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"As if. It's already been established the gnome's a liar, why should we believe her when she says she targeted the snake with ice?"

"Ping? She used a light spell, the exact same kind that hit me. That's not a ping, that's - that's a freakin' confession, practically."

" 'Cept that all three are pret-ty high on my scum list, Geo. The fact that they're working together is, like, a giant, flaming red flag."

"It was a lightning spell that killied pantless mage, and a light one that hit me. I don't think who holds what gem is, like, gonna get us anywhere, it's too easy to lie about it. My point is that I believe I've narrowed down two scum to these three people."

"Well, if you say that's the case, both Shadir and Eris are lying and scum. Take your shot, gnome. We're not wasting the glass on you. It's two of the three of you."

Round Eight of Ghastly Ghouls >Namyrra vs. Skeleton Knight (Light) - Great Spell (122 - 6 = 116 damage, -1 ether) Hoke vs. Skeleton Mage A (Light) - Damage (26 - 23 = 3 damage) >Alexis vs. Skeleton Mage C (Death's Whip) - Special Damage: Dark Magic Burst (No effect, sealed) >Stigveladi uses Remedy on Skrall >Skrall vs. Spectre B (Hunter's Crossbow) - Damage (24/2 - 8 = 4 damage) >Nur heals Stigveladi (Quarterstaff) - Meditate (+1 ether) Spectre C uses free hit on Namyrra - (24/2 - 10 = 2 damage) All enemies badly poisoned - (10 damage) Namyrra gives the knight a fright with a blast white light messing up his sight. Alexis and Nur stare at her, Hoke, and Skrall get beaten around. Enemies: Skeleton Knight *Badly Poisoned* *Confused, 2 rounds* *Sealed, 2 rounds* Type: Undead Level: 26 Defence: 6 Health: 154/730 Special: Skull Guard – Protects self from all damage and negative effects for the next turn. Drops: Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to dark-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only.) Note: Immune to sudden death. Skeleton Mage A *Badly Poisoned* *Sealed, 2 rounds* Type: Undead Level: 26 Health: 197/579 Special: Dark Magic Burst – Deals 13 dark-elemental damage to all opponents, regardless of row. Drops: Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics.) Note: Immune to sudden death. Skeleton Mage B *Badly Poisoned* *Sealed, 2 rounds* Type: Undead Level: 26 Health: 212/579 Special: Dark Magic Burst – Deals 13 dark-elemental damage to all opponents, regardless of row. Drops: Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics.) Note: Immune to sudden death. Skeleton Mage C *Badly Poisoned* *Sealed, 2 rounds* Type: Undead Level: 20 Health: 245/579 Special: Dark Magic Burst – Deals 13 dark-elemental damage to all opponents, regardless of row. Drops: Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics.) Note: Immune to sudden death. Spectre B *Badly Poisoned* *Sealed, 2 rounds* Type: Icy/Undead Level: 24 Health: 193/490 Special: Freezing Touch – The target is petrified. Drops: Ice Bomb Note: Immune to sudden death. Spectre C *Badly Poisoned* *Sealed, 2 rounds* Type: Icy/Undead Level: 24 Health: 210/490 Special: Freezing Touch – The target is petrified. Drops: Ice Bomb Note: Immune to sudden death. Party Namyrra Uq (Quarryman) 1337 years old female Fenarian Sorcerer Level 31.25 *Immune to Sealing* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 Health: 41/43 Ether: 43/47 Gold: 1005 GP: 150 Equipment: Empyreal Staff (WP:15; Wind elemental), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Ether:5. immune to Sealing, bodywear), Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, backwear), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear) Inventory: Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Seductive Perfume (adds Enamored effect to all attacks), Oriental Crossbow (WP:7, Crossbow), Jade Lamp of Summoning (summons Mediq), Nocturne Flute (WP:6, asleep effect, instrument), Soul Cage (doomed-effect to all combatants), Amethyst (Darkness), Opal (Ice), Emerald (Wood), Garnet (Earth), Diamond (Light), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Aquamarine (Water), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Confusion,Scroll of Inspiration, 5x Potions, 4 Grand Potions, Health Core, Tonic, 4 Ether Cores, 2 Remedies, 2 Phoenix Essences, Milk (restores 15 health and 15 ether upon consumption), 3 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, 5x Venom, 3x Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, 8 Water Bombs, Flash Bomb, Skeleton Decoy, 4x Bone, Bedroll, 2x Silver Ore, Kraken Fang (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Gold Dragon Crown (+6 max ether, immunity to lightning and stunned), Lightning Bomb, Golden Fleece (worth 90 gold) Skrall (Waterbrick Down) ***Party Leader*** 80 year old Male Ogre Hunter Level 30.50 *Favors Ancient and Aquatic enemies* *Immune to Fragile* Power Bonus: +2 WP Defense: 8 Health: 40/44 Gold: 3 GP: 146 Equipment: Hunter's Crossbow (WP:11/22 vs. Beasts, fire- and lightning-elemental), 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 effect, body wear) Inventory: Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores SP, darkness-elemental; bow), Precision Bow (WP: 6, AIM's become HIT's), 3x Sharkjaw Scythe (WP:15 /30 against Aquatic type enemies), Wooden Shield (SP:5, grants immunity to wood-elemental attacks), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"), Aquamarine (Water), 9x Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Potion, 3 Grand Potions, Health Core, Phoenix Essence, 5x Venom, 2 Smelling Salts, 3 Meads, Minimizing Dust, Grand Zoot's Cookie, Topaz, 4x Bone, Lightning Bomb, Kraken Fang (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold) En Sabah Nur (Jebediahs) 30 year old male human Sage Level 25 *Immune to Lucky and Petrified* Power Bonus: 5 (spells only) Defense: 1 Health: 45/45 Ether: 27/31 Gold: 3 GP: 146 Equipment: Quarterstaff (WP:12/24 against humanoids; staff) Traveler's Cloak (SP: 1), "No Luck" Spellbound Gloves (Immune: Lucky, +5 spellpower), Snake Eye Charm (immune to petrified; accessory) Inventory: Sangriste Dagger (WP: 5), En, Sabah, Nur (Shurikens 3/3, WP: 5), Wooden Shield (SP:5, grants immunity to wood-elemental attacks), Fire Amulet (Accessory, Makes physical attacks do double damage to all enemies that are weak to fire), Garnet (Earth), Aquamarine (Water), Topaz (Lightning), Ruby (Fire),Scroll of Confusion, 6 Potions, Grand Potion, 2x Tonic, Grand Tonic, 2 Ether Cores, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2x Venom, 4 Remedies, Smoke Bomb, 2 Deadly Venoms, Smelling Salts, Mead, 2 Ice Bombs, 2x Fire Bomb, 2 Lightning Bombs, 10 Water Bombs, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, Garnet Lamp of Summoning, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, 10x Bone, Black Pearl (worth 75 gold), Grand Potion, 2x Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Aqua Gear (adds water-element to physical attacks and protects from water-elemental damage, accessory), 2 Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle. Consumable) Alexis Fenral (Masked Builder) 20 year old female elven Harlot Level 34.5 *Immune to Fragile and Blinded* *Counterstriking* Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 3 Health: 47/63 Gold: 484 GP: 156 Equipment: Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP:18, damage divided between all enemies, Suitable For Rouges), Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile), Ring of Sight (protects from blinded), Counterstrike Gloves Inventory: Steel fan (WP:20, ice-, lightning-, and darkness-elemental), Death's Whip (WP:11, on successful hits there is a 1/6 chance to cause double damage), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect, suitable to Rangers), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, light-elemental, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4; staff), Aquamarine (Water), Diamond (Light), Sapphire (Wind), Fragment of an Opal (Gem; Ice), Fifty Shades of Bley, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, 2 Remedies, 2 Somas, 8 Water Bombs, 2x Lightning Bomb, 2x Fire Bomb, Smoke Bomb, 3x Venom, 2 Health Cores, 3x Potion, x2 Grand Potion, 2x Phoenix Essence, 4 Nostrums, 7 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 10 Remedies, 7 Grand Potions, Skeleton Decoy, 8x Bone, Deadly Venom, 2 Kraken Fangs (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Demon Repellant (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle. Consumable), Winged Sandals (artifact; footwear; protects from bound and slowed effects) Hoke Ablesword (UsernameMDM) Mystic Knight Level 27.66 *Damage Undead* *Counterstriking* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, and Sealed* Power Bonus: 2 Defense: 23 Health: 44/47 Ether: 24/26 Gold: 178 GP: 146 Equipment: Vintul (WP: 16; greatsword), Steel Buckler (SP: 16), Warrior's Treads (SP:2, Health +1), Sealed Heavy Armour of Brilliance (Bodywear, SP:5, Immune: fragile, blinded, sealed effects), Counterstrike Gloves Inventory: Cultist Hat (damage vs undead), 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), Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Emerald (Wood), Aquamarine (Water), Amethyst (Darkness), Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), 4 Potions, 4 Grand Potions, Remedy, 3 Phoenix Essences, 2 Meads, Nostrum, Tonic, 3x Ether Core, Dragon Scale, Grating Stone, Zoot's Plaything (Special 3/4 Edition), 8 Water Bombs, 2x Smoke Bomb, 2x Venom, Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel, 4x Bone, Black Pearl (worth 75 gold), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Deadly Venom, 2x Kraken Fang (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Golden Fleece (worth 90 gold) Stigveladi ("Amma") Kötturin (PsyKater) 247 years old dwarven Mage Level 19 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 1 Health: 14/26 Ether: 17/23 Gold: 3 GP: 147 Equipment: Wishing Wand (WP:12; each successful hit has ½ chance of inflicting either asleep-, blinded-, sealed- or confused-effect, according to what the user wishes), Lover's Ring (Accessory, +2 HP), Leather Cap (SP:1; headwear) Inventory: Stealth Dagger (WP: 12; dagger), Dwarven Broomstick (WP: 3), Topaz, Aquamarine (Water), Crown of the Sea Kings (Gives the wearer +20 SP, +20 max. health and +20 max. ether when fighting at a sea, lake or river; headwear), Cat Statuette (Accessory, "Grettir", +1 HP), Bedroll, 3 Grand Potions, 6x Potion, 3x Tonic, 2x Grand Tonic, 2 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, Mead, Smelling Salts, 5x Venom, 8 Water Bombs, Fire Bomb, Skeleton Decoy, 2x Bone, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, 2x Kraken Fang (grants hastened- and reinforced-effects when consumed), Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), Golden Fleece (worth 90 gold)

"Those must be some pretty damn trusting friends considering you only spoke up, like, once yesterday..."

Calico stood up on her chair after a few minutes of simultaneously brushing her feet and thinking intently. "So, I've found, like, a little more evidence looking back at the past two days. Three spells occurred on Day One. One on Paulie, one on Usharnam, one on me. At least two occurred at night...the third possibly on Heron. We have six spellcasters here. By the sounds of it, the spellcasters were the same. Two light spells, two ice spells, and I'm totally willing to bet two lightning spells. Eris claims to have kept an eye on Retak last night. That leaves five. Retak Ysp was raising Kob. That leaves four. Shadir and Eris claim to have done nothing - that leaves (the late) Piro the Visionary and Zarrissa - who I'm also told was supposed to have healed me last night. Zarrissa did not. So in addition to the turtle and the little gnomish pig, whichever other liar has been flinging ice spells at the Snakeman should, like fess up now. I might believe a Heroican did it because of his actions towards the gremlin yesterday - less so if whoever did so maintains their lie about it. The point here, though, is that I think that, like, Zarrissa is one of the scum who either killed Paulie or tried to kill me...just in case any of the real Heroicans here need something to do." The halfling sank back into her seat, propping her short feet up on the table with satisfaction.

"Jeez, watch where you chuck those things!" squeaks the halfling, pushing over a table to use as cover from the blast as the bomb sails across the saloon, though she watches it intently as it flies towards the werelion.

"That's a lot of gold," observes Calico bluntly, watching each coin pass from hand to hand.

"And Sir Rubixcube or whatever, as well as me," corrected Calico.

"We're also certain at least two handcannons were used...."

"Results of actions in the day are shown at, like, the end of the day."

"He's pretty much dead already, four people attacked him within, like, the first ten minutes today."

"Both."

"At the end of the day, genius. Everyone saw it."

"You sound like you have a lot of friends," snaps Calico over her shoulder.

"Yup, probably. Also wasn't feeling too sure about his buying those Potions. I mean, seriously, who really needs, like that many on day one?" "I got hit by both, actually." Calico leans over the balcony slightly, looking as if she's about to puke.

"That's a big risk to stick your neck out for her like that. A big risk," observed the halfling, with a frown.

"That's exactly - ew, Kob, get your maggots off the table, that's gross!! - what I was thinkin'. You're clear of it since we all could see you making bombs. Enya would probably, like, use a spell or a spirit or something even if she does have a handcannon. Three of our rangers have quivers, and I don't think you can cram arrows into one of them, right? That leaves Corelin, Doranee, Pallas, and Werther. And I'm pretty sure it was a scum who shot the pantless mage, too. These Nefflem are like, totally sloppy with their kills."

"Thanks, Fangs," grins Calico as she's patched up. "Think Khary did a fair job of explaining things. Piro's totally, like, scumming it up."

"That so, Oldster?" questioned the halfling, sliding into a barstool once she'd taken a crack at Piro. "Huh. Same element that almost, like, fried me yesterday. It was close to the point where I'm pretty damn sure there are scum among us lookin' my way and thinking 'oh, man, we, like, totally suck at killing people'. In addition, of course, to this," added the rogue with a grumble, indicating the bullet wound in her side. "Which, by the way, I think could use some healing..."

"Ayup," adds Calico brightly from atop a nearby tabletop, swinging her whip to and fro before cracking it at Piro the Visionary.

That's because you actually divided the loot in that Quest.

You've made a mistake. You gave the NPC stuff. Atramor nodded towards Tarn as he accepted the gold and Elixir, then pulled the armor off of the Protector. It was in damn good condition despite the pounding the party had given its previous owner. He realized he was still wearing Thalion's Helmet, however, and tugged it off, tossing it to the elf. "Thanks for lendin' me the thing, mate, but I'll be honest....I hope I've never gotta wear somethin' like that again. Unless you've got enough potions to replace a healer, it's a death sentence. And, well, if ya' do continue to use it..." The witch paused, sliding his hand into his cloak, and pulling out a dagger whose blade he ran his finger along briefly before also tossing it over. "....keep that handy. Ratsbane's been useful since it was just the Sapper." Atramor removed his Counterstrike Gloves to buckle the Galactic Armor on, pulling his cloak on over it, and lastly sliding the Amulet of the Court around his neck once again. "Damn, that's heavy. I think that's everythin'. I guess we can bury the blue chick on our way out. I'm ready to go."