CMP

Atramor chuckles; he and the archangel do nothing.

"Nazar ev paladins," stated Miderun dryly, as though her anger with them anchored Bobby's...experience. "I suppose...that is true," she sighed. "Nothing good came out of that. Instead, you..." She slowly looked back up at Bobby's mask, then shaking her head. "Caz Zar ser ash ez a malhzerun, asht serz caz Iar azh miderun dol ezakh..." Miderun was somewhat startled by the sudden appearance of the man, and she fixed a steely glare onto him as he greeted Bobby under the pretense of being...what, another demon worshipper?? "You deal with demons often?"

"The paladins that wronged us are long dead. It will not change what they are." "But you will be better than them, Vindsval. That I know." Miderun stares at the husk of her friend. "Bobby? You...said..." she trails off, distracted by the utter nothing behind his voice. Hers hardens. "You said in Spesiala a demon did this to you. Do you maybe...have...." Miderun's gaze turn into a furious glare quite suddenly. "Tarok gauzn iiv, Bobby, di nazarzh sar, what could it ever-" she looks away from the soulless mask. Unable or unwilling. It hardly matters. "Why did you do this?"

Atramor rubs his eyes, trying to rid his vision of the ray of light that was burned into them.The archangel does nothing, but twirls in the air, swiftly shaking Asmodeus' blood out of her wings. "That'll do it, I s'pose. Good shot, Catnip." Atramor finally bares his Mythril Claws, ripping into Vaelfor, twice, from the front row.

Round Four of Tarokin's Trouble >Olmstyr vs. Tarokai - Hit (91x4x2/2 = 364 damage, Olmstyr can declare an oath) >Skrall vs. Tarknal (Unlucky) - Special Damage Damage (48/2 - 11 = 13 damage, 12 insanity damage) >Boomingham vs. Tarokai (Shield) - Deflected Damage Deflected Damage (No deflect, Boomingham instant killed) Soryx vs. Tarvalk - Optimism (Soryx protected from free hits) >Nerwen heals Boomingham Skrall - Heal Less (42 health and 5 sanity restored, -1 ether) >Nerwen heals Aazy - Shield: Blood Ritual (Aazy and Olmstyr restored to full health, 5 sanity restored to everyone, 28 damage to Tarokai -1 ether) >Daske does nothing >Aazy does nothing >Thalion vs. Taerun (Broomstick) - Shield Hit (Taerun dodges) Tarokai poisoned by 10 and bleeding - (15 damage) Everyone recovers 1 sanity Olmstyr chops off another of Tarokai's tentacles, but it only seems to enraged the abomination. Boomingham, his mind reflexively struggling against the visions filling his vulnerable mind, fails to bring up his shield in time. The creature lurches towards him, throwing one of its warped limbs around his throat, and using those most similar to arms to pummel him, repeatedly, endlessly. The visions don't stop yet; he is floating in time, watching his kingdom age before his eyes in his absence. It is watching him. Homes burn. His castle, ransacked. King Boomingham becomes an icon of honorable sacrifice, briefly, before orcish holdouts seize his abandoned kingdom by the throat, throttling it. Undefended. Leaderless. Age crumbles his walls as his visage is defaced. Traitor. Where was he? It is watching him. He abandoned them. King Boomingham is vilified, and then forgotten. First by the poor, fleeing his kingdom. Then the nobles, squabbling over his empty hold. Then his family. The land withers, farmers dead or gone. Ivy overcomes his castle...no, his ruins. The pillars splinter and break. The kingdom is dead. And its king is made to watch, two hundred and fifty years of lost time. Is it a figment of his madness? It is watching him. Or is he watching history, the death of his legacy? It is a desperate relief when his eyes finally close and Irzerkutrah's hold on his mind goes slack. It has other prey to deal with. Tarknal avoids Skrall's bolt, striking him fiercely; Nerwen hurries to heal him, and, in a desperate bid to keep the rest of the party to succumbing Boomingham's fate, heals them, bolsters their hold on reality, and goes as far as to use Tarokai's inky black 'blood' to do it. Taerun, using Thalion's elven nimbleness against him, avoids his flyby on his broomstick. Thanks to Nerwen's efforts the party is holding steady, but Boomingham's absence is noticeable. SANITY - Against Irzerkutrah, the party must maintain its sanity. - Sanity recovers at a rate of 1 per round. Being healed with consumables recovers 3 sanity, being healed with healing magic recovers 5. - Irzerkutrah will find good use for insane heroes. If the entire party goes insane, the quest will fail. Enemies Tarvalk Level 40 Eldritch Demon Health: 270/414 Special: Warlord - Tarvalk gains 10 levels, and all allies deal one additional Free Hit at the end of the round. Passive Special I: Repulsive- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarvalk with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Repulsive Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tarknal *Was Lucky* Level 48 Eldritch Demon Health: 477/621 Special: Blind Seer - Tarknal deals the blinded- and sealed- effects and is lucky for the duration of the round. Passive Special I: Monster - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarknal with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Monstrous Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Taerun *Immune to all elements, sealed, blinded, weakened, confused, sleep, fragile, cursed, doomed, sudden death, poisoned and bleeding* *Nimble* *Lucky* Level 56 Eldritch Demon Health: 643/931 Special: Ruthless Pillager - Taerun steals all of his attacker's temporary effects and copies all permanent ones and immunities. If he has already done this, then he drains health equal to the attacker's level and returns health to himself equal to twice the amount taken. Passive Special I: Fiend - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Taerun with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Fiend Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Horrific Tarokai *Immune to jinxed* *Bleeding* *Poisoned by 10* *Weakened, 1 round* *Was Stunned* *1/6 chance to doom humans, hex greenskins, and kill Heroicans* Level 88 Eldritch Demon Health: 1364/2795 Special I: The Orc King - Tarokai gives himself a passive 1/6 chance to doom humans, 1/6 chance to hex greenskins, and a 1/6 chance to instantly kill Heroicans for the duration of the battle, and he then immediately attacks. Special: Inheritor - Tar-Valstyr deals damage equal to the average level of all allies divided equally among the party. One quarter of taken damage is also dealt as insanity damage. Passive Special I: Abomination- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarokai with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Abominable and Horrifying Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their maximum health on attacks and Free Hits. Party Nerwen Calmcacil, Champion of the North Kingdoms (Chromeknight) 265 year old female elven Shaman Level 42.4 *Immune to sealed* *Gains Double EXP* *Restoration* *Absorbs last element* *Counterstriking* *Hastened* *Party Leader* *SANITY: 78* Power bonus: +8 Defense: 1 Health: 64/64 Ether: 43/50 Gold: 293 Equipment: Mourning Star (WP: 10; fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), Lesser Ethereal cloak (SP:1, Max. ether +3, immune to sealed; backwear), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles; accessory), Chameleon Vest (Max. Health +10, the user becomes able to absorb the last element it was damaged with; bodywear), Counterstrike Gloves, Barbarians boots (natural respite becomes restoration) Inventory: Weapons: Nocturne Flute (WP:6; causes asleep-effect; instrument), Mutt's Flute (WP:10; inflicts Weakened-effect; instrument), Party Maracas (WP:4; user is hastened; instrument), Battered wooden flute (WP:6; Darkness-elemental; instrument), Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14; Light-Elemental, Meditate becomes hits; longsword), Bent Crowbar (WP: 8; 3x damage to Mechanic enemies; hammer), Singing Sword (WP 10; causes bleeding, longsword/instrument), Champion’s Voulge (WP: 14, gains 1 WP when the hero protects an ally by reducing or preventing Damage or Special Damage, axe) Artifacts: Leather armour (SP:1; Bodywear), Zap-Tap Badge (1/2 chance to Electric counterstrike an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; Accessory), Shield (SP: 5), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3; Immunity to Ice and Water; Bodywear; Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2; Immune to Blind), Seal of the Warrior Priestess (At the beginning of the battle the user has a 1/6 chance to be Transcended, a 1/6 chance to be Blessed, and a 1/6 chance to be Inspired; Accessory; Suitable for Paladins), Trickster's Mask of the Angel, Razor (user is Blessed and Immune to Bleeding, Enraged, and Encouraged; May take up any artifact slot; requires a shaved head), Helm of the Lord of Light (Immune to Light and Jinxed; headwear; Suitable for Knights), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Encore Plectrum (if the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.) Spell Items: Opal (2), Topaz (2), Diamond (2), Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald, Aquamarine, Ruby, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Hundred Hero Hymn (Inspired-effect to all allies for 10 ether; song), Consumables: Phoenix Essence (3), Potions (10), Grand potion (2), Tonics (3), Grand tonic, Ether Core, Ambrosia (4), Elixirs (2), Remedies (6), Neutralisers (2), Tiger Balm (3), Nostrum (2), Venom (4), Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Fire Bomb, Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bomb, Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bomb, Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Red Death Blood (Once applied to a weapon the first successful hit deals doomed, consumable) (2), Sushi (restores 5 health and ether), Feather of Lithe (user is nimble for three rounds, 1/3 chance to avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits), Grating Stone, Bright Polish (2), Meads (3), Mulled Wines (2), Health Core Tools/Treasure: Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, 3 Scrap Metal Thalion Dwinlas, Super Sleuth, School Inspector (-obelix-) 213 years old male elf Mystic Knight Level 34.5 *Immune to all elements, sealed, blinded, weakened, confused, sleep, fragile, cursed, doomed, sudden death, poisoned and bleeding* *Nimble* *SANITY: 71* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 45/45 Ether: 30/44 Gold: 1063 Equipment: Alpha and Omega (WP: 14, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether, Hollow [Grand Potion stored], staves), Ribcage Shield (SP:10; every time the wielder takes a hit, the shield loses one SP; gives immunity to Doomed and Sudden Death for as long the shield has SP left), Norgh Armor (SP:5, Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Ice, Water, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Earth damage and Sealed, Blind, Fragile, Weaken, Sleep and Confused, bodywear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding, handwear), Elven Boots (Wearer is permanently Nimble; suitable to elves; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Despair (WP: 21, darkness-elemental, physical attacks and spells deal double damage to enemies inflicted with any negative effects, staff), Nightfall (WP: 11, Darkness-elemental, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, Hollow [Grand Potion], dagger), Sleeper (WP: 4, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade [Grand Tonic], melee/throwing weapon), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP: 10, deals Stunned on successful hits, Hollow [Phoenix Essence]) Broomstick (WP:9, ranged), Handy Shield (SP:4, Immune to Blinded) Artifacts: Slightly Less Lucky Die (Randomly causes the Lucky or Jinxed effect when used, costs 3 ether), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing, headwear), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Heart Locket (Protects from Enamored-effect; accessory), Snake-Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent to Boomingham), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed-effect; accessory), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent to Nerwen), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with level less than half of the wearer's are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Dragoon's Helmet (SP:3, makes wearer absorb attacks of the element of their pet dragon, gaining health instead of damage; suitable for dragoons; headwear), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile, headwear), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies, backwear), Tin Helmet (Protects from Confused and Hexed effects; headwear), Sharkskin Hide (SP: 1, doubles water elemental spells, bodywear, suitable for mages, necromancers, chi monks, and weather mages), Vexing Vestaments (SP: 3, +8 max ether, the user can no longer heal undead to damage them, but healing humanoid, holy, and luminous enemies will now deal damage and inflict the hexed-effect, suitable for clerics and chi monks) Spell Items: Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), 3 Amethysts, (Diamond, Aquamarine, Opal, Garnet, lent to Tra-Serral), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Elemental Aura Consumables: Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the Encouraged, Lucky, Reinforced, and Blinded effects for the duration of one battle), Copy of The Eubric Herald (Gives the target the transcended and inspired effects for the duration of one battle), Kraken Fang (Grants hastened and reinforced effects when consumed), Grand Potion (7), Potion (4), Remedy (24), Mead (5), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Mulled Wine (4), Elixir (3), Ambrosia, Ether Core (2), Grand Tonic (6), Phoenix Essence (4), Bone (4), Smoke Bomb, Blind Bomb (2), Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb (2), Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Feather of White, Feather of Flight (2), Demon Repellent, Skeleton Decoy (2), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Mythril Shard, Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 at magic shops), 3 Scrap Metal Skrall, Krakenwhacker, Titan Smiter (Waterbrick Down) 81 year old male ogre Hunter Level 44.8 *Natural Respite* *Favors Humanoid and Dark enemies* *Immune to fragile, blinded, hexed, and confused* *Second Party Leader* *Lucky* *Encouraged* *SANITY: 43* Power Bonus: +2 WP for bows and crossbows Defense: 11 Health: 58/58 Gold: 3346 Equipment: Unlucky Crossbow (WP: 13, causes jinxed Effect, poisoned by 10), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Moone Greaves (SP: 3), Paper Doll (Immunity to Hexed) Inventory Weapons: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP,light,lightning,water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Giant Hammer (WP: 13, deals Confused); Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Axe of the Minotaur Champion (WP: 30, user is slowed and immune to hastened, axe) Artifacts: Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory), Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Immunity to Weakened), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent by Thalion), Vorpalis Talisman (1/3 chance of instantly resurrecting with 1 HP and 1 Ether upon being knocked out; accessory), Consumables: 3 Potions, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, 9 Meads, 7 Nostrums, 3 Remedy, 3 Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, 6 Bone, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, 2 Neutralizers, Letter of Recommendation, Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool) Lord Lawrence Boomingham, True Hero Who is Actually Worth Something (Zepher) 48 year old male human Vindicator Level 37.75 *Immune to darkness, fire, fragile, sleep, weakened, and blinded* *1/2 chance of being reinforced* *KO'D* Power Bonus: +5 on the front row Defense: 15 Health: 0/60 Gold: 365 Equipment: Scupperer (WP:17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Vest of Faded Trials (SP:8, 1/2 chance of granting reinforced effect at the start of every battle, Immune to Fragile; Suitable for Knights, Barbarians, Dragoons, Skirmishers, Regulators, Vindicators; bodywear and headwear), 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.), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Round Metal Shield (SP:7) Inventory: Weapons: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd), Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Frozen Saber (WP: 15; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), , Artifacts: Crown of the Desert King (SP:6; absorbs fire, wind, and earth; suitable for Boomingham only, headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), , Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent by Thalion) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song), Ethereal Diamond (Light-elemental spells deal the blinded-effect; one ethereal gem can be imbued in a weapon to deal the same effect) Consumables: Potion, 2x Remedy, 2x Phoenix Essence, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), 12x Mead, 4x Smelling Salt, 3x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Stun Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Bone, x2 Bright Polish, Tarok's Blood (The user deals double damage to humans and no damage to orcs for the duration of one battle), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Mythril Shard Olmstyr, Strakvaun (Controlled by Chromeknight) 35 years old male orc Vindicator Level 41.2 *Half Damage from Humans* *Immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid* *Zweihänder Grip* *SANITY: 41* *Encouraged* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 57/65 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 25, light-elemental, longsword), Strakvaun’s Longcoat (SP: 6, backwear, immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid, suitable for the Strakvaun), Orc-Made Chainmail (SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear, suitable for Olmstyr), The Righteous Hand (Vindicators in the party can use any of the oaths in the wearer’s inventory, handwear, suitable for vindicators) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Oath of Reclamation (Vindicator’s Oath: After the targeted enemy damages an ally, the enemy immediately becomes stunned, and the vindicator becomes encouraged.), Vindicator’s Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert class) Daske, Marykvaun (Controlled by Waterbrick Down) 21 years old female hobgoblin Dragoon Level 31.25 *Immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified* *SANITY: 57* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 53/53 Equipment: Dragon’s Tongue (WP: 20, pierces defense, wood-elemental, spear), Baltarok Buckler (SP: 15, shield), Marykvaun’s Greaves (SP: 5, immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified, legwear, suitable for the Marykvaun), Ally’s Shoulderguards (The dragoon absorbs all attacks that would knock out their dragon, accessory, suitable for dragoons), Ancient Dragoon Visor (Grants a dragoon's companion The Last of His Kind: Uses Fury from Above as its SHIELD and manifests its element early, headwear, suitable for the last Baltarok dragoon) Inventory: 3 Remedies Aazy, Aazuuldrahkcand (pet dragon controlled by Daske) 2 years old male dragon Hatchling Level 31.25 *The Last of His Kind* *SANITY: 25* Health: 31/31 Element: Wood Soryx Dourskull (Controlled by -obelix-) *Orderly* *Favors Demons* *Counterstriking* *Immune to darkness, ice, hexed, and confused* *SANITY: 60* 45 years old male wereviper Regulator Level 30 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 51/51 Gold: 326 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 25, wielder Favors Demons, deals poisoned by 7 and the cursed effect, greatsword), Riveted Charge (SP: 7, shield) Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level, suitable for Soryx, handwear), Pseudos’ Sash (The wearer is permanently Orderly, suitable for regulators) Inventory: Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Phoenix Essence, 2 Remedies, Health Core Everyone, please choose an action. Party leader, please create a battle order.

Miderun does a double take as she sees a figure slide through the shadows. Her hand moves to Orokuul's hilt noticeably...but she stops immediately upon recognizing the stranger's totes legit mohawk. She blinks at the figure she hasn't seen since the disaster in Spesiala. "...Bobby? What are you doing back there?"

"Paladin?" Miderun outlasted Vindsval's hug, no small task, and sat down, looking a bit suspicious now. "That word does not fit you. I know what a paladin is, and you are not one. Takanvy is the word for 'warrior healer' and I like that better. But your Wanderer seems like he is of the right mind." She shrugged. "This place need to be taught strength more than anyone. No king is going to solve their problems. Not even Tarokai could fix this kind of corruption. Maybe they need a less...." Miderun paused in the middle of laying her massive blade down on the table. "...a more...gentle hand. If so, then you are the one to do it, Vindsval." "Me? No. But a shield makes a nice counterbalance. And it might prevent this." She tugged at the bandages ensconcing her right arm. "I am not so reckless these days...but I am told I can become somewhat angry, and the Copper Fox, the tartirn of this Hall, he taught me to use it."

Oath of Reclamation is exhausted, the others aren't, and yes, they can have two active at once.

You're all on the back row and he's weakened.

"Trust me, there is little hunting," remarked Miderun as she pulled up a chair to Vindsval's table with a smile, punching the half giant in the shoulder in greeting. Or maybe to see if the armor was adequate enough. "The suulo just walk right up to you. How are you il cend? It seems as though both of us have taken up a shield."

Round Three of Tarokin's Trouble >Olmstyr vs. Tarokai - Special Damage: The Orc King (+1/6 to Tarokai's passives, no hex, 72/2/2 - 15 = 3 damage, 18 insanity damage) >Skrall marks Eldritch instead of Humanoids >Skrall vs. Tar-Valstyr (Unlucky) - Special Damage Hit Critical Hit Shield: Marking the Favored (89x2x6 = 1068 damage, Tar-Valstyr KO'd) >Boomingham vs. Tarokai (Shield) - Deflected Damage Deflected Damage (No deflect, no instant kill, no doom, 72/2/2 - 15 = 3 damage, 18 insanity damage) Soryx uses a Remedy on himself - (Negative effects removed) >Daske does nothing >Aazy does nothing >Thalion vs. Taerun (and Tar-Valstyr Tarokai, light) - Special Damage Special Damage: Ruthless Pillager (Taerun steals Thalion's luck, copies nimble and immunities) >Nerwen heals Boomingham - Heal Less (42 health and 5 sanity restored, -1 ether) >Nerwen heals Soryx - Heal (52 health and 5 sanity restored, -1 ether) Tarvalk uses free hit on Olmstyr - (40/2 - 15 = 5 damage, 10 insanity damage Tarknal uses free hit on Skrall - (48/2 - 11 = 13 damage, 12 insanity damage) Tarokai poisoned by 10 and bleeding - (15 damage) Horrific: Tar-Valstyr fuses with Tarokai (+1/4 level, +1/2 health, +special, +loot, +effects, immunity to negative effects), everyone takes 5 insanity damage Everyone recovers 1 sanity The party's luck runs out this round. Tarokai beefs himself up, and while his weakness keeps him from dealing much physical harm, this abominable reincarnation of the orc king drives Boomingham and Olmstyr nearly off the deep end. Taerun steals Thalion's considerable arsenal of effects, and Nerwen works to quickly keep everyone's bodies and minds intact as, with a single bolt from his crossbow, Skrall blows apart Tar-Valstyr in a mess of black ooze. But it's far from done. The ooze squiggly lines slide across the floor like a million tiny snakes moving in unison, slithering right into Tarokai's heels. The creature grows and morphs, more tentacles bursting from its sides tightening to hold together the struggling Tar-Valstyr and ferocious Tarokai as the former mutates into the side of the latter, a spectacle that threatens everyone's minds. The creature before them says nothing...and whirls its way back into the fray. "Somebody throw me a weapon so I CAN STAB THAT THING!!!!" cries Daske in horror. Aazy is slumped in a heap on the ground, sputtering something incoherently as he beholds the monstrosity before them. SANITY - Against Irzerkutrah, the party must maintain its sanity. - Sanity recovers at a rate of 1 per round. Being healed with consumables recovers 3 sanity, being healed with healing magic recovers 5. - Irzerkutrah will find good use for insane heroes. If the entire party goes insane, the quest will fail. Enemies Tarvalk Level 40 Eldritch Demon Health: 270/414 Special: Warlord - Tarvalk gains 10 levels, and all allies deal one additional Free Hit at the end of the round. Passive Special I: Repulsive- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarvalk with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Repulsive Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tarknal *Was Lucky* Level 48 Eldritch Demon Health: 477/621 Special: Blind Seer - Tarknal deals the blinded- and sealed- effects and is lucky for the duration of the round. Passive Special I: Monster - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarknal with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Monstrous Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Taerun *Immune to all elements, sealed, blinded, weakened, confused, sleep, fragile, cursed, doomed, sudden death, poisoned and bleeding* *Nimble* *Lucky* Level 56 Eldritch Demon Health: 643/931 Special: Ruthless Pillager - Taerun steals all of his attacker's temporary effects and copies all permanent ones and immunities. If he has already done this, then he drains health equal to the attacker's level and returns health to himself equal to twice the amount taken. Passive Special I: Fiend - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Taerun with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Fiend Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Horrific Tarokai *Immune to jinxed* *Bleeding* *Poisoned by 10* *Weakened, 2 rounds* *Was Stunned* *1/6 chance to doom humans, hex greenskins, and kill Heroicans* Level 88 Eldritch Demon Health: 1775/2795 Special I: The Orc King - Tarokai gives himself a passive 1/6 chance to doom humans, 1/6 chance to hex greenskins, and a 1/6 chance to instantly kill Heroicans for the duration of the battle, and he then immediately attacks. Special: Inheritor - Tar-Valstyr deals damage equal to the average level of all allies divided equally among the party. One quarter of taken damage is also dealt as insanity damage. Passive Special I: Abomination- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarokai with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Abominable and Horrifying Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their maximum health on attacks and Free Hits. Party Nerwen Calmcacil, Champion of the North Kingdoms (Chromeknight) 265 year old female elven Shaman Level 42.4 *Immune to sealed* *Gains Double EXP* *Restoration* *Absorbs last element* *Counterstriking* *Hastened* *Party Leader* *SANITY: 72* Power bonus: +8 Defense: 1 Health: 64/64 Ether: 45/50 Gold: 293 Equipment: Mourning Star (WP: 10; fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), Lesser Ethereal cloak (SP:1, Max. ether +3, immune to sealed; backwear), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles; accessory), Chameleon Vest (Max. Health +10, the user becomes able to absorb the last element it was damaged with; bodywear), Counterstrike Gloves, Barbarians boots (natural respite becomes restoration) Inventory: Weapons: Nocturne Flute (WP:6; causes asleep-effect; instrument), Mutt's Flute (WP:10; inflicts Weakened-effect; instrument), Party Maracas (WP:4; user is hastened; instrument), Battered wooden flute (WP:6; Darkness-elemental; instrument), Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14; Light-Elemental, Meditate becomes hits; longsword), Bent Crowbar (WP: 8; 3x damage to Mechanic enemies; hammer), Singing Sword (WP 10; causes bleeding, longsword/instrument), Champion’s Voulge (WP: 14, gains 1 WP when the hero protects an ally by reducing or preventing Damage or Special Damage, axe) Artifacts: Leather armour (SP:1; Bodywear), Zap-Tap Badge (1/2 chance to Electric counterstrike an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; Accessory), Shield (SP: 5), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3; Immunity to Ice and Water; Bodywear; Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2; Immune to Blind), Seal of the Warrior Priestess (At the beginning of the battle the user has a 1/6 chance to be Transcended, a 1/6 chance to be Blessed, and a 1/6 chance to be Inspired; Accessory; Suitable for Paladins), Trickster's Mask of the Angel, Razor (user is Blessed and Immune to Bleeding, Enraged, and Encouraged; May take up any artifact slot; requires a shaved head), Helm of the Lord of Light (Immune to Light and Jinxed; headwear; Suitable for Knights), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Encore Plectrum (if the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.) Spell Items: Opal (2), Topaz (2), Diamond (2), Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald, Aquamarine, Ruby, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Hundred Hero Hymn (Inspired-effect to all allies for 10 ether; song), Consumables: Phoenix Essence (3), Potions (10), Grand potion (2), Tonics (3), Grand tonic, Ether Core, Ambrosia (4), Elixirs (2), Remedies (6), Neutralisers (2), Tiger Balm (3), Nostrum (2), Venom (4), Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Fire Bomb, Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bomb, Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bomb, Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Red Death Blood (Once applied to a weapon the first successful hit deals doomed, consumable) (2), Sushi (restores 5 health and ether), Feather of Lithe (user is nimble for three rounds, 1/3 chance to avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits), Grating Stone, Bright Polish (2), Meads (3), Mulled Wines (2), Health Core Tools/Treasure: Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, 3 Scrap Metal Thalion Dwinlas, Super Sleuth, School Inspector (-obelix-) 213 years old male elf Mystic Knight Level 34.5 *Immune to all elements, sealed, blinded, weakened, confused, sleep, fragile, cursed, doomed, sudden death, poisoned and bleeding* *Nimble* *SANITY: 65* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 45/45 Ether: 30/44 Gold: 1063 Equipment: Alpha and Omega (WP: 14, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether, Hollow [Grand Potion stored], staves), Ribcage Shield (SP:10; every time the wielder takes a hit, the shield loses one SP; gives immunity to Doomed and Sudden Death for as long the shield has SP left), Norgh Armor (SP:5, Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Ice, Water, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Earth damage and Sealed, Blind, Fragile, Weaken, Sleep and Confused, bodywear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding, handwear), Elven Boots (Wearer is permanently Nimble; suitable to elves; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Despair (WP: 21, darkness-elemental, physical attacks and spells deal double damage to enemies inflicted with any negative effects, staff), Nightfall (WP: 11, Darkness-elemental, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, Hollow [Grand Potion], dagger), Sleeper (WP: 4, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade [Grand Tonic], melee/throwing weapon), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP: 10, deals Stunned on successful hits, Hollow [Phoenix Essence]) Broomstick (WP:9, ranged), Handy Shield (SP:4, Immune to Blinded) Artifacts: Slightly Less Lucky Die (Randomly causes the Lucky or Jinxed effect when used, costs 3 ether), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing, headwear), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Heart Locket (Protects from Enamored-effect; accessory), Snake-Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent to Boomingham), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed-effect; accessory), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent to Nerwen), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with level less than half of the wearer's are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Dragoon's Helmet (SP:3, makes wearer absorb attacks of the element of their pet dragon, gaining health instead of damage; suitable for dragoons; headwear), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile, headwear), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies, backwear), Tin Helmet (Protects from Confused and Hexed effects; headwear), Sharkskin Hide (SP: 1, doubles water elemental spells, bodywear, suitable for mages, necromancers, chi monks, and weather mages), Vexing Vestaments (SP: 3, +8 max ether, the user can no longer heal undead to damage them, but healing humanoid, holy, and luminous enemies will now deal damage and inflict the hexed-effect, suitable for clerics and chi monks) Spell Items: Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), 3 Amethysts, (Diamond, Aquamarine, Opal, Garnet, lent to Tra-Serral), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Elemental Aura Consumables: Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the Encouraged, Lucky, Reinforced, and Blinded effects for the duration of one battle), Copy of The Eubric Herald (Gives the target the transcended and inspired effects for the duration of one battle), Kraken Fang (Grants hastened and reinforced effects when consumed), Grand Potion (7), Potion (4), Remedy (24), Mead (5), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Mulled Wine (4), Elixir (3), Ambrosia, Ether Core (2), Grand Tonic (6), Phoenix Essence (4), Bone (4), Smoke Bomb, Blind Bomb (2), Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb (2), Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Feather of White, Feather of Flight (2), Demon Repellent, Skeleton Decoy (2), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Mythril Shard, Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 at magic shops), 3 Scrap Metal Skrall, Krakenwhacker, Titan Smiter (Waterbrick Down) 81 year old male ogre Hunter Level 44.8 *Natural Respite* *Favors Humanoid and Dark enemies* *Immune to fragile, blinded, hexed, and confused* *Second Party Leader* *Lucky* *Encouraged* *SANITY: 44* Power Bonus: +2 WP for bows and crossbows Defense: 11 Health: 45/58 Gold: 3346 Equipment: Unlucky Crossbow (WP: 13, causes jinxed Effect, poisoned by 10), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Moone Greaves (SP: 3), Paper Doll (Immunity to Hexed) Inventory Weapons: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP,light,lightning,water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Giant Hammer (WP: 13, deals Confused); Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Axe of the Minotaur Champion (WP: 30, user is slowed and immune to hastened, axe) Artifacts: Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory), Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Immunity to Weakened), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent by Thalion), Vorpalis Talisman (1/3 chance of instantly resurrecting with 1 HP and 1 Ether upon being knocked out; accessory), Consumables: 3 Potions, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, 9 Meads, 7 Nostrums, 3 Remedy, 3 Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, 6 Bone, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, 2 Neutralizers, Letter of Recommendation, Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool) Lord Lawrence Boomingham, True Hero Who is Actually Worth Something (Zepher) 48 year old male human Vindicator Level 37.75 *Immune to darkness, fire, fragile, sleep, weakened, and blinded* *1/2 chance of being reinforced* *Lucky* *SANITY: 27* Power Bonus: +5 on the front row Defense: 15 Health: 60/60 Gold: 365 Equipment: Scupperer (WP:17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Vest of Faded Trials (SP:8, 1/2 chance of granting reinforced effect at the start of every battle, Immune to Fragile; Suitable for Knights, Barbarians, Dragoons, Skirmishers, Regulators, Vindicators; bodywear and headwear), 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.), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Round Metal Shield (SP:7) Inventory: Weapons: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd), Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Frozen Saber (WP: 15; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), , Artifacts: Crown of the Desert King (SP:6; absorbs fire, wind, and earth; suitable for Boomingham only, headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), , Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent by Thalion) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song), Ethereal Diamond (Light-elemental spells deal the blinded-effect; one ethereal gem can be imbued in a weapon to deal the same effect) Consumables: Potion, 2x Remedy, 2x Phoenix Essence, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), 12x Mead, 4x Smelling Salt, 3x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Stun Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Bone, x2 Bright Polish, Tarok's Blood (The user deals double damage to humans and no damage to orcs for the duration of one battle), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Mythril Shard Olmstyr, Strakvaun (Controlled by Chromeknight) 35 years old male orc Vindicator Level 41.2 *Half Damage from Humans* *Immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid* *Zweihänder Grip* *SANITY: 35* *Encouraged* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 57/65 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 25, light-elemental, longsword), Strakvaun’s Longcoat (SP: 6, backwear, immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid, suitable for the Strakvaun), Orc-Made Chainmail (SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear, suitable for Olmstyr), The Righteous Hand (Vindicators in the party can use any of the oaths in the wearer’s inventory, handwear, suitable for vindicators) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Oath of Reclamation (Vindicator’s Oath: After the targeted enemy damages an ally, the enemy immediately becomes stunned, and the vindicator becomes encouraged.), Vindicator’s Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert class) Daske, Marykvaun (Controlled by Waterbrick Down) 21 years old female hobgoblin Dragoon Level 31.25 *Immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified* *SANITY: 51* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 53/53 Equipment: Dragon’s Tongue (WP: 20, pierces defense, wood-elemental, spear), Baltarok Buckler (SP: 15, shield), Marykvaun’s Greaves (SP: 5, immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified, legwear, suitable for the Marykvaun), Ally’s Shoulderguards (The dragoon absorbs all attacks that would knock out their dragon, accessory, suitable for dragoons), Ancient Dragoon Visor (Grants a dragoon's companion The Last of His Kind: Uses Fury from Above as its SHIELD and manifests its element early, headwear, suitable for the last Baltarok dragoon) Inventory: 3 Remedies Aazy, Aazuuldrahkcand (pet dragon controlled by Daske) 2 years old male dragon Hatchling Level 31.25 *The Last of His Kind* *SANITY: 19* Health: 11/31 Element: Wood Soryx Dourskull (Controlled by -obelix-) *Orderly* *Favors Demons* *Counterstriking* *Immune to darkness, ice, hexed, and confused* *SANITY: 54* 45 years old male wereviper Regulator Level 30 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 51/51 Gold: 326 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 25, wielder Favors Demons, deals poisoned by 7 and the cursed effect, greatsword), Riveted Charge (SP: 7, shield) Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level, suitable for Soryx, handwear), Pseudos’ Sash (The wearer is permanently Orderly, suitable for regulators) Inventory: Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Phoenix Essence, 2 Remedies, Health Core Everyone, please choose an action. Party leader, please create a battle order.

"Hey, if ya can handle it," remarks Atramor as Catnip drly shoots Furcas directly in the head, killing him instantly. "Take your shot." Byblos attempts to use his Scroll of Luck on both Hybros and Catnip from the back row. Althior repeats his spells. Atramor, casually shrugging off the doom inherent to everyone else in the back row, pulls out his Archangel Summonstone, still polished to a sheen. "If Sham's pullin' a fast one I can tell ya right now where this rock is goin'..." He shakes it vigorously as though the angel will appear inside like a snowglobe. Instead, he more or less collapses when the stone becomes charged with 340 mana. Battle Order Byblos Atramor Archangel Hybros Catnip Pretzel Namyrra Althior

Round Two of Tarokin's Trouble >Olmstyr declares of Oath of Reclaimation - (Tarokai stunned, Olmstyr encouraged) >Olmstyr vs. Tarokai - Special Damage: The Orc King (Tarokai no longer stunned) >Skrall marks Demons instead of Dark >Skrall vs. Tar-Valstyr (Unlucky) - Special Damage Damage Shield Shield: Marking the Favored (89x2x3 = 534 damage, Skrall can Mark Eldritch) >Boomingham vs. Tarokai (Shield) - Deflected Damage Shield: Supernatural Smite (105x4 = 420 damage, Tarokai bleeding, poisoned by 10, and weakened, Boomingham can declare an Oath) Soryx vs. Tarknal - Special Damage: Blind Seer (Soryx blinded and sealed, Tarknal lucky for the rest of the round) >Daske does nothing >Aazy does nothing >Thalion vs. Taerun (and Tar-Valstyr, light) - Special Damage Shield: Spellblade Spin (Eight hits, 48/2 = 24 light-elemental damage, two hits to Taerun, Tar-Valstyr, and Tarokai, one to Tavalk and Tarknal, -1 ether) >Nerwen uses Smelling Salts on herself - (Nerwen hastened) >Nerwen heals herself - Heal Less (42 health and 5 sanity restored, -1 ether) Tarokai poisoned by 10 and bleeding - (15 damage) Everyone recovers 1 sanity The party fares better as a whole: Tarknal's garbled words disorient Soryx terribly, and Tarokai battles against it fiercely even as Olmstyr's holy oath takes its toll on him, but the rest get some work done. Skrall plugs Tar-Valstyr with a bolt that tears off the mass of writhing blackness that served as its arm, while Boomingham takes out his vengeance by lopping off two or three tentacles at once, Scupperer proving it is the bane of his eldritch foes. Thalion lands the exact same number of hits on his foes, battering all the enemies with the white-hot Alpha and Omega. Nerwen takes a moment to mentally prepare herself, healing both body and mind and readying to do the same for the rest of her partymates. SANITY - Against Irzerkutrah, the party must maintain its sanity. - Sanity recovers at a rate of 1 per round. Being healed with consumables recovers 3 sanity, being healed with healing magic recovers 5. - Irzerkutrah will find good use for insane heroes. If the entire party goes insane, the quest will fail. Enemies Tarvalk Level 40 Eldritch Demon Health: 270/414 Special: Warlord - Tarvalk gains 10 levels, and all allies deal one additional Free Hit at the end of the round. Passive Special I: Repulsive- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarvalk with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Repulsive Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tarknal *Was Lucky* Level 48 Eldritch Demon Health: 477/621 Special: Blind Seer - Tarknal deals the blinded- and sealed- effects and is lucky for the duration of the round. Passive Special I: Monster - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarknal with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Monstrous Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Taerun Level 56 Eldritch Demon Health: 643/931 Special: Ruthless Pillager - Taerun steals all of his attacker's temporary effects and copies all permanent ones and immunities. If he has already done this, then he drains health equal to the attacker's level and returns health to himself equal to twice the amount taken. Passive Special I: Fiend - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Taerun with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Fiend Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tar-Valstyr *Jinxed* Level 64 Eldritch Demon Health: 397/1397 Special: Inheritor - Tar-Valstyr deals damage equal to the average level of all allies divided equally among the party. One quarter of taken damage is also dealt as insanity damage. Passive Special I: Horrific - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tar-Valstyr with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Horrifying Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tarokai *Bleeding* *Poisoned by 10* *Weakened, 3 rounds* *Was Stunned* Level 72 Eldritch Demon Health: 1091/2096 Special: The Orc King - Tarokai gives himself a passive 1/6 chance to doom humans, 1/6 chance to hex greenskins, and a 1/6 chance to instantly kill Heroicans for the duration of the battle, and he then immediately attacks. Passive Special I: Abomination- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarokai with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Abominable Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their maximum health on attacks and Free Hits. Party Nerwen Calmcacil, Champion of the North Kingdoms (Chromeknight) *Party Leader* *SANITY: 76* 265 year old female elven Shaman Level 42.4 *Immune to sealed* *Gains Double EXP* *Restoration* *Absorbs last element* *Counterstriking* *Hastened* Power bonus: +8 Defense: 1 Health: 64/64 Ether: 47/50 Gold: 293 Equipment: Mourning Star (WP: 10; fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), Lesser Ethereal cloak (SP:1, Max. ether +3, immune to sealed; backwear), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles; accessory), Chameleon Vest (Max. Health +10, the user becomes able to absorb the last element it was damaged with; bodywear), Counterstrike Gloves, Barbarians boots (natural respite becomes restoration) Inventory: Weapons: Nocturne Flute (WP:6; causes asleep-effect; instrument), Mutt's Flute (WP:10; inflicts Weakened-effect; instrument), Party Maracas (WP:4; user is hastened; instrument), Battered wooden flute (WP:6; Darkness-elemental; instrument), Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14; Light-Elemental, Meditate becomes hits; longsword), Bent Crowbar (WP: 8; 3x damage to Mechanic enemies; hammer), Singing Sword (WP 10; causes bleeding, longsword/instrument), Champion’s Voulge (WP: 14, gains 1 WP when the hero protects an ally by reducing or preventing Damage or Special Damage, axe) Artifacts: Leather armour (SP:1; Bodywear), Zap-Tap Badge (1/2 chance to Electric counterstrike an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; Accessory), Shield (SP: 5), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3; Immunity to Ice and Water; Bodywear; Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2; Immune to Blind), Seal of the Warrior Priestess (At the beginning of the battle the user has a 1/6 chance to be Transcended, a 1/6 chance to be Blessed, and a 1/6 chance to be Inspired; Accessory; Suitable for Paladins), Trickster's Mask of the Angel, Razor (user is Blessed and Immune to Bleeding, Enraged, and Encouraged; May take up any artifact slot; requires a shaved head), Helm of the Lord of Light (Immune to Light and Jinxed; headwear; Suitable for Knights), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Encore Plectrum (if the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.) Spell Items: Opal (2), Topaz (2), Diamond (2), Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald, Aquamarine, Ruby, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Hundred Hero Hymn (Inspired-effect to all allies for 10 ether; song), Consumables: Phoenix Essence (3), Potions (10), Grand potion (2), Tonics (3), Grand tonic, Ether Core, Ambrosia (4), Elixirs (2), Remedies (6), Neutralisers (2), Tiger Balm (3), Nostrum (2), Venom (4), Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Fire Bomb, Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bomb, Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bomb, Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Red Death Blood (Once applied to a weapon the first successful hit deals doomed, consumable) (2), Sushi (restores 5 health and ether), Feather of Lithe (user is nimble for three rounds, 1/3 chance to avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits), Grating Stone, Bright Polish (2), Meads (3), Mulled Wines (2), Health Core Tools/Treasure: Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, 3 Scrap Metal Thalion Dwinlas, Super Sleuth, School Inspector (-obelix-) 213 years old male elf Mystic Knight Level 34.5 *Immune to all elements, sealed, blinded, weakened, confused, sleep, fragile, cursed, doomed, sudden death, poisoned and bleeding* *Nimble* *Lucky* *SANITY: 69* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 45/45 Ether: 30/44 Gold: 1063 Equipment: Alpha and Omega (WP: 14, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether, Hollow [Grand Potion stored], staves), Ribcage Shield (SP:10; every time the wielder takes a hit, the shield loses one SP; gives immunity to Doomed and Sudden Death for as long the shield has SP left), Norgh Armor (SP:5, Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Ice, Water, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Earth damage and Sealed, Blind, Fragile, Weaken, Sleep and Confused, bodywear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding, handwear), Elven Boots (Wearer is permanently Nimble; suitable to elves; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Despair (WP: 21, darkness-elemental, physical attacks and spells deal double damage to enemies inflicted with any negative effects, staff), Nightfall (WP: 11, Darkness-elemental, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, Hollow [Grand Potion], dagger), Sleeper (WP: 4, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade [Grand Tonic], melee/throwing weapon), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP: 10, deals Stunned on successful hits, Hollow [Phoenix Essence]) Broomstick (WP:9, ranged), Handy Shield (SP:4, Immune to Blinded) Artifacts: Slightly Less Lucky Die (Randomly causes the Lucky or Jinxed effect when used, costs 3 ether), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing, headwear), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Heart Locket (Protects from Enamored-effect; accessory), Snake-Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent to Boomingham), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed-effect; accessory), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent to Nerwen), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with level less than half of the wearer's are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Dragoon's Helmet (SP:3, makes wearer absorb attacks of the element of their pet dragon, gaining health instead of damage; suitable for dragoons; headwear), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile, headwear), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies, backwear), Tin Helmet (Protects from Confused and Hexed effects; headwear), Sharkskin Hide (SP: 1, doubles water elemental spells, bodywear, suitable for mages, necromancers, chi monks, and weather mages), Vexing Vestaments (SP: 3, +8 max ether, the user can no longer heal undead to damage them, but healing humanoid, holy, and luminous enemies will now deal damage and inflict the hexed-effect, suitable for clerics and chi monks) Spell Items: Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), 3 Amethysts, (Diamond, Aquamarine, Opal, Garnet, lent to Tra-Serral), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Elemental Aura Consumables: Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the Encouraged, Lucky, Reinforced, and Blinded effects for the duration of one battle), Copy of The Eubric Herald (Gives the target the transcended and inspired effects for the duration of one battle), Kraken Fang (Grants hastened and reinforced effects when consumed), Grand Potion (7), Potion (4), Remedy (24), Mead (5), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Mulled Wine (4), Elixir (3), Ambrosia, Ether Core (2), Grand Tonic (6), Phoenix Essence (4), Bone (4), Smoke Bomb, Blind Bomb (2), Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb (2), Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Feather of White, Feather of Flight (2), Demon Repellent, Skeleton Decoy (2), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Mythril Shard, Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 at magic shops), 3 Scrap Metal Skrall, Krakenwhacker, Titan Smiter (Waterbrick Down) 81 year old male ogre Hunter Level 44.8 *Natural Respite* *Favors Humanoid and Dark enemies* *Immune to fragile, blinded, hexed, and confused* *Second Party Leader* *Lucky* *Encouraged* *SANITY: 60* Power Bonus: +2 WP for bows and crossbows Defense: 11 Health: 58/58 Gold: 3346 Equipment: Unlucky Crossbow (WP: 13, causes jinxed Effect, poisoned by 10), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Moone Greaves (SP: 3), Paper Doll (Immunity to Hexed) Inventory Weapons: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP,light,lightning,water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Giant Hammer (WP: 13, deals Confused); Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Axe of the Minotaur Champion (WP: 30, user is slowed and immune to hastened, axe) Artifacts: Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory), Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Immunity to Weakened), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent by Thalion), Vorpalis Talisman (1/3 chance of instantly resurrecting with 1 HP and 1 Ether upon being knocked out; accessory), Consumables: 3 Potions, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, 9 Meads, 7 Nostrums, 3 Remedy, 3 Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, 6 Bone, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, 2 Neutralizers, Letter of Recommendation, Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool) Lord Lawrence Boomingham, True Hero Who is Actually Worth Something (Zepher) 48 year old male human Vindicator Level 37.75 *Immune to darkness, fire, fragile, sleep, weakened, and blinded* *1/2 chance of being reinforced* *Lucky* *SANITY: 44* Power Bonus: +5 on the front row Defense: 15 Health: 39/60 Gold: 365 Equipment: Scupperer (WP:17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Vest of Faded Trials (SP:8, 1/2 chance of granting reinforced effect at the start of every battle, Immune to Fragile; Suitable for Knights, Barbarians, Dragoons, Skirmishers, Regulators, Vindicators; bodywear and headwear), 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.), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Round Metal Shield (SP:7) Inventory: Weapons: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd), Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Frozen Saber (WP: 15; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), , Artifacts: Crown of the Desert King (SP:6; absorbs fire, wind, and earth; suitable for Boomingham only, headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), , Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent by Thalion) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song), Ethereal Diamond (Light-elemental spells deal the blinded-effect; one ethereal gem can be imbued in a weapon to deal the same effect) Consumables: Potion, 2x Remedy, 2x Phoenix Essence, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), 12x Mead, 4x Smelling Salt, 3x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Stun Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Bone, x2 Bright Polish, Tarok's Blood (The user deals double damage to humans and no damage to orcs for the duration of one battle), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Mythril Shard Olmstyr, Strakvaun (Controlled by Chromeknight) 35 years old male orc Vindicator Level 41.2 *Half Damage from Humans* *Immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid* *Zweihänder Grip* *SANITY: 67* *Encouraged* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 65/65 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 25, light-elemental, longsword), Strakvaun’s Longcoat (SP: 6, backwear, immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid, suitable for the Strakvaun), Orc-Made Chainmail (SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear, suitable for Olmstyr), The Righteous Hand (Vindicators in the party can use any of the oaths in the wearer’s inventory, handwear, suitable for vindicators) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Oath of Reclamation (Vindicator’s Oath: After the targeted enemy damages an ally, the enemy immediately becomes stunned, and the vindicator becomes encouraged.), Vindicator’s Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert class) Daske, Marykvaun (Controlled by Waterbrick Down) 21 years old female hobgoblin Dragoon Level 31.25 *Immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified* *SANITY: 55* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 53/53 Equipment: Dragon’s Tongue (WP: 20, pierces defense, wood-elemental, spear), Baltarok Buckler (SP: 15, shield), Marykvaun’s Greaves (SP: 5, immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified, legwear, suitable for the Marykvaun), Ally’s Shoulderguards (The dragoon absorbs all attacks that would knock out their dragon, accessory, suitable for dragoons), Ancient Dragoon Visor (Grants a dragoon's companion The Last of His Kind: Uses Fury from Above as its SHIELD and manifests its element early, headwear, suitable for the last Baltarok dragoon) Inventory: 3 Remedies Aazy, Aazuuldrahkcand (pet dragon controlled by Daske) 2 years old male dragon Hatchling Level 31.25 *The Last of His Kind* *SANITY: 23* Health: 11/31 Element: Wood Soryx Dourskull (Controlled by -obelix-) *Orderly* *Favors Demons* *Counterstriking* *Immune to darkness, ice, hexed, and confused* *SANITY: 53* *Blinded, 3 rounds* *Sealed, 3 rounds* 45 years old male wereviper Regulator Level 30 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 51/51 Gold: 326 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 25, wielder Favors Demons, deals poisoned by 7 and the cursed effect, greatsword), Riveted Charge (SP: 7, shield) Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level, suitable for Soryx, handwear), Pseudos’ Sash (The wearer is permanently Orderly, suitable for regulators) Inventory: Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Phoenix Essence, 3 Remedies, Health Core Everyone, please choose an action. Party leader, please create a battle order.

"Hope you've got a lot of remedies, mate."

"Hybros has the right idea, Catnip; can't be blinded, but maybe ya' could plant a bolt or three in Furcas' eye anyway?" Althior casts a light-elemental spell each at Malphas and Halphas from the back row. Namyyra casts two light-elemental spells at Naberius' Left and Middle Heads from the back row. Byblos casts his Scroll of Arc Frailty. If he fails, he casts it again. If he succeeds, he casts his Scroll of Disenchantment on Asmodeus from the back row. Battle Order Byblos Hybros Atramor Pretzel Catnip Namyrra Althior

Round One of Tarokin's Trouble Boomingham: Not reinforced >Olmstyr vs. Tarokai - Critical Hit (141x4/2 = 282 damage, Olmstyr may swear an oath) >Boomingham vs. Tarokai (Shield) - Special Damage Deflected Damage (No deflect, 72/2 - 15 = 21 damage, 18 insanity damage) >Skrall vs. Tar-Valstyr (Unlucky) - Damage Shield: Marking the Favored (89x2 = 178 damage, Tar-Valstyr jinxed, Skrall can Mark Demons and/or Eldritch) >Daske does nothing? >Aazy vs. Tarvalk - Damage (40/2 = 20 damage, 10 insanity damage) Soryx vs. Tarknal - Optimism (Soryx immune to free hits for the rest of the round) >Thalion vs. Taerun (and Tar-Valstyr, light) - Spell Shield: Spellblade Spin (Eight hits, 48/2 = 24 light-elemental damage, two hits to Taerun, Tar-Valstyr, and Tarokai, one to Tavalk and Tarknal, -1 ether) >Nerwen vs. Tarokai - Damage (72/2 - 1 = 35 damage, 18 insanity damage) Everyone recovers 1 sanity The heroes rush to combat the mutant fragments of Irzerkutrah, but its original host, the Orc King Tarokai, proves just as resilient in eldritch abomination death as he did in life. Olmstyr, looking fiercely conflicted, manages to lop off one of Tarokai's errant tentacles. The being's head jerks almost completely sideways as it lurches over to Boomingham. The old war veteran gets perhaps a bit too caught up in the fantasy of finally trading blades with him, and gets a few of the limbs thrashed across his face. Nerwen rushes to the vindicator's aid, but she too is thrown to the ground. The remnant of Tarokai gurgles something vaguely resembling words. <""> While he's distracted, Thalion charges up his staves with light energy, tearing through the enemy party as quick as he can. Skrall nails a shot and gets a pretty close-up view at the inky substance making up these copies. Tarvalk takes a swing at Aazy, while Soryx plays it safe. Boomingham, Nerwen, and Aazy all start feeling the slimy grasp of madness clinging desperately to try and get a foothold in their minds. SANITY - Against Irzerkutrah, the party must maintain its sanity. - Sanity recovers at a rate of 1 per round. Being healed with consumables recovers 3 sanity, being healed with healing magic recovers 5. - Irzerkutrah will find good use for insane heroes. If the entire party goes insane, the quest will fail. Enemies Tarvalk Level 40 Eldritch Demon Health: 318/414 Special: Warlord - Tarvalk gains 10 levels, and all allies deal one additional Free Hit at the end of the round. Passive Special I: Repulsive- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarvalk with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Repulsive Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tarknal Level 48 Eldritch Demon Health: 525/621 Special: Blind Seer - Tarknal deals the blinded- and sealed- effects and is lucky for the duration of the round. Passive Special I: Monster - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarknal with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Monstrous Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Taerun Level 56 Eldritch Demon Health: 739/931 Special: Ruthless Pillager - Taerun steals all of his attacker's temporary effects and copies all permanent ones and immunities. If he has already done this, then he drains health equal to the attacker's level and returns health to himself equal to twice the amount taken. Passive Special I: Fiend - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Taerun with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Fiend Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tar-Valstyr *Jinxed* Level 64 Eldritch Demon Health: 1027/1397 Special: Inheritor - Tar-Valstyr deals damage equal to the average level of all allies divided equally among the party. One quarter of taken damage is also dealt as insanity damage. Passive Special I: Horrific - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tar-Valstyr with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Horrifying Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tarokai Level 72 Eldritch Demon Health: 1622/2096 Special: The Orc King - Tarokai gives himself a passive 1/6 chance to doom humans, 1/6 chance to hex greenskins, and a 1/6 chance to instantly kill Heroicans for the duration of the battle, and he then immediately attacks. Passive Special I: Abomination- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarokai with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Abominable Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their maximum health on attacks and Free Hits. Party Nerwen Calmcacil, Champion of the North Kingdoms (Chromeknight) *Party Leader* *SANITY: 71* 265 year old female elven Shaman Level 42.4 *Immune to sealed* *Gains Double EXP* *Restoration* *Absorbs last element* *Counterstriking* Power bonus: +8 Defense: 1 Health: 29/64 Ether: 48/50 Gold: 293 Equipment: Mourning Star (WP: 10; fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), Lesser Ethereal cloak (SP:1, Max. ether +3, immune to sealed; backwear), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles; accessory), Chameleon Vest (Max. Health +10, the user becomes able to absorb the last element it was damaged with; bodywear), Counterstrike Gloves, Barbarians boots (natural respite becomes restoration) Inventory: Weapons: Nocturne Flute (WP:6; causes asleep-effect; instrument), Mutt's Flute (WP:10; inflicts Weakened-effect; instrument), Party Maracas (WP:4; user is hastened; instrument), Battered wooden flute (WP:6; Darkness-elemental; instrument), Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14; Light-Elemental, Meditate becomes hits; longsword), Bent Crowbar (WP: 8; 3x damage to Mechanic enemies; hammer), Singing Sword (WP 10; causes bleeding, longsword/instrument), Champion’s Voulge (WP: 14, gains 1 WP when the hero protects an ally by reducing or preventing Damage or Special Damage, axe) Artifacts: Leather armour (SP:1; Bodywear), Zap-Tap Badge (1/2 chance to Electric counterstrike an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; Accessory), Shield (SP: 5), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3; Immunity to Ice and Water; Bodywear; Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2; Immune to Blind), Seal of the Warrior Priestess (At the beginning of the battle the user has a 1/6 chance to be Transcended, a 1/6 chance to be Blessed, and a 1/6 chance to be Inspired; Accessory; Suitable for Paladins), Trickster's Mask of the Angel, Razor (user is Blessed and Immune to Bleeding, Enraged, and Encouraged; May take up any artifact slot; requires a shaved head), Helm of the Lord of Light (Immune to Light and Jinxed; headwear; Suitable for Knights), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Encore Plectrum (if the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.) Spell Items: Opal (2), Topaz (2), Diamond (2), Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald, Aquamarine, Ruby, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Hundred Hero Hymn (Inspired-effect to all allies for 10 ether; song), Consumables: Phoenix Essence (3), Potions (10), Grand potion (2), Tonics (3), Grand tonic, Ether Core, Ambrosia (4), Elixirs (2), Remedies (6), Neutralisers (2), Tiger Balm (3), Nostrum (2), Smelling Salts, Venom (4), Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Fire Bomb, Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bomb, Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bomb, Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Red Death Blood (Once applied to a weapon the first successful hit deals doomed, consumable) (2), Sushi (restores 5 health and ether), Feather of Lithe (user is nimble for three rounds, 1/3 chance to avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits), Grating Stone, Bright Polish (2), Meads (3), Mulled Wines (2), Health Core Tools/Treasure: Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, 3 Scrap Metal Thalion Dwinlas, Super Sleuth, School Inspector (-obelix-) 213 years old male elf Mystic Knight Level 34.5 *Immune to all elements, sealed, blinded, weakened, confused, sleep, fragile, cursed, doomed, sudden death, poisoned and bleeding* *Nimble* *Lucky* *SANITY: 68* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 45/45 Ether: 31/44 Gold: 1063 Equipment: Alpha and Omega (WP: 14, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether, Hollow [Grand Potion stored], staves), Ribcage Shield (SP:10; every time the wielder takes a hit, the shield loses one SP; gives immunity to Doomed and Sudden Death for as long the shield has SP left), Norgh Armor (SP:5, Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Ice, Water, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Earth damage and Sealed, Blind, Fragile, Weaken, Sleep and Confused, bodywear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding, handwear), Elven Boots (Wearer is permanently Nimble; suitable to elves; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Despair (WP: 21, darkness-elemental, physical attacks and spells deal double damage to enemies inflicted with any negative effects, staff), Nightfall (WP: 11, Darkness-elemental, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, Hollow [Grand Potion], dagger), Sleeper (WP: 4, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade [Grand Tonic], melee/throwing weapon), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP: 10, deals Stunned on successful hits, Hollow [Phoenix Essence]) Broomstick (WP:9, ranged), Handy Shield (SP:4, Immune to Blinded) Artifacts: Slightly Less Lucky Die (Randomly causes the Lucky or Jinxed effect when used, costs 3 ether), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing, headwear), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Heart Locket (Protects from Enamored-effect; accessory), Snake-Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent to Boomingham), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed-effect; accessory), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent to Nerwen), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with level less than half of the wearer's are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Dragoon's Helmet (SP:3, makes wearer absorb attacks of the element of their pet dragon, gaining health instead of damage; suitable for dragoons; headwear), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile, headwear), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies, backwear), Tin Helmet (Protects from Confused and Hexed effects; headwear), Sharkskin Hide (SP: 1, doubles water elemental spells, bodywear, suitable for mages, necromancers, chi monks, and weather mages), Vexing Vestaments (SP: 3, +8 max ether, the user can no longer heal undead to damage them, but healing humanoid, holy, and luminous enemies will now deal damage and inflict the hexed-effect, suitable for clerics and chi monks) Spell Items: Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), 3 Amethysts, (Diamond, Aquamarine, Opal, Garnet, lent to Tra-Serral), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Elemental Aura Consumables: Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the Encouraged, Lucky, Reinforced, and Blinded effects for the duration of one battle), Copy of The Eubric Herald (Gives the target the transcended and inspired effects for the duration of one battle), Kraken Fang (Grants hastened and reinforced effects when consumed), Grand Potion (7), Potion (4), Remedy (24), Mead (5), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Mulled Wine (4), Elixir (3), Ambrosia, Ether Core (2), Grand Tonic (6), Phoenix Essence (4), Bone (4), Smoke Bomb, Blind Bomb (2), Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb (2), Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Feather of White, Feather of Flight (2), Demon Repellent, Skeleton Decoy (2), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Mythril Shard, Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 at magic shops), 3 Scrap Metal Skrall, Krakenwhacker, Titan Smiter (Waterbrick Down) 81 year old male ogre Hunter Level 44.8 *Natural Respite* *Favors Humanoid and Dark enemies* *Immune to fragile, blinded, hexed, and confused* *Second Party Leader* *Lucky* *Encouraged* *SANITY: 59* Power Bonus: +2 WP for bows and crossbows Defense: 11 Health: 58/58 Gold: 3346 Equipment: Unlucky Crossbow (WP: 13, causes jinxed Effect, poisoned by 10), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Moone Greaves (SP: 3), Paper Doll (Immunity to Hexed) Inventory Weapons: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP,light,lightning,water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Giant Hammer (WP: 13, deals Confused); Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Axe of the Minotaur Champion (WP: 30, user is slowed and immune to hastened, axe) Artifacts: Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory), Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Immunity to Weakened), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent by Thalion), Vorpalis Talisman (1/3 chance of instantly resurrecting with 1 HP and 1 Ether upon being knocked out; accessory), Consumables: 3 Potions, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, 9 Meads, 7 Nostrums, 3 Remedy, 3 Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, 6 Bone, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, 2 Neutralizers, Letter of Recommendation, Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool) Lord Lawrence Boomingham, True Hero Who is Actually Worth Something (Zepher) 48 year old male human Vindicator Level 37.75 *Immune to darkness, fire, fragile, sleep, weakened, and blinded* *1/2 chance of being reinforced* *Lucky* *SANITY: 43* Power Bonus: +5 on the front row Defense: 15 Health: 39/60 Gold: 365 Equipment: Scupperer (WP:17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Vest of Faded Trials (SP:8, 1/2 chance of granting reinforced effect at the start of every battle, Immune to Fragile; Suitable for Knights, Barbarians, Dragoons, Skirmishers, Regulators, Vindicators; bodywear and headwear), 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.), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Round Metal Shield (SP:7) Inventory: Weapons: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd), Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Frozen Saber (WP: 15; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), , Artifacts: Crown of the Desert King (SP:6; absorbs fire, wind, and earth; suitable for Boomingham only, headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), , Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent by Thalion) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song), Ethereal Diamond (Light-elemental spells deal the blinded-effect; one ethereal gem can be imbued in a weapon to deal the same effect) Consumables: Potion, 2x Remedy, 2x Phoenix Essence, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), 12x Mead, 4x Smelling Salt, 3x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Stun Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Bone, x2 Bright Polish, Tarok's Blood (The user deals double damage to humans and no damage to orcs for the duration of one battle), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Mythril Shard Olmstyr, Strakvaun (Controlled by Chromeknight) 35 years old male orc Vindicator Level 41.2 *Half Damage from Humans* *Immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid* *Zweihänder Grip* *SANITY: 66* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 65/65 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 25, light-elemental, longsword), Strakvaun’s Longcoat (SP: 6, backwear, immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid, suitable for the Strakvaun), Orc-Made Chainmail (SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear, suitable for Olmstyr), The Righteous Hand (Vindicators in the party can use any of the oaths in the wearer’s inventory, handwear, suitable for vindicators) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Oath of Reclamation (Vindicator’s Oath: After the targeted enemy damages an ally, the enemy immediately becomes stunned, and the vindicator becomes encouraged.), Vindicator’s Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert class) Daske, Marykvaun (Controlled by Waterbrick Down) 21 years old female hobgoblin Dragoon Level 31.25 *Immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified* *SANITY: 54* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 53/53 Equipment: Dragon’s Tongue (WP: 20, pierces defense, wood-elemental, spear), Baltarok Buckler (SP: 15, shield), Marykvaun’s Greaves (SP: 5, immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified, legwear, suitable for the Marykvaun), Ally’s Shoulderguards (The dragoon absorbs all attacks that would knock out their dragon, accessory, suitable for dragoons), Ancient Dragoon Visor (Grants a dragoon's companion The Last of His Kind: Uses Fury from Above as its SHIELD and manifests its element early, headwear, suitable for the last Baltarok dragoon) Inventory: 3 Remedies Aazy, Aazuuldrahkcand (pet dragon controlled by Daske) 2 years old male dragon Hatchling Level 31.25 *The Last of His Kind* *SANITY: 22* Health: 11/31 Element: Wood Soryx Dourskull (Controlled by -obelix-) *Orderly* *Favors Demons* *Counterstriking* *Immune to darkness, ice, hexed, and confused* *SANITY: 52* 45 years old male wereviper Regulator Level 30 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 51/51 Gold: 326 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 25, wielder Favors Demons, deals poisoned by 7 and the cursed effect, greatsword), Riveted Charge (SP: 7, shield) Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level, suitable for Soryx, handwear), Pseudos’ Sash (The wearer is permanently Orderly, suitable for regulators) Inventory: Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Phoenix Essence, 3 Remedies, Health Core Everyone, please choose an action. Party leader, please create a battle order.

Miderun pushed open the doors to the Hall and slipped inside after a fairly lengthy absence (nothing compared to her last venture, but even still), to find a place far, far busier than the last time she'd been there. Clearly she'd been mistaken about the heroes being called on to fix more of Eubric's problems. No, surely the caretakers of the city would continue to allow its issues to fester. The orc let out a slight sigh as she found a seat. Two years now? And still no sense of belonging. Her red eyes darted around the nearby strangers, idly wondering if any of them saw Eubric in the same light. Who could say. Greed makes a nice blindfold. "Mauwalt Scheherezade, another of those...the gavnmauws, the sweet drinks. With the fire. And the little umbrella."

Miderun makes sure to snag a Level-Up Mushroom before departing the Fields in a bit of a huff.

Yes, it's vague, and you're totally right - that's supposed to be a quarter of their LEVEL, not maximum health, sorry. There's no sanity limit. Your current sanity is calculated by your level added to half of your ether score, if applicable.

Atramor sheathes the Mythril Claws, for the moment, drawing his Pheles Kris with one hand as he grabs his Demon Repellent with the other, covering himself in the vile perfume in the back row. "Ten coins says my summon trumps yours, mate."

By process of elimination, the boxes.

"...right. You're right, of course." "It is something you learn quickly when given no other option," added Tra-Serral, perhaps with the slightest hint of bitterness. Soryx took his weapon in hand and spun it in preparation, readying his shield. The blade of his weapon glinted with a fierce crimson light. "Pseudos protects us all. That is all the preparation I require - now the burden falls to us and our blades." He looked sideways at the Vauno. Daske was looking as pumped as ever, and even Aazy was rearing for combat. "I'm using to things falling on my blade. Let's do this!" Olmstyr turned to gaze out the window for a moment. "Ev zersuuln dal Tarokai azh zark caz trav. I am ready." Tra-Serral remained quiet for a moment. Then she strode into the center of the pentagram. "I expected this...curse....to remain part of us forever. One more, in a long list of reasons, why we are hated, and will fight the rest of the world 'til its death. And now this is being entrusted to....well, you are not orcs. But perhaps you are our ceznd, you...allies. Do this for us, and perhaps the descendants of both Tarokai and Heroica will see this long grudge ended." She tilted her head towards Soryx. "Do it. And be ready. Irzerkutrah.....is displeased." Soryx nodded and knelt before the shape in the ground. Red light flooded the inside of it, and the demon hunter began to glow with channeled power...whether holy might, or perhaps just the power of light, it wasn't clear, but one thing was certain; whatever Irzerkutrah was, it was not enjoying the experience. Twisted, maddening thoughts seemed to storm throughout the room. Morbid ideas planted themselves in the minds of the heroes. Their allies didn't seem quite so much like allies. The shadows dancing on the floor looked ready to peel themselves off the dusty stone floor and attack. A distorted...voice? echoed from Tra-Serral, but she never opened her mouth. The words were borderline indecipherable. The tone of them was like a parasite whispering from the inside of one's head. Something black was seeping from her eyes. <" "> Soryx didn't move from his place kneeling the floor. The creature, Izerkutrah, turned to face the party, even as its voice became louder, and its essence seemed to be pulled from Tra-Serral. <" "> The blackness slid onto the floor like a spilled inkwell. The puddle split into five, and something green and pulsing bubbled forth from inside of each, the indistinct blackness serving as a foundation to construct four very distinct figures. None of them even seemed capable of speech. A gurgling roar that sounded as though it came from a million miles away was the only sound they could make, as they charged the party with whirling tentacles that clearly hadn't been present in their original forms. "This-" Soryx can barely find the words as he picks himself up to fight, backing up into the ring that has formed in the party. Horror is barely restrained on his face. "-more than...I anticipated. Make sure to-...keep your heads, above all else!" PREPARE FOR EXORCISM!!!! SANITY - Against Irzerkutrah, the party must maintain its sanity. - Sanity recovers at a rate of 1 per round. Being healed with consumables recovers 3 sanity, being healed with healing magic recovers 5. - Irzerkutrah will find good use for insane heroes. If the entire party goes insane, the quest will fail. Enemies Tarvalk Level 40 Eldritch Demon Health: 414/414 Special: Warlord - Tarvalk gains 10 levels, and all allies deal one additional Free Hit at the end of the round. Passive Special I: Repulsive- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarvalk with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Repulsive Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tarknal Level 48 Eldritch Demon Health: 621/621 Special: Blind Seer - Tarknal deals the blinded- and sealed- effects and is lucky for the duration of the round. Passive Special I: Monster - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarknal with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Monstrous Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Taerun Level 56 Eldritch Demon Health: 931/931 Special: Ruthless Pillager - Taerun steals all of his attacker's temporary effects and copies all permanent ones and immunities. If he has already done this, then he drains health equal to the attacker's level and returns health to himself equal to twice the amount taken. Passive Special I: Fiend - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Taerun with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Fiend Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tar-Valstyr Level 64 Eldritch Demon Health: 1397/1397 Special: Inheritor - Tar-Valstyr deals damage equal to the average level of all allies divided equally among the party. One quarter of taken damage is also dealt as insanity damage. Passive Special I: Horrific - When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tar-Valstyr with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Horrifying Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their level on attacks and Free Hits. Tarokai Level 72 Eldritch Demon Health: 2096/2096 Special: The Orc King - Tarokai gives himself a passive 1/6 chance to doom humans, 1/6 chance to hex greenskins, and a 1/6 chance to instantly kill Heroicans for the duration of the battle, and he then immediately attacks. Passive Special I: Abomination- When defeated, Irzerkutrah will fuse Tarokai with the enemy with the most health, to maddening results, dealing 5 insanity damage to all party members. Passive Special II: I Know Your Secrets: Irzerkutrah will remember effects inflicted on this target. Drops: Something Abominable Note: Eldritch enemies are weak against light- and fire- elemental, but strong against darkness-, water-, ice-, and wood-elemental. In addition, they deal insanity damage equal to one quarter of their maximum health on attacks and Free Hits. Party Nerwen Calmcacil, Champion of the North Kingdoms (Chromeknight) *Party Leader* *SANITY: 89* 265 year old female elven Shaman Level 42.4 *Immune to sealed* *Gains Double EXP* *Restoration* *Absorbs last element* *Counterstriking* Power bonus: +8 Defense: 1 Health: 64/64 Ether: 48/50 Gold: 293 Equipment: Mourning Star (WP: 10; fire-elemental; inflicts Fragile-effect; mace), Lesser Ethereal cloak (SP:1, Max. ether +3, immune to sealed; backwear), Medal of Valor (Double experience from battles; accessory), Chameleon Vest (Max. Health +10, the user becomes able to absorb the last element it was damaged with; bodywear), Counterstrike Gloves, Barbarians boots (natural respite becomes restoration) Inventory: Weapons: Nocturne Flute (WP:6; causes asleep-effect; instrument), Mutt's Flute (WP:10; inflicts Weakened-effect; instrument), Party Maracas (WP:4; user is hastened; instrument), Battered wooden flute (WP:6; Darkness-elemental; instrument), Sword of the Warrior of the Light (WP: 14; Light-Elemental, Meditate becomes hits; longsword), Bent Crowbar (WP: 8; 3x damage to Mechanic enemies; hammer), Singing Sword (WP 10; causes bleeding, longsword/instrument), Champion’s Voulge (WP: 14, gains 1 WP when the hero protects an ally by reducing or preventing Damage or Special Damage, axe) Artifacts: Leather armour (SP:1; Bodywear), Zap-Tap Badge (1/2 chance to Electric counterstrike an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; Accessory), Shield (SP: 5), Nordic Stomach Guard (SP: 3; Immunity to Ice and Water; Bodywear; Suitable for Barbarians, Regulators, and Beast Warriors), Shield of the Red Lizard (SP: 2; Immune to Blind), Seal of the Warrior Priestess (At the beginning of the battle the user has a 1/6 chance to be Transcended, a 1/6 chance to be Blessed, and a 1/6 chance to be Inspired; Accessory; Suitable for Paladins), Trickster's Mask of the Angel, Razor (user is Blessed and Immune to Bleeding, Enraged, and Encouraged; May take up any artifact slot; requires a shaved head), Helm of the Lord of Light (Immune to Light and Jinxed; headwear; Suitable for Knights), Sylvania's Cowl (Permits Animal Talk, Headwear), Encore Plectrum (if the same Battle Song is sung for more than one round in a row, the song’s ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable to minstrels; accessory.) Spell Items: Opal (2), Topaz (2), Diamond (2), Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald, Aquamarine, Ruby, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragile, Scroll of Confusion, Hundred Hero Hymn (Inspired-effect to all allies for 10 ether; song), Consumables: Phoenix Essence (3), Potions (10), Grand potion (2), Tonics (3), Grand tonic, Ether Core, Ambrosia (4), Elixirs (2), Remedies (6), Neutralisers (2), Tiger Balm (3), Nostrum (2), Smelling Salts, Venom (4), Mulled Wine, Dragon Scale (lucky & blessed), Titan Heart (encouraged & inspired), Fire Bomb, Ice Bombs (2), Lightning Bomb, Water Bombs (2), Dirt Bombs (2), Air Bomb, Bone, Milk (restores 15 HP and 15 Ether), Red Death Blood (Once applied to a weapon the first successful hit deals doomed, consumable) (2), Sushi (restores 5 health and ether), Feather of Lithe (user is nimble for three rounds, 1/3 chance to avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits), Grating Stone, Bright Polish (2), Meads (3), Mulled Wines (2), Health Core Tools/Treasure: Shovel, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, 3 Scrap Metal Thalion Dwinlas, Super Sleuth, School Inspector (-obelix-) 213 years old male elf Mystic Knight Level 34.5 *Immune to all elements, sealed, blinded, weakened, confused, sleep, fragile, cursed, doomed, sudden death, poisoned and bleeding* *Nimble* *Lucky* *SANITY: 67* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 45/45 Ether: 32/44 Gold: 1063 Equipment: Alpha and Omega (WP: 14, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether, Hollow [Grand Potion stored], staves), Ribcage Shield (SP:10; every time the wielder takes a hit, the shield loses one SP; gives immunity to Doomed and Sudden Death for as long the shield has SP left), Norgh Armor (SP:5, Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Ice, Water, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Earth damage and Sealed, Blind, Fragile, Weaken, Sleep and Confused, bodywear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding, handwear), Elven Boots (Wearer is permanently Nimble; suitable to elves; footwear) Inventory: Weapons: Despair (WP: 21, darkness-elemental, physical attacks and spells deal double damage to enemies inflicted with any negative effects, staff), Nightfall (WP: 11, Darkness-elemental, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, Hollow [Grand Potion], dagger), Sleeper (WP: 4, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade [Grand Tonic], melee/throwing weapon), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP: 10, deals Stunned on successful hits, Hollow [Phoenix Essence]) Broomstick (WP:9, ranged), Handy Shield (SP:4, Immune to Blinded) Artifacts: Slightly Less Lucky Die (Randomly causes the Lucky or Jinxed effect when used, costs 3 ether), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing, headwear), Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Heart Locket (Protects from Enamored-effect; accessory), Snake-Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent to Boomingham), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed-effect; accessory), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent to Nerwen), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with level less than half of the wearer's are scared and won't directly attack the wearer; bodywear), Dragoon's Helmet (SP:3, makes wearer absorb attacks of the element of their pet dragon, gaining health instead of damage; suitable for dragoons; headwear), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile, headwear), Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies, backwear), Tin Helmet (Protects from Confused and Hexed effects; headwear), Sharkskin Hide (SP: 1, doubles water elemental spells, bodywear, suitable for mages, necromancers, chi monks, and weather mages), Vexing Vestaments (SP: 3, +8 max ether, the user can no longer heal undead to damage them, but healing humanoid, holy, and luminous enemies will now deal damage and inflict the hexed-effect, suitable for clerics and chi monks) Spell Items: Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), 3 Amethysts, (Diamond, Aquamarine, Opal, Garnet, lent to Tra-Serral), Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Elemental Aura Consumables: Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the Encouraged, Lucky, Reinforced, and Blinded effects for the duration of one battle), Copy of The Eubric Herald (Gives the target the transcended and inspired effects for the duration of one battle), Kraken Fang (Grants hastened and reinforced effects when consumed), Grand Potion (7), Potion (4), Remedy (24), Mead (5), Smelling Salts (8), Nostrum (5), Mulled Wine (4), Elixir (3), Ambrosia, Ether Core (2), Grand Tonic (6), Phoenix Essence (4), Bone (4), Smoke Bomb, Blind Bomb (2), Seal Bomb, Sleep Bomb (2), Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Feather of White, Feather of Flight (2), Demon Repellent, Skeleton Decoy (2), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope, Magic Compass, Mythril Shard, Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 at magic shops), 3 Scrap Metal Skrall, Krakenwhacker, Titan Smiter (Waterbrick Down) 81 year old male ogre Hunter Level 44.8 *Natural Respite* *Favors Humanoid and Dark enemies* *Immune to fragile, blinded, hexed, and confused* *Second Party Leader* *Lucky* *Encouraged* *SANITY: 58* Power Bonus: +2 WP for bows and crossbows Defense: 11 Health: 58/58 Gold: 3346 Equipment: Unlucky Crossbow (WP: 13, causes jinxed Effect, poisoned by 10), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Moone Greaves (SP: 3), Paper Doll (Immunity to Hexed) Inventory Weapons: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP,light,lightning,water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Giant Hammer (WP: 13, deals Confused); Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Axe of the Minotaur Champion (WP: 30, user is slowed and immune to hastened, axe) Artifacts: Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory), Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power, Immunity to Weakened), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Winged Sandals (Immune to bound and slowed, footwear), Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear, lent by Thalion), Vorpalis Talisman (1/3 chance of instantly resurrecting with 1 HP and 1 Ether upon being knocked out; accessory), Consumables: 3 Potions, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, 9 Meads, 7 Nostrums, 3 Remedy, 3 Smelling Salts, Deadly Venom, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, 6 Bone, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, 2 Neutralizers, Letter of Recommendation, Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool) Lord Lawrence Boomingham, True Hero Who is Actually Worth Something (Zepher) 48 year old male human Vindicator Level 37.75 *Immune to darkness, fire, fragile, sleep, weakened, and blinded* *1/2 chance of being reinforced* *Zweihänder Grip* *Lucky* *SANITY: 60* Power Bonus: +5 on the front row Defense: 15 Health: 60/60 Gold: 365 Equipment: Scupperer (WP:17; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Vest of Faded Trials (SP:8, 1/2 chance of granting reinforced effect at the start of every battle, Immune to Fragile; Suitable for Knights, Barbarians, Dragoons, Skirmishers, Regulators, Vindicators; bodywear and headwear), 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.), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Round Metal Shield (SP:7) Inventory: Weapons: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd), Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Frozen Saber (WP: 15; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), , Artifacts: Crown of the Desert King (SP:6; absorbs fire, wind, and earth; suitable for Boomingham only, headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear), , Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory, lent by Thalion) Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song), Ethereal Diamond (Light-elemental spells deal the blinded-effect; one ethereal gem can be imbued in a weapon to deal the same effect) Consumables: Potion, 2x Remedy, 2x Phoenix Essence, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), 12x Mead, 4x Smelling Salt, 3x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Stun Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, 2x Grating Stone, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Bone, x2 Bright Polish, Tarok's Blood (The user deals double damage to humans and no damage to orcs for the duration of one battle), Ethereal Essence (Revives a fallen ally with full health and ether and the transcended effect), Feather of Darkness (The weather is changed to Dim (see Weather Mage), consumable) Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Mythril Shard Olmstyr, Strakvaun (Controlled by Chromeknight) 35 years old male orc Vindicator Level 41.2 *Half Damage from Humans* *Immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid* *Zweihänder Grip* *SANITY: 65* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 15 Health: 65/65 Equipment: Serstyr (WP: 25, light-elemental, longsword), Strakvaun’s Longcoat (SP: 6, backwear, immune to stunned, weakened, fragile, blinded, asleep, and afraid, suitable for the Strakvaun), Orc-Made Chainmail (SP: 9, half damage from humans, bodywear, suitable for Olmstyr), The Righteous Hand (Vindicators in the party can use any of the oaths in the wearer’s inventory, handwear, suitable for vindicators) Inventory: Phoenix Essence, Oath of Reclamation (Vindicator’s Oath: After the targeted enemy damages an ally, the enemy immediately becomes stunned, and the vindicator becomes encouraged.), Vindicator’s Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert class) Daske, Marykvaun (Controlled by Waterbrick Down) 21 years old female hobgoblin Dragoon Level 31.25 *Immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified* *SANITY: 53* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 53/53 Equipment: Dragon’s Tongue (WP: 20, pierces defense, wood-elemental, spear), Baltarok Buckler (SP: 15, shield), Marykvaun’s Greaves (SP: 5, immune to bound, slowed, jinxed, poisoned, bleeding, and petrified, legwear, suitable for the Marykvaun), Ally’s Shoulderguards (The dragoon absorbs all attacks that would knock out their dragon, accessory, suitable for dragoons), Ancient Dragoon Visor (Grants a dragoon's companion The Last of His Kind: Uses Fury from Above as its SHIELD and manifests its element early, headwear, suitable for the last Baltarok dragoon) Inventory: 3 Remedies Aazy, Aazuuldrahkcand (pet dragon controlled by Daske) 2 years old male dragon Hatchling Level 31.25 *The Last of His Kind* *SANITY: 31* Health: 31/31 Element: Wood Soryx Dourskull (Controlled by -obelix-) *Orderly* *Favors Demons* *Counterstriking* *Immune to darkness, ice, hexed, and confused* *SANITY: 51* 45 years old male wereviper Regulator Level 30 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 20 Health: 51/51 Gold: 326 Equipment: Vanquisher (WP: 25, wielder Favors Demons, deals poisoned by 7 and the cursed effect, greatsword), Riveted Charge (SP: 7, shield) Darksteel Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, max health +3, immune to darkness, hexed, and confused, bodywear), Counterstrike Gauntlets (SP: 7, if the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level, suitable for Soryx, handwear), Pseudos’ Sash (The wearer is permanently Orderly, suitable for regulators) Inventory: Cracked Starbeam Dagger (WP: 10, damages undead, double WP from dusk until dawn, breaks after one use, throwing weapon), Phoenix Essence, 3 Remedies, Health Core Everyone, please choose an action. Party leader, please create a battle order.

Waiting for a response in PM, Chrome and Obelix.

Miderun picks herself up again, not at ALL pleased...only to find a shield buried in the dirt near her head. Staring, she digs it out of the mud, hefting it with ease. Did one of those knights drop this? "Taroksh oshuul, look at this thing." She puts away the Living Shield, equipping the Scorpion Shield. "Let me know if you need a new shield, Kiray. I think I will be putting this one to good use. Perhaps not here, though." She shrugs her shoulders and slings both sword and shield across her back. "This has been fun, but this city grows worse with every moment, no doubt there are problems to be fixed back in the Hall. Vohl azh zor gau kutrah."

Atramor barely even notices the bloodied halberd sitting in his coat amongst all his other weapons, instead digging around for a Mead and a Mulled Wine, gulping down both before nodding, refreshed. "Sounds like a decent plan to me, mate. Let's do it."