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Ezeran expends his ether reserves to provide a ladder which the Party quickly scrambles up. At the top they reach the Aludel, a vast segmented tower of glassware. The walls being thick with condensation provide some grip for climbing. Peering over the edge far below the Party can see a dimly lit orange pool. Above them bright points of light flicker in and out darting here and there as faint singing filters downwards. "Ding dong the Lizard's dead! Which old Lizard? The wicked Lizard! Ding dong..." Ezeran refreshes himself with a grand tonic as Torald rushes to his side to provide support as the extended spell casting takes its toll on the mage. Party: Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human Mage Level 12.5 *Absorbs darkness* *Immune to wood* *Enemies that hits Ezeran becomes slowed* Power Bonus: 0 (Spellpower: +2) Defense: 3 Health: 16/16 Ether: 15/16 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone), Sneezing Demon (SP:2; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood; suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), 3x Potion, Remedy X3, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Pick Axe, Trickster’s Baubel (WP:5, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Ruby

Ezeran looks up and figures it would cost him 8 Ether to reach the top. Would he do it?

Ezeran begins to cast a wood spell to create a bridge extending across the acid. Due to their being no organic material for Ezeran to manipuate the mage ends up using 4 Ether. The party reaches the base of the other valve and are presented with a towering shaft, the walls of which are extremely smooth and offer no purchase for climbing. How will the party proceed upwards? Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human Mage Level 12.5 *Absorbs darkness* *Immune to wood* *Enemies that hits Ezeran becomes slowed* Power Bonus: 0 (Spellpower: +2) Defense: 3 Health: 16/16 Ether: 8/16 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone), Sneezing Demon (SP:2; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood; suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), 3x Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy X3, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Pick Axe, Trickster’s Baubel (WP:5, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Ruby

We're about to find out!

Ezeran only notes the unreactive soot and ash within the chamber

A repugnant odor rises up to greet the mage, the solution below seems acidic. QM Note: Fixed. From the temperature of the surrounding air, Petaldan ascertains the fluid is probably room temperature.

Timothy heals up the party as the group moves on towards the Claisen Flask. Moving through the cavern, the party finds no evidence of any eggs, though it does note a pile of ash and soot gathered into some sort of bed, presumably the Salamander's sleeping chamber. Strands of the haunting music play through the air ahead of them as the Party comes to a steep drop off in the glassware, below them a pool of green yellow liquid. The exit of the flask seems currently unassailable given their current position. QM Note: Party's position marked with X Party Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric) *Party Leader* 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight *Immune to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified** Level 10 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 7 Health: 21/21 Gold: 0 Equipment: Slimy Sword (WP:10, can be split into several weaker Slimy Swords or combined with other Slimy Swords to increase WP and split apart again at any time, longsword), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear) Inventory: 4 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bedroll, Crucible Treasure (Worth 3000 Gold), Smoke Bomb, Emerald, Fire Bomb Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human Mage Level 12.5 *Absorbs darkness* *Immune to wood* *Enemies that hits Ezeran becomes slowed* Power Bonus: 0 (Spellpower: +2) Defense: 3 Health: 16/16 Ether: 12/16 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone), Sneezing Demon (SP:2; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood; suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), 3x Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy X3, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Pick Axe, Trickster’s Baubel (WP:5, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Ruby Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male human Barbarian Level 10.5 Power Bonus: 7 Defense: 3 Health: 19/19 Gold: 76 Equipment: Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone). Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; footwear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), , 6 Potions, Mead X7, Phoenix essence, Tiger Balm, Spark Hammer (WP: 8 Lightning & Wood elemental Hammer. Double WP against flying and mechanical), 2 Venom, Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.), Fire Bomb Hunkan Silvertoss (BountyBeast) 53 year old male dwarf Rogue *Immune to Blinded* Level 5 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 11/11 Gold: 19 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP: 5; Longsword), Goggles (Provides immunity to Blinded effect, Headwear) Inventory: Potion, Venom, Phoenix Essence, Nostrum, Longsword (WP: 3), Remedy, Fire Bomb Kid Reddson (dum) 19 Male Human (1/4 Leprechaun) Ranger *Immune to Poisoned & Bleeding* Level 2 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 7/7 Gold: 0 Equipment: Crossbow (WP 3), Sterile Gloves (Grants Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding effects, Handwear) Inventory: 3 Smoke Bomb, 2 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bed Roll, Venom, Fire Bomb Timothy Evergreen (Rider Raider) 23 year old male satyr Cleric Level 2 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 10/10 Ether: 1/6 Defense: 0 Gold: 0 (3 owed to Monk Pretzel) Equipment: Broomstick (WP: 3 Broom) Inventory: Remedy, Potion, Mead, Tonic, Phoenix Essence

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Torald swings his glaive again, but this time the Salamander is ready for him. Dodging agily out of the barbarian's attack, the monster prepares to engulf the party in an inferno of twisting flames! Ezeran face graven, steps forward, his staff held forth and lets loose another blast of botanical power felling the beast just as a jet of flame nearly incinerates the mage. The chamber grows quiet as the flickering fire running along the Salamanders body slowly dies out. Round 4 of the Burning Bottle: Torald vs. Salamander - Special Damage (Countdown -1) >Ezeran vs. Salamander - Spell (44 Damage, -1 Ether) >Petaldan vs. Salamander >Hunkan vs. Salamander >Timothy heals Kid >Kid vs. Salamander THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS! Party Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric) *Party Leader* 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight *Immune to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified** Level 10 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 7 Health: 21/21 Gold: 0 Equipment: Slimy Sword (WP:10, can be split into several weaker Slimy Swords or combined with other Slimy Swords to increase WP and split apart again at any time, longsword), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear) Inventory: 4 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bedroll, Crucible Treasure (Worth 3000 Gold), Smoke Bomb, Emerald Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human Mage Level 12.5 *Absorbs darkness* *Immune to wood* *Enemies that hits Ezeran becomes slowed* Power Bonus: 0 (Spellpower: +2) Defense: 3 Health: 16/16 Ether: 12/16 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone), Sneezing Demon (SP:2; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood; suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), 3x Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy X3, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Pick Axe, Trickster’s Baubel (WP:5, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male human Barbarian Level 10.5 Power Bonus: 7 Defense: 3 Health: 19/19 Gold: 76 Equipment: Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone). Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; footwear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), , 6 Potions, Mead X7, Phoenix essence, Tiger Balm, Spark Hammer (WP: 8 Lightning elemental Hammer. Double WP against flying and mechanical), 2 Venom, Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Hunkan Silvertoss (BountyBeast) 53 year old male dwarf Rogue *Immune to Blinded* Level 5 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 7/11 Gold: 19 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP: 5; Longsword), Goggles (Provides immunity to Blinded effect, Headwear) Inventory: Potion, Venom, Phoenix Essence, Nostrum, Longsword (WP: 3), Remedy Kid Reddson (dum) 19 Male Human (1/4 Leprechaun) Ranger *Immune to Poisoned & Bleeding* Level 2 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 5/7 Gold: 0 Equipment: Crossbow (WP 3), Sterile Gloves (Grants Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding effects, Handwear) Inventory: 3 Smoke Bomb, 2 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bed Roll, Venom Timothy Evergreen (Rider Raider) 23 year old male satyr Cleric Level 2 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 10/10 Ether: 4/6 Defense: 0 Gold: 0 (3 owed to Monk Pretzel) Equipment: Broomstick (WP: 3 Broom) Inventory: Remedy, Potion, Mead, Tonic Party Leader, please divide the loot. Loot: Phoenix Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health during a battle.) Fire Bomb (Causes 5 fire-elemental damage to all enemies. Ruby

"Miss Nerwen, I do indeed have one of those mushrooms." The ogre spotted the heavy axe the minstrel carried. "Perhaps I could take that load off yer back for ya."

Torald again wounds the Salamander with a tremendous blow nearly felling it. The battle looks to be nearly over but the fiery elemental gathers its strength and rushes at the party dealing scorching damage to nearly all the remaining Party members. The heat is nearly unbearable at this point. Round 3 of the Burning Bottle: Torald vs. Salamander - Frenzy (50 Damage, made Fragile) >Ezeran vs. Salamander - Special Damage (Countdown -1) Petaldan vs. Salamander - Damage (0 Damage) Hunkan vs. Salamander - Damage (4 Damage) >Kid vs. Salamander - Damage (2 Damage) >Timothy vs. Salamander - Miss Enemy Salamander *Immune to Slowed, Stunned, and Sealed* *Fragile 3 Rounds remaining* *Weakened 2 Rounds remaining* Type: Fiery Level: 8 Health: 6/200 Special I: Countdown (1/5) – The Salamander takes a deep breath, preparing a Raging Infero. It takes 5 deep breaths for the special attack to be ready. Special II: Raging Inferno – Causes 40 fire-elemental damage to all opponents. Used after the Countdown hits zero. Passive Special: Inevitable Destruction - The Countdown will automatically decrease by 1 every second round. Drops: Ruby, Phoenix Essence, 4 Fire Bombs Party Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric) *Party Leader* 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight *Immune to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified** Level 9 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 7 Health: 20/20 Gold: 0 Equipment: Slimy Sword (WP:10, can be split into several weaker Slimy Swords or combined with other Slimy Swords to increase WP and split apart again at any time, longsword), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear) Inventory: 4 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bedroll, Crucible Treasure (Worth 3000 Gold), Smoke Bomb, Emerald Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human Mage Level 12 *Absorbs darkness* *Immune to wood* *Enemies that hits Ezeran becomes slowed* Power Bonus: 0 (Spellpower: +2) Defense: 3 Health: 16/16 Ether: 11/16 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone), Sneezing Demon (SP:2; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood; suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), 3x Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy X3, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Pick Axe, Trickster’s Baubel (WP:5, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male human Barbarian Level 10 Power Bonus: 7 Defense: 3 Health: 19/19 Gold: 76 Equipment: Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone). Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; footwear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), , 6 Potions, Mead X7, Phoenix essence, Tiger Balm, Spark Hammer (WP: 8 Lightning elemental Hammer. Double WP against flying and mechanical), 2 Venom, Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Hunkan Silvertoss (BountyBeast) 53 year old male dwarf Rogue *Immune to Blinded* Level 4 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 6/10 Gold: 19 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP: 5; Longsword), Goggles (Provides immunity to Blinded effect, Headwear) Inventory: Potion, Venom, Phoenix Essence, Nostrum, Longsword (WP: 3), Remedy Kid Reddson (dum) 19 Male Human (1/4 Leprechaun) Ranger *Immune to Poisoned & Bleeding* Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 4/6 Gold: 0 Equipment: Crossbow (WP 3), Sterile Gloves (Grants Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding effects, Handwear) Inventory: 3 Smoke Bomb, 2 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bed Roll, Venom Timothy Evergreen (Rider Raider) 23 year old male satyr Cleric Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 9/9 Ether: 3/5 Defense: 0 Gold: 0 (3 owed to Monk Pretzel) Equipment: Broomstick (WP: 3 Broom) Inventory: Remedy, Potion, Mead, Tonic Party Leader, please give a Battle Order. Party Members, please state your actions and the row from which you are performing it.

Torald goes into another Frenzy dealing out tremendous damage to the Salamander. The rest of the Party ends up missing their target as the chamber considerably increases in temperature. Round 2 of the Burning Bottle: Torald vs. Salamander - Frenzy (50 Damage, Weakened) >Ezeran vs. Salamander - Miss Petaldan vs. Salamander - Special Damage (Countdown -1) Hunkan vs. Salamander - Miss >Kid vs. Salamander - Special Damage (Countdown -1) >Timothy vs. Salamander - Miracle (+4 HP, to Timothy, +2 HP to Hunkan, -2 Ether) Inevitable Destruction: Countdown -1 Enemy Salamander *Immune to Slowed, Stunned, and Sealed* *Fragile 2 Rounds remaining* *Weakened 3 Rounds remaining* Type: Fiery Level: 8 Health: 56/200 Special I: Countdown (2/5) – The Salamander takes a deep breath, preparing a Raging Infero. It takes 5 deep breaths for the special attack to be ready. Special II: Raging Inferno – Causes 40 fire-elemental damage to all opponents. Used after the Countdown hits zero. Passive Special: Inevitable Destruction - The Countdown will automatically decrease by 1 every second round. Drops: Ruby, Phoenix Essence, 4 Fire Bombs Party Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric) *Party Leader* 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight *Immune to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified** Level 9 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 7 Health: 20/20 Gold: 0 Equipment: Slimy Sword (WP:10, can be split into several weaker Slimy Swords or combined with other Slimy Swords to increase WP and split apart again at any time, longsword), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear) Inventory: 4 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bedroll, Crucible Treasure (Worth 3000 Gold), Smoke Bomb, Emerald Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human Mage Level 12 *Absorbs darkness* *Immune to wood* *Enemies that hits Ezeran becomes slowed* Power Bonus: 0 (Spellpower: +2) Defense: 3 Health: 16/16 Ether: 11/16 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone), Sneezing Demon (SP:2; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood; suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), 3x Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy X3, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Pick Axe, Trickster’s Baubel (WP:5, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male human Barbarian Level 10 Power Bonus: 7 Defense: 3 Health: 19/19 Gold: 76 Equipment: Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone). Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; footwear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), , 6 Potions, Mead X7, Phoenix essence, Tiger Balm, Spark Hammer (WP: 8 Lightning elemental Hammer. Double WP against flying and mechanical), 2 Venom, Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Hunkan Silvertoss (BountyBeast) 53 year old male dwarf Rogue *Immune to Blinded* Level 4 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 10/10 Gold: 19 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP: 5; Longsword), Goggles (Provides immunity to Blinded effect, Headwear) Inventory: Potion, Venom, Phoenix Essence, Nostrum, Longsword (WP: 3), Remedy Kid Reddson (dum) 19 Male Human (1/4 Leprechaun) Ranger *Immune to Poisoned & Bleeding* Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 6/6 Gold: 0 Equipment: Crossbow (WP 3), Sterile Gloves (Grants Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding effects, Handwear) Inventory: 3 Smoke Bomb, 2 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bed Roll, Venom Timothy Evergreen (Rider Raider) 23 year old male satyr Cleric Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 9/9 Ether: 3/5 Defense: 0 Gold: 0 (3 owed to Monk Pretzel) Equipment: Broomstick (WP: 3 Broom) Inventory: Remedy, Potion, Mead, Tonic Party Leader, please give a Battle Order. Party Members, please state your actions and the row from which you are performing it.

Torald rushes forward in a Frenzy and catches the Salamander in the shoulder with his glaive for a debilitating strike. Ezeran follows up with a blast of flower power, pushing the monster back. Petaldan takes up a defensive position as Hunkan darts in to stab at the beast with his long sword the blade nearly as tall as the dwarf himself. Kid fires off a round, but his shot only glances off as the Salamander retaliates knocking the Satyr cleric off his feet. Round 1 of the Burning Bottle: Torald vs. Salamander - Frenzy (25 Damage, made Fragile) >Ezeran vs. Salamander - Spell (44 Wood elemental damage, -1 Ether) Petaldan vs. Salamander - Sentinel >Hunkan vs. Salamander - Mug (19 Damage, 0 Gold stolen) >Kid vs. Salamander - Aim (6 Damage) >Timothy vs. Salamander - Damage (4 Damage) Enemy Salamander *Immune to Slowed, Stunned, and Sealed* *Fragile 3 Rounds remaining* Type: Fiery Level: 8 Health: 106/200 Special I: Countdown (5/5) – The Salamander takes a deep breath, preparing a Raging Infero. It takes 5 deep breaths for the special attack to be ready. Special II: Raging Inferno – Causes 40 fire-elemental damage to all opponents. Used after the Countdown hits zero. Passive Special: Inevitable Destruction - The Countdown will automatically decrease by 1 every second round. Drops: Ruby, Phoenix Essence, 4 Fire Bombs Party Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric) *Party Leader* 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight *Immune to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified** Level 9 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 7 Health: 20/20 Gold: 0 Equipment: Slimy Sword (WP:10, can be split into several weaker Slimy Swords or combined with other Slimy Swords to increase WP and split apart again at any time, longsword), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear) Inventory: 4 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bedroll, Crucible Treasure (Worth 3000 Gold), Smoke Bomb, Emerald Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human Mage Level 12 *Absorbs darkness* *Immune to wood* *Enemies that hits Ezeran becomes slowed* Power Bonus: 0 (Spellpower: +2) Defense: 3 Health: 16/16 Ether: 11/16 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone), Sneezing Demon (SP:2; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood; suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), 3x Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy X3, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Pick Axe, Trickster’s Baubel (WP:5, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male human Barbarian Level 10 Power Bonus: 7 Defense: 3 Health: 19/19 Gold: 76 Equipment: Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone). Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; footwear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), , 6 Potions, Mead X7, Phoenix essence, Tiger Balm, Spark Hammer (WP: 8 Lightning elemental Hammer. Double WP against flying and mechanical), 2 Venom, Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Hunkan Silvertoss (BountyBeast) 53 year old male dwarf Rogue *Immune to Blinded* Level 4 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 8/10 Gold: 19 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP: 5; Longsword), Goggles (Provides immunity to Blinded effect, Headwear) Inventory: Potion, Venom, Phoenix Essence, Nostrum, Longsword (WP: 3), Remedy Kid Reddson (dum) 19 Male Human (1/4 Leprechaun) Ranger *Immune to Poisoned & Bleeding* Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 6/6 Gold: 0 Equipment: Crossbow (WP 3), Sterile Gloves (Grants Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding effects, Handwear) Inventory: 3 Smoke Bomb, 2 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bed Roll, Venom Timothy Evergreen (Rider Raider) 23 year old male satyr Cleric Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 5/9 Ether: 5/5 Defense: 0 Gold: 0 (3 owed to Monk Pretzel) Equipment: Broomstick (WP: 3 Broom) Inventory: Remedy, Potion, Mead, Tonic Party Leader, please give a Battle Order. Party Members, please state your actions and the row from which you are performing it.

"I ssssaid leave." With the heroes bent on making their way via brute force the salamander blazes forth in a broiling firestorm. PREPARE FOR BATTLE! Enemy Salamander *Immune to Slowed, Stunned, and Sealed* Type: Fiery Level: 8 Health: 200/200 Special I: Countdown (5/5) – The Salamander takes a deep breath, preparing a Raging Infero. It takes 5 deep breaths for the special attack to be ready. Special II: Raging Inferno – Causes 40 fire-elemental damage to all opponents. Used after the Countdown hits zero. Passive Special: Inevitable Destruction - The Countdown will automatically decrease by 1 every second round. Drops: Ruby, Phoenix Essence, 4 Fire Bombs Party Paladin Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric) *Party Leader* 5-year-old male "wonder" Knight *Immune to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified** Level 9 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 7 Health: 20/20 Gold: 0 Equipment: Slimy Sword (WP:10, can be split into several weaker Slimy Swords or combined with other Slimy Swords to increase WP and split apart again at any time, longsword), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear) Inventory: 4 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bedroll, Crucible Treasure (Worth 3000 Gold), Smoke Bomb, Emerald Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus) 42 year old male human Mage Level 12 *Absorbs darkness* *Immune to wood* *Enemies that hits Ezeran becomes slowed* Power Bonus: 0 (Spellpower: +2) Defense: 3 Health: 16/16 Ether: 12/16 Gold: 0 Equipment: Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, Wind-elemental; staff), Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone), Sneezing Demon (SP:2; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood; suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Dagger (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; dagger), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory.), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), 3x Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy X3, Bedroll, Smoke Bomb, Pick Axe, Trickster’s Baubel (WP:5, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Torald Waruelf (Alfadas) 20 year old male human Barbarian Level 10 Power Bonus: 7 Defense: 3 Health: 19/19 Gold: 76 Equipment: Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), Tricorne (SP:3, headwear; suitable to anyone). Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; footwear.) Inventory: Ebony Scorpion Spear (WP:5, deals Poisoned-by-3; spear), Old and Rusty Greatsword (WP: 3), , 6 Potions, Mead X7, Phoenix essence, Tiger Balm, Spark Hammer (WP: 8 Lightning elemental Hammer. Double WP against flying and mechanical), 2 Venom, Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory.) Hunkan Silvertoss (BountyBeast) 53 year old male dwarf Rogue *Immune to Blinded* Level 4 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 8/10 Gold: 19 Equipment: Daugslyr (WP: 5; Longsword), Goggles (Provides immunity to Blinded effect, Headwear) Inventory: Potion, Venom, Phoenix Essence, Nostrum, Longsword (WP: 3), Remedy Kid Reddson (dum) 19 Male Human (1/4 Leprechaun) Ranger *Immune to Poisoned & Bleeding* Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 6/6 Gold: 0 Equipment: Crossbow (WP 3), Sterile Gloves (Grants Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding effects, Handwear) Inventory: 3 Smoke Bomb, 2 Potion, Phoenix Essence, Bed Roll, Venom Timothy Evergreen (Rider Raider) 23 year old male satyr Cleric Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 9/9 Ether: 5/5 Defense: 0 Gold: 0 (3 owed to Monk Pretzel) Equipment: Broomstick (WP: 3 Broom) Inventory: Remedy, Potion, Mead, Tonic Party Leader, please give a Battle Order. Party Members, please state your actions and the row from which you are performing it.

I can see your point and as a player that might have gone on the quest had sign-ups been allowed, I can see how it might miff some people. Though to be fair I did steal Rider Raider from the hall without sign-ups once Kappy was banned, partially because he was the only active new player in the hall and partially because I wanted to keep the flow of Quest 149 going.

"I have been here for assss long assss I can remember. What are eggssss. What issss eating? I am fire, I am flame, I am ssssmoke and ssssoot. If you have come to ssssteal my fire like the pointy hat, I will end you."

Whelp, looks like the next Fields party is doomed.

"I must pressssent an image of ssssolidarity againsssst the wisssspssss, lessss they think me weak... I never heard of thissss Cula... What issss gold?"

"Ah a traveler, can't say I blame you. Our kind is given to restlessness, a seekin' out for meanin'. We are often not content to merely exist but to understand the world around us, 'tis one of the reasons I left the southern kingdoms to begin with before I made my way here." The ogre sips from his tankard. "Tarok tribe, can't say I'm familiar with that one. Related to the deity himself?" "I believe Lehauros was a siblin' of Vorpalis, unfortunately I can't say much about him. As for Vorpalis, he had indeed been wronged by the King of Moone, but his tyranny approached madness and his lust for vengeance spilled over as I said to innocents. In the end he could not be reasoned with and the mob at hand was in no state to settle things peaceably, not to mention the dragon dabbled in some forms of mind control and bein' wrenched out of one's own consciousness and simply bein' an observer can be quite disconcertin' and some may say one of the deepest wrongs one can inflict upon another. I do not mean to minimize such an elder beasts reasonin's and ideologies to a small point, but the situation at hand did not lend itself to a solution of drawn out discussion."

Perception vs. Reality

At that moment, a flickering fiery shape emerges from the cavern ahead. A salamander slithers forth its body aflame. At their diminutive size the flaming elemental lizard towers over them like a small dragon. "You're sssstill here?"

QM Note: Wolfwind's borrowed equipment will be returned to it's rightful owners when the Party's stats are next recorded. In the meantime, welcome to Rider Raider. A sound can be heard from above and the Party notices that Wolfwind hadn't accompanied them into the next chamber. Some shouting is heard and a satyr comes tumbling down the pipes. Timothy Evergreen (Rider Raider) 23 year old male satyr Cleric Level 1 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 9/9 Ether: 5/5 Defense: 0 Gold: 0 (3 owed to Monk Pretzel) Equipment: Broomstick (WP: 3 Broom) Inventory: Remedy, Potion, Mead, Tonic,

A young man dressed in the colors of the Guild of Invision comes running into the hall, looking back and forth between a Satyr and the hulking Automaton, the young man grabs the Satyr by the shoulder and drags him out of the hall. "No time to explain, my master needs Heroica's help." QM Note: Timothy Evergreen (Rider Raider) has been selected to replace Wolfwind (Kappy) in Quest 149.

Gear will be returned to its rightful owners.

Skrall shakes Vindsval's hand. "Skrall, 'fraid I was never given another name by 'our' people. I haven't seen another of our kind in quite a while and ne're I believe within these halls in all my long years of service to Heroica. Are ya from 'round here, Vindsval? Please feel free to sit and tell me about yerself, like I said tis not often ya find one of yer own kind in a place like this. Firstly though, this is my friend Arthur Regulus and his companion Miirym." The ogre indicated the pair. "He was a dragon, though perhaps of different stock than yer sort. He believed vengeance was his, to the point of slaughtering the innocent. He was in one instance just and in the other unjust and it did not aid his case that his vengeance was founded in his earlier cowardice."