CMP

"Yes, Marga and Clan Aj-Khar insist we execute you, refusing what little of their army remains after General Gor went rogue otherwise. I do not think she will come, but Gor remains confident in your abilities. Karstaal is not dead...yet. I do not know if he will survive his wounds. Tra-Serral? I told her to remain guard...we will get this cleared up once we return outside the city. She should meet us there."

"We have Imaestym secured already, this was this their last holdout. This worm here..." Tarvalk motioned towards the half-conscious human on the ground. "....is their leader and sole survivor. For the moment. Word was sent to the other clan leaders when the attack started. If you have managed to get any of them on your side, their armies should be just outside the city walls. When we have finished things here, we will go to them. And then we will cross the bridge. We will kill every soldier. And we will free the last of our kin chained in their Kingdoms."

"No, no, you've got good reason not to ask...my stories just seem to be gettin' more and more ridiculous these days. Or maybe just significant...nah. Ridiculous about fits the bill." Atramor scratched his head as he waited for the party to finish their business in the bar. McCafferey dug her talons into his shoulder. ~'This city.....reeks of humanity.'~ The regulator just grumbled.

It's hard for Arx to make out anything with the thick smoke hanging over the city, but judging from the tops of smaller buildings comprising the palace, he estimates they fell roughly six stories. The heroes push their way into the door, to find a scene of chaos before them. Tarvalk is holding a man in red and black armor over the balcony, apparently forcing him to look down on the smoking ruins of Imaestym. Karstaal is lying in a pool of blood on the floor nearby, a shortsword buried in his side. A man in black is struggling to get to his feet, his front soaked in blood. "-what you have wrought, human." "We didn't want this," choked the soldier, difficult to hear with blood spilling from his mouth. "Speros is insane. He'd raze Baltarok to the ground.....thinks peace is impossible with you, but-" "You didn't want this.....do you take me for a fool, human? Maybe your forces are not attacking the city, but you stand here, watching your allies cut down thousands of orcs, and claim you are innocent?" "Couldn't....couldn't fight them. I thought Speros could see reason...I was repaying a debt. If I had known they were going to do this.....we tried to stop this...I tried to stop this....but..." the soldier coughed. "....when we get Valentino back, there's still a chance for-" "Peace? Our greatest city burns because of the blood lust of these Boulders, because of the apathy of you Lizards. There can be no peace, not if this is what you have to show for your skills of diplomacy, of your ability to keep order. How can there be peace when it is your army gathering around the bridge? You say you Lizards want to avoid war, yet on the other side of the river your king seems to be rounding up every last man with the intent to settle this grudge once and for all. We will fight to the death to defend our country. You will stop at nothing to finally rid the world of us. Peace is a lost cause. Even your nation seems to believe that." The soldier looked off into the distance, towards the towering bridge on the horizon, in stunned silence for a moment, before sighing one last time. "...I don't. I will die for the Fire Lizards, but I don't have to be the first of many." "You will be. Those who will do so face death through no faults but their own." Tarvalk seized the back of the soldier's head, ramming it violently into the balcony's railing with a crunch. His body slid to the floor in a heap. Tarvalk's side had been splattered in blood. The old orc looked determined and grim. "Valsar." He turned to the party, waving his arm at the mess on the floor. "This is where the war starts, heroes. For good or ill, you witness history in the making."

That's a skill you have to earn now, damn it.

Well that's just poor foresight on his part.

"Seems like that's the reaction to all my stories get these days..." mumbled Atramor, scratching his chin. "Maybe. All I know is that it's "ancient, all-powerful, all-knowin' races" leavin' behind crap like this that inspires a good chunk of the crazy bastards in this world. Frankly, as long as it remains sealed there's gonna be some nut tryin' to pry it open. I'd rather just get it over with and pop it open ourselves."

"Maybe we're not s'post to understand," shrugged Atramor. "Look what these bastards are doin' just to break inside onna these vaults. If this ancient race was smart enough to design vaults that gave the opener whatever the hell they wanted, they probably wouldn't've died out. Maybe they figured out they were just sowin' the seeds of chaos for the future and wised up. Try to learn too much and ya' end up half-mummified in a city sunken in a desert full'a demons over a book."

"...This isn't getting us anywhere. Heroes, I-" Guts abandons his fruitless negotiation, chucking it right at Tra-Serral's feet. She stumbles backward against the door, giving Guts a chance to get close, but with surprising strength, she grabs him by the front of his shirt, throwing him backward against the ground. She takes a step towards him, katar in hand, but then her figure distorts and disappears. Aside from a loud crash, the heroes can barely tell what's going on through the thick, billowing smoke... ...but when it clears, Tra-Serral is gone, along with Olmstyr. What will the party do?

A break for what? The door she's standing in front of?

Is Daffodil a Witcher reference? I'm sure I know that from somewhere. Atramor leaned against a nearby wall idly, watching everyone go about their business, McCafferey perched on his shoulder as usual. Despite the fact that atmosphere could surely turn hostile at any moment, the place reminded him a bit of the Hall. He turned his head sideways, towards Mortimer. "Anyone know where the hell this vault even came from?"

"I understand. But father is conducting business and does not wish to be disturbed." "We don't have time for this! This is my home, Tra-Serral, I won't be kept out of it!" Olmstyr again tried to force his way to the door, but Tra-Serral rammed her fist into his throat, pulling his sword from its sheath as he stumbled backward, casting it aside. "Stay. You have never known when not to interfere, Olmstyr."

"Inside." "Father said for others to be kept outside." The heroes could hear obvious signs of struggle from indoors. Olmstyr tried to push past Tra-Serral, but she merely leveled her katar at him. "Stay." "We're not leaving. We need to get to Karstaal, now! Tarok knows what's going on in there!"

QM is far more important to me than reward.

"Of course. If you'll excuse me, I must go ensure there is still order among the civilians..." Jaret left the party. Olmstyr led the heroes up to the study, a tall building that towered over any other in all of Imaestym. From here, the party had a clear, if darkened view of the smoking, devastated city. Tarvalk's reinforcements hurried to douse the raging fires, while survivors in hiding were pulled from the ruins of their homes, alive or otherwise. Olmstyr looked over the city with obvious grief. "This was my hometown once. Then my capital, my cause. Then my motivation. If Imaestym was to endure, I knew we had to try and maintain the peace, but....look at it now. The first casualty of another war. My city burned while we ran around trying to solve problems we couldn't fix. Maybe if I was here..." He looked back at the palace, full of fresh bodies, then closed his eyes. "Is war all we know? Is it all we ever can know?" The heroes approached the door to the study, to find Tra-Serral guarding the door. Olmstyr made for it at once, but she held out her gloved hand, speaking for the first time, voice unfeeling and hoarse under her hood. "Stay." What will the party do? The Party: Guts Holla (Scubacarrot) *Immune to Weakened, Fragile, Asleep, Confused and Blinded* *Immune to all elements* *Party Leader* 44 year old male human Raider Level 30.33 Power Bonus: +2 Health: 44/44 Defense: 4 Gold: 695 Equipment: Lifestealer (WP: 32, 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, Lightningand Ice Elemental Damage, footwear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Crocodile Armour (+4 Defense +Immunity to Water Magic, bodywear) Inventory: Stag Antlers (WP:10, Intimidation, halberd), Twin Sai (WP: 10, dual strike, dagger), Ambrosia 4x Mead, 2x Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 22x Grand Potion, 4x Health Core, 2x Elixir, 10x Remedy, 5x Smoke Bomb, 5x Deadly Venom, 2x Neutralizer, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Bedroll, 4x Mythril Shard, 15x Grating Stone, Crimson Serum (Grants Mutated Effect for one battle.), Arc Elixir, Blessed Amulet, Beholder's Eye, Cosmic Essence, Agni Bomb, Pugilist's Gloves (2+ Power, Immune to Weakened, handwear), Gold Chalice, Gold Bar, Black Pearl, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle) Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer (Played by swils) and Arx the Hatchling *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Asleep, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Bound, and Slowed* Level 35.25 Dragoon Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 8 Health: 58/58 Gold: 1713 Equipment: Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to bound, slowed, asleep, confused, fragile, weakened, and blinded effects)., Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: Weapons & Shields: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Thundering Totem (WP:9, lightning, axe), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Shishkebab (WP: 16, darkness-elemental, dual-strike, lance) Artefacts: Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water elemental damage) Consumables: Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom(2), Remedy (2), Jinxy Juice(1) (Q35), Fire Bomb(2), Milk(1), Potion(2), Venom(3), Lightning Bomb, Grand Potion(2), Smoke Bomb(2), Ice Bomb(1), Bones(3), Water Bombs(5), Mead(2), Tiger Balm(1), Neutralizer (1), Aquamarine, Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Amethyst., Mulled Wine, Elixir, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle) Misc.: Pickaxe, Shovel, Amethyst, Grating Stone, Teleportapple Haldor Skovgaard (Played by Scorpiox) *Immune to Stunned and Blinded* 34 year old male human Nord Shaman Level 31 Power Bonus: +4 Defense: 2 Health: 52/52 Ether: 28/42 Gold: 241 Equipment: Zoot er Isen (WP: 15, Ice and Light Elemental) Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, +4 Ether, Protects from Blindness), Scarlet Hood (+4 Power, Protects from Stunning), Shamanic Plate (Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2; Blood Ritual does double damage to the target; suitable to shamans only; bodywear) Weapons: Heavy Metal Rod (WP: 12, Water Elemental), Dualis Sceptres (WP: 13, darkness-elemental, Dual-Striking), Bear Claw Gloves (WP: 8, SP: 2) Artefacts: Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Protects from Weakening), Gladiator's Helmet (SP: 3), Ognar's Beard (+8 power, wearer enraged, headwear, suitable for men), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, Protects from Fragility), Consumables: Health Core (x2), Potion (x4), Remedy (x8), Venom, Tonic, Grand Tonic (x4), Ether Core, Smelling Salts, Mead, Grating Stone, Elixir, Cosmic Essence, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle) Inventory: Scutum Shield (SP: 9), Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Emerald Alexis Fenral (Masked Builder) *Immune to Blinded* *Counterstriking* 20 year old female elven Harlot Level 42.25 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 71/71 Gold: 722 GP: 9 Equipment: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, Suitable For Rouges), Ring of Sight (protects fromblinded), Counterstrike Gloves, Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles) Inventory: Steel fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff),, Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Smelly Hide (Suitable for barbarians and beast warriors, half damage from beasts and humanoids on Damage, bodywear), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (lightning), Fifty Shades of Bley, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Remedy, 2 Somas, 8 Water Bombs, 2x Lightning Bomb, 2x Fire Bomb, 3 Dirt Bombs, Smoke Bomb, 4x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Health Core, 4x Potion, Grand Potion, Nostrum, 9 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 9 Remedies, 7 Grand Potions, Skeleton Decoy, 8x Bone, Deadly Venom, 2 Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle. Consumable), Winged Sandals (artifact; footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), 2xTitan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), Mulled Wine, 2 Grating Stones, Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile), Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle) Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) *Immune to Stunned, Slowed, and Bound* 20 year old elf male Black Knight Level 25.66 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 Health: 43/43 Gold: 232 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 ;ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike, Poisoned -10), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10), Black Knight Armor (SP:4, protects from Stunned effect.), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear) Inventory: Potions (7), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb 3x, Fire Bomb, Feather Duster of DOOM (WP: 1), Eyepatch (Headwear: 1/2 chance to prevent blinded-effect. Costs 20 gold. A hero cannot equip more than 1 eyepatch) Deadly Venom x5, Tome of The Regret, Volatile Venom x4, Mead 2x, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Grand Potion 2x, Emerald (Wood), Mulled Wine, 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Ambrosia, 4 Grating Stones, Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle), Remedy x2, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle) Dyric Rone (Played by The Legonator) *Immune to all elements* *Lucky* *Steals 50% more gold* Level 24.66 Assassin Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 3 Health: 36/36 Gold: 2005 Equipment: Requiem (WP: 20; wood, light and darkness-elemental, ranged), Lucky Die, Tricorne (SP:3, Water, Wood, Earth, Ice, Fire, Wind, Lightning, Light, Darkness - elemental) Sticky Gloves (Increases amount of gold stolen by 50%; handwear) Inventory: Double Chain Whip (WP:10), Throwing Knife (WP:4, ranged, retrievable), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, Elixir, 2 Remedies, 3 Meads, Nostrum, 2 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Skeleton Decoy, 3 Mythril Shards (3/4 of a Mythril), Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold), Bone, Winged Sandals, Smelling Salts, Bedroll, Shovel, Banana (Restores full health to target), Diamond Lamp of Summoning (1/3 Uses Left), Tonic, Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), 1 Military Grade Light Bomb, 1 Military Grade Darkness Bomb, 3 Cosmic Essences, Mulled Wine, Soma, 2 Bones, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Magic Bompass Olmstyr (NPC, uncontrollable/takes suggestions) *Encouraged* *Enraged* 33 years old male orc Warden Level 29 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 46/46 Gold: 0 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 21, light-elemental, longsword), Traveller’s Cloak (SP: 1, backwear), Orc-Made Chainmail (Suitable for Olmstyr, SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear) Inventory: Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle)

I liked Ameribricks better. It was so in your face and outright annoying to so many people. It captured the very essence of April Fool's Day. I can't even tell what's different this time around.

Weapon, I would guess.

Atramor just grumbled at the bartender, returning to Ellaria and Mortimer. "Damn swill-slingin' cheapass....we should stop at the Silver Anvil before we hit the vault, mate. I'd like to see what this voucher's all about, and we should probably get rid of those weapons, too. Also, ya' never divvy'd up that gold and ruby from the warehouse."

The needle spun around to point at the wing of the palace Olmstyr specified as the study.

"They're a monastic order....supposedly. All we've run into are their agents, like the one you've just seen here. We can only assume they disagree with our views, as our only contact with them - if you can call it that - is them trying to kill several high-ranking members of our order. When they're not sending their own people to kill us, they're hiring Blue Assassins to do it for them, or they're pruning our network of contacts."

Sorry Scorpiox, I failed to account you're accumulating experience slower now. You're actually at level 30.75 as of the start of this battle. Round One of Wandering Shadows >Jaret is stunned >Thormanil is stunned >Alexandre uses Deadly Venom on Blademaster >Dyric vs. Pilgrim - Hit Shield: Grim Reaper - (No assassination) Alexis vs. Pilgrim - Kiss and Make Up (82 x 2 = 164 damage, Pilgrim enamored with Alexis) >Guts uses Clippard's Venom on Lifestealer >Guts vs. Pilgrim - Special Damage Extra Critical Hit (256 damage, Pilgrim KO'd) Olmstyr vs. Pilgrim - Haldor vs. Pilgrim - The Pilgrim easily avoids Dyric's arrow, but his dodging doesn't help him against Alexis, who leaves a deep cut on his arm. He fails to avoid Guts' single, brutal swing as well. THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS! Everyone gains experience. The enemies drop a Magic Compass. Party leader, how will the loot be divided? Magic Compass The Party: Guts Holla (Scubacarrot) *Immune to Weakened, Fragile, Asleep, Confused and Blinded* *Immune to all elements* *Party Leader* 44 year old male human Raider Level 30.33 Power Bonus: +2 Health: 44/44 Defense: 4 Gold: 695 Equipment: Lifestealer (WP: 32, 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, Lightningand Ice Elemental Damage, footwear), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Crocodile Armour (+4 Defense +Immunity to Water Magic, bodywear) Inventory: Stag Antlers (WP:10, Intimidation, halberd), Twin Sai (WP: 10, dual strike, dagger), Ambrosia 4x Mead, 2x Smelling Salts, Nostrum, 22x Grand Potion, 4x Health Core, 2x Elixir, 10x Remedy, 5x Smoke Bomb, 5x Deadly Venom, 2x Neutralizer, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Bedroll, 4x Mythril Shard, 15x Grating Stone, Crimson Serum (Grants Mutated Effect for one battle.), Arc Elixir, Blessed Amulet, Beholder's Eye, Cosmic Essence, Agni Bomb, Pugilist's Gloves (2+ Power, Immune to Weakened, handwear), Gold Chalice, Gold Bar, Black Pearl Thormanil Nihai, Dragonslayer (Played by swils) and Arx the Hatchling *Immune to Darkness, Wood, Asleep, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Blinded, Bound, and Slowed* Level 35.25 Dragoon Power Bonus: +1 Defense: 8 Health: 58/58 Gold: 1713 Equipment: Dragonsbane Lance (WP: 20, triple damage to enemies with 'Dragon' in their name, lance), Wooden Shield (SP:5, Null Wood), Bright Armor (SP: 3, Null Darkness), Winged Sandals (Wearer is immune to bound, slowed, asleep, confused, fragile, weakened, and blinded effects)., Medal of Glory (Wearer gains triple experience, accessory) Inventory: Weapons & Shields: Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, Spear, causes bleeding effect), Thundering Totem (WP:9, lightning, axe), Tongue on a Stick (WP:1, Miss -> "Aim"), Frozen Saber (WP: 9, longsword, Stuns enemies), Shishkebab (WP: 16, darkness-elemental, dual-strike, lance) Artefacts: Trickster's Mask of the Gender Swap (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Weredog (Accessory), Trickster's Mask of the Elf(Accessory), Aqua Gear (Wearer deals and is immune to water elemental damage) Consumables: Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom(2), Remedy (2), Jinxy Juice(1) (Q35), Fire Bomb(2), Milk(1), Potion(2), Venom(3), Lightning Bomb, Grand Potion(2), Smoke Bomb(2), Ice Bomb(1), Bones(3), Water Bombs(5), Mead(2), Tiger Balm(1), Neutralizer (1), Aquamarine, Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Amethyst., Mulled Wine, Elixir Misc.: Pickaxe, Shovel, Amethyst, Grating Stone, Teleportapple Haldor Skovgaard (Played by Scorpiox) *Immune to Stunned and Blinded* 34 year old male human Nord Shaman Level 31 Power Bonus: +4 Defense: 2 Health: 52/52 Ether: 28/42 Gold: 241 Equipment: Zoot er Isen (WP: 15, Ice and Light Elemental) Ethereal Cloak (SP: 2, +4 Ether, Protects from Blindness), Scarlet Hood (+4 Power, Protects from Stunning), Shamanic Plate (Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2; Blood Ritual does double damage to the target; suitable to shamans only; bodywear) Weapons: Heavy Metal Rod (WP: 12, Water Elemental), Dualis Sceptres (WP: 13, darkness-elemental, Dual-Striking), Bear Claw Gloves (WP: 8, SP: 2) Artefacts: Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Protects from Weakening), Gladiator's Helmet (SP: 3), Ognar's Beard (+8 power, wearer enraged, headwear, suitable for men), Heavy Armour (SP: 5, Protects from Fragility), Consumables: Health Core (x2), Potion (x4), Remedy (x8), Venom, Tonic, Grand Tonic (x4), Ether Core, Smelling Salts, Mead, Grating Stone, Elixir, Cosmic Essence Inventory: Scutum Shield (SP: 9), Shovel, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Emerald Alexis Fenral (Masked Builder) *Immune to Blinded* *Counterstriking* 20 year old female elven Harlot Level 42.25 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 71/71 Gold: 722 GP: 9 Equipment: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP: 20, damage divided between all enemies, Suitable For Rouges), Ring of Sight (protects fromblinded), Counterstrike Gloves, Medal of Glory (Artefact/Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles) Inventory: Steel fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff),, Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), Smelly Hide (Suitable for barbarians and beast warriors, half damage from beasts and humanoids on Damage, bodywear), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Sapphire (Wind), Topaz (lightning), Fifty Shades of Bley, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Remedy, 2 Somas, 8 Water Bombs, 2x Lightning Bomb, 2x Fire Bomb, 3 Dirt Bombs, Smoke Bomb, 4x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Health Core, 4x Potion, Grand Potion, Nostrum, 9 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 9 Remedies, 7 Grand Potions, Skeleton Decoy, 8x Bone, Deadly Venom, 2 Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle. Consumable), Winged Sandals (artifact; footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects), 2xTitan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), Mulled Wine, 2 Grating Stones, Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile) Alexandre le Chevalier (Played by Capt.JohnPaul) *Immune to Stunned, Slowed, and Bound* 20 year old elf male Black Knight Level 25.66 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 Health: 43/43 Gold: 232 Equipment: Sword of the Elven Blademaster (WP: 10 ;ignores SP, +1 gold per successful strike, Poisoned -10), Cross Heater Shield (SP: 10), Black Knight Armor (SP:4, protects from Stunned effect.), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects; footwear) Inventory: Potions (7), Bedroll, Smoke Bomb 3x, Fire Bomb, Feather Duster of DOOM (WP: 1), Eyepatch (Headwear: 1/2 chance to prevent blinded-effect. Costs 20 gold. A hero cannot equip more than 1 eyepatch) Deadly Venom x5, Tome of The Regret, Volatile Venom x4, Mead 2x, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Grand Potion 2x, Emerald (Wood), Mulled Wine, 1 fine Montresorian Wine, Ambrosia, 4 Grating Stones, Dapper Hat (Headwear, wearer has a 1/6 chance of becoming encouraged at the start of each battle), Remedy x2 Dyric Rone (Played by The Legonator) *Immune to all elements* *Lucky* *Steals 50% more gold* Level 24.66 Assassin Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 3 Health: 36/36 Gold: 2005 Equipment: Requiem (WP: 20; wood, light and darkness-elemental, ranged), Lucky Die, Tricorne (SP:3, Water, Wood, Earth, Ice, Fire, Wind, Lightning, Light, Darkness - elemental) Sticky Gloves (Increases amount of gold stolen by 50%; handwear) Inventory: Double Chain Whip (WP:10), Throwing Knife (WP:4, ranged, retrievable), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond, 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, Elixir, 2 Remedies, 3 Meads, Nostrum, 2 Venoms, Smoke Bomb, Skeleton Decoy, 3 Mythril Shards (3/4 of a Mythril), Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold), Bone, Winged Sandals, Smelling Salts, Bedroll, Shovel, Banana (Restores full health to target), Diamond Lamp of Summoning (1/3 Uses Left), Tonic, Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3, Immunity to Ice and Water, Bodywear, Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), 1 Military Grade Light Bomb, 1 Military Grade Darkness Bomb, 3 Cosmic Essences, Mulled Wine, Soma, 2 Bones Olmstyr (NPC, uncontrollable/takes suggestions) *Encouraged* *Enraged* 33 years old male orc Warden Level 29 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 46/46 Gold: 0 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 21, light-elemental, longsword), Traveller’s Cloak (SP: 1, backwear), Orc-Made Chainmail (Suitable for Olmstyr, SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear) Jaret (NPC, controlled by swils) *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, confused, hexed, enamored, and doomed* 26 years old male human Rogue Level 18.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 7 Health: 6/40 Gold: 3790 Equipment: Crimson Longsword (WP: 9, double damage to enemies with ether, longsword), Crimson Diplomat's Cloak (SP: 7, immune to poisoned, bleeding, and doomed, grants Diplomacy, suitable for members of the Crimson Crown, backwear), Metal Implant (+15 max health, immune to confused, hexed, and enamored, suitable for the mortally wounded, accessory) Inventory: 7 Crimson Venoms (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects for the duration of one battle) The Pilgrim stumbles back from Guts' strike, yet no blood escapes his open wounds. He stows his crossbow, giving an almost impressed look at the party before jumping right off the balcony into the blackness of the city below. Jaret coughs, standing. "...You have my thanks. The agents of the Wandering Silence are well trained...but I doubt they expected six well-prepared heroes to be protecting me." He tossed a vial of Crimson Venom to each party member. "A token of my gratitude...the Crimson Crown does not forget its associates. Not even those bearing the taint of ether, no offense to you, my friend."

"So I just paid you to hear how don't know anythin'."

"I already paid you for some damn information, which you failed to deliver. This is gonna make up for it," snapped Atramor intimidatingly, getting impatient.

"Know anything about a group called the Wolfgang?"

"Well, what the hell kinda information do ya' have?