her. The circumstances were looking grim as the battle continued... "<We seek to serve our queen.>" Caustic Crawler A Level 5 Vermin *Deals Poison 1* HP: 20/20 Special: Potent Poison- The amount of poison Caustic Crawler A deals is increased by 1. Passive Special: Poisonous Attacks- Caustic Crawler B's attacks deal the poison 1 effect. If increased, the poison resets to one once Caustic Crawler rolls Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts "<We seek to please our queen>" Caustic Crawler B Level 5 Vermin *Deals Poison 1* HP: 20/20 Special: Potent Poison- The amount of poison Caustic Crawler A deals is increased by 1. Passive Special: Poisonous Attacks- Caustic Crawler B's attacks deal the poison 1 effect. If increased, the poison resets to one once Caustic Crawler rolls Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts "The poison will become to overpowering to bear, rangers!" Lolth, Queen of Murkwood *Poisoned by 1* Level 12 Dark Beast HP: 55/70 SP: 1 Special 1: Mother of Spiders- Lays 1 Spider Egg Special 2: Injection- Lolth Deals 5 damage and poison by 3. *Specials Alternate Drops: Rangers Quiver, Spider String Bow (WP: 4, Dark elemental Bow), Phoenix Essence x2, Mythrill Shard "<Momma!>" Itsier-Bitsier Spider Level 5 Vermin HP: 15/15 Specials: Sloth Snare- The target is slowed. Drops: Floral Bomb The Party Deus Spiranius (Lego Spy) *Poisoned -1!* 23 year old male human Ranger Level: 3 Power: 6 Defense: 1 Health: 8/8 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* *Poisoned -2* 35 year old Male Human Ranger Level 7 Power: 12 Health: 5/13 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* *Deals Poison +1* 20 years old Male Human Knight Level: 5 Power: 9 Defense: 3 6 Health: 14/14 Gold: 105 Equipment: Steel Sword *Poison +1*(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 "Sorry, guys..." Kianu Level 5 Female Satyr Cleric *Immune to Poison up to 1* *Listens to Darksten* HP: 10/10 (6+3) Ether: 8/13 (6+3+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 determine Battle Order. Everyone else, please choose an action.

A Shadeux guard walks into the hall and posts a notice on the board, not really caring for a drink or the non-demon. The guard nods in approval, then leaves. QM Note: Quest begins tomorrow! You've got time to shop and finalize whatever needs finalizing. Best of luck, everyone!

Thank you for the kind words! The event will begin in October, but Sign Ups for the individual quests will be in mid-late September, so you have lots of time to get ready! As well, we currently have five relatively short one-off quests planned for the event. There will be more info released as we count down to Halloween, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy the teaser, we're just dying to get this started.

Karie simply glares at Heckz.

Karie shakes her head in disagreement towards her grandfather. "I don't think that's everything I want to hear, Sorrow. Provost, something is missing from the picture, mainly you. I became aware of this shortly after entering the school, that you were the only one to escape. How is it that you, and you alone, out of all the faculty and students, managed to escape? Further more, the faculty made it more than clear that you seem so intent on keeping the death of one Isabeau Carpenter under the proverbial rug. Why?" Karie glared at the provost, trying to read him.

Current Sign Ups for Quest 103: Alfendi Lupine Strikes Again! Hoke Ablesword, 32.25 Mystic Knight (UsernameMDM) Guts Holla, Level 31 1/4 Alchemist (Scubacarrot) Thormanil Nihai, Level 37.5 Dragoon (swils) Alexandar Vandagant, Level 21 2/3 Hunter (Wedge09) Alexandre LeChevalier, Level 27.33 Black Knight (Capt.JohnPaul) Drake Flamerobe, Level 11.5 Knight (xxlrocka) Arthur Justus Regulus VII, Level 32.75 Skirmisher (Flipz) Lind Whisperer, Level 1 Rogue (Lind Whisperer) Grimwald Gjinko, Level 16 Sage (LordoftheNoobs) FINAL CALL! Chosen Heroicans will be posted later toady.

You're thinking of Drucilla. I should know, I've been with her for six months. Hél's legs are from the new Castle Wizard, I believe. He comes in the set with the Dragon.

Thanks, Jimbee! Sandy more or less said he was using them as a one off, and since I'm nabbing Sorsha as my second character, I figured I might as well write out some backstory and tie it together with a pre-existing NPC; Abbott Watt. I'm hoping to host a quest with them, but it won't be for a while. It'll most likely be after October. Speaking of October, a I'll state a few of us QM's are working on something to commemorate Halloween. More info to come!

For the most part I liked what I saw in 98! I thought the plot was good, your characters entertaining and your sets as always excellent. However, I will note that the pacing was off and I felt it dragged a lot. I found it hard to believe the quest was about three months long, and that certain parts felt unnecessarily long. It killed the creepy atmosphere you were clearly trying to build. Also, some of the fights were almost brutally tough. The Shades during the first fight were quite difficult for the party. Perhaps weening off the immunities would've made it better and more accessible. Other than that, I don't got any real solid gripes, nothing really got under my skin, just things I felt could've been done a bit better. I liked what I saw, Pie, well done!

Scheherezade pour's Lind a drink as she contemplates. "If I knew anything about his tactics do you think I'd be behind here? Most people know he has a gang who's assisted him on robberies, and he's also never killed anyone. As for an image, here's what the newspaper headings make him out to look like. Of course, this is an artist's illustration, so who knows how accurate the damn thing is." She passes him the newspaper, mumbling about crime and professions as she begins to scrub the bar down. A small blurb shows the master thief's mugshot, even if a little rough looking.

The bartender laughs amusingly. "You're looking at her, son. What can I get you? Drinks are on the house."

Byblos looks at the young man standing in front of his desk, placing his copy of "Pyrian Tragedy and Comedy: A Guide" down and looking at the rogue while rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Quite late, indeed, young man, I should be getting to bed soon. However, you won't find any information on Alfendi Lupine in any book, seeing as how he's a well known, current criminal and his life is quite a mystery, but many newspaper clippings and eye witness accounts have stated him to be a dangerous and cunning foe, yet with a flair for the finer things. Let me see if I can recall what I've read. Before Ulric Wolfkin had made his mark with the Wolfgang, Alfendi Lupine had one of the Watch's biggest bounties. The "Gentleman Thief" would always leave calling cards to his victims before he would rob them, and usually he had little problems stealing what he wanted. When he set his sights on Eubric's high society, he usually got what he wanted. For awhile he affiliated with the Wolfgang, most likely after his grandson joined, weaselling his way through the ranks until recently, when he and some of his followers left Ulric for an unknown reason. Some say he felt he wasn't getting his fair share, others claim it came down to politics. One way or another, Alfendi Lupine slipped out and with his crew left Eubric for the countryside. I hope that helps, but Scherezade in the Saloon would most likely be of more assistance if your looking to know about modern events." Byblos yawns, clearly ready for bed.

A young man walks into the library, dressed in plain but durable clothing. It had some patterns around the collar and pouches on the front. He set his crook off to the side as he approached the metasimian. "Hail, sir! My name is Sven, and I come from the Sheep Tribe. I was wondering if you have seen this book before? I'm not quite sure the full contents of it, myself, but I've been told it's called "Among the Sheep Tribe". I recognized markings indicating it had Sheep Tribe heritage on it, and purchased it rather foolishly. You see... is it possible you could read to me some of it? At least the first little bit? I... can't say my reading abilities are any good..." He hands him the book and opens to the first few pages.

Suggested order of battle: Hoang Anh vs. Lolth- Crit. (4x2+5=13 Poisoned by 1!) >Darksten vs. Caustic Crawler B- Damage (5/2-2=1 Poisoned by 1!) Deus vs. Spectral Spinner- Aim (3 damage. KO!) >Kianu vs. Caustic Crawler A- Crit (No Damage) Lolth and Darksten- 1 damage Spider Egg hatches into Itsier Bitsier Spider! With the party recuperated, they go back into action, Hoang striking Lolth's legs, causing her to panic. Darksten isn't as lucky, and is stung by one of the spiders, poisoning him yet again. Deus wipes the Spectral Spinner off the map while Kianu tries to keep the other spider at bay. As the party's busy with their opponents, the egg the queen laid hatches, and a rather large, hairy spider burst out of it, looking ready to get into the fray. "My children... devour these fools!!" "<We seek to serve our queen.>" Caustic Crawler A Level 5 Vermin *Deals Poison 1* HP: 20/20 Special: Potent Poison- The amount of poison Caustic Crawler A deals is increased by 1. Passive Special: Poisonous Attacks- Caustic Crawler B's attacks deal the poison 1 effect. If increased, the poison resets to one once Caustic Crawler rolls Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts "<We seek to please our queen>" Caustic Crawler B Level 5 Vermin *Deals Poison 1* HP: 20/20 Special: Potent Poison- The amount of poison Caustic Crawler A deals is increased by 1. Passive Special: Poisonous Attacks- Caustic Crawler B's attacks deal the poison 1 effect. If increased, the poison resets to one once Caustic Crawler rolls Damage. Drops: Smelling Salts "HARMING THE QUEEN IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH!!!" Lolth, Queen of Murkwood *Poisoned by 1* Level 12 Dark Beast HP: 56/70 SP: 1 Special 1: Mother of Spiders- Lays 1 Spider Egg Special 2: Injection- Lolth Deals 5 damage and poison by 3. *Specials Alternate Drops: Rangers Quiver, Spider String Bow (WP: 4, Dark elemental Bow), Phoenix Essence x2, Mythrill Shard "<Yum, yum!>" Itsier-Bitsier Spider Level 5 Vermin HP: 15/15 Specials: Sloth Snare- The target is slowed. Drops: Floral Bomb The Party Deus Spiranius (Lego Spy) 23 year old male human Ranger Level: 3 Power: 6 Defense: 1 Health: 8/8 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 7 Power: 12 Health: 8/13 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* *Deals Poison +1* 20 years old Male Human Knight Level: 5 Power: 9 Defense: 3 6 Health: 14/14 Gold: 105 Equipment: Steel Sword *Poison +1*(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 "Ew, that thing is gross and huge and hairy!!" Kianu Level 5 Female Satyr Cleric *Immune to Poison up to 1* *Listens to Darksten* HP: 10/10 (6+3) Ether: 9/13 (6+3+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 determine Battle Order. Everyone else, please choose an action.

Karie waves her hand at the satyr, acknowledging him. "Hi."