CMP

Miderun drops a pouch of 70 gold (probably counted out before she started drinking) into her hand and takes the javelin. "S'not as bad's it looks, I feel good. Great! We'll talk later. I mean, in a few...a few weeks. I have to go lead a...a thing." Miderun looked confused for a moment as though unsure what she was to be leading. "But I'll be back. Later. After the..sourcing stone. Enjoy your Zar dal Vohl. Or...don't. Actually, yeah, no, really don't. That'd be the worst." The orc gave Annie and Vindsval a short wave before managing to find her way out of the hall.

1) Yep. 2) Yep. 3) I'd love to get Canute's hairy Gray Bush into this.

"H'Annie!" called Miderun from across the saloon, very nearly knocking over the empty flagon on her table as she lurched out of her seat and walked over to the elf, her admirers, other buyers...and Bobby. "You look...good, different, with the armor and the....shinier...armor. I need this spear, okay? I want-...I need this spear, okay? I think...I can dish out some major hurt with this. Right? Later, I mean," she added, shaking her head, still rather intoxicated. "70 gold okay? That still how it works here? With the stupid little...the gold...stuff?"

Yeah. That's not how it works.

It's entirely possible this is just regarding the old board. I know my user and display names are different, but I joined when the board was running a much older version. They might just be grouped together now. I believe once you're a Knight (500+ posts) you can change your display name once a year, but in some cases I think mods can change them manually.

"No. That metal plating could withstand three, maybe four ships worth of cannons. And we aren't blowing up my ship. Maybe you're ready to die some greater good or whatever, but I hired you to help rescue my people, and escape on my ship. Both of which we have yet to do. Going off this map, the only places we haven't gone are Melville's office and the lab. We know the lab is locked down with this letter combination, but what about the office?" Where did you get C from? I don't like intervening too much with stuff like this but I have no idea where you got C and I want to make sure I haven't screwed up completely in giving you these letters.

"Thisn't leisure," insisted Miderun, pushing away Vindsval's hand and the resulting force actually causing her to push herself off her stool in the opposite direction. She righted herself fairly quickly, looking mildly annoyed as she sat back down. "Can't believe you dunno. S'like...ugh, s'like you dunno! It's Zar dal Vohl. Not...not a day for leisure. Not for orcs. Guess not for heroes either..." The young barbarian took a long sip from her more or less empty mug. "Mourning and prayer'r'done. I think...we need more drinks in Baltarok. They help pretty good."

"Entirely possible. If Melville went through the trouble of having all of his people mind controlled, you'd think he'd've at least put them on guard." "Hate to say it, but there's nothing we can do for the Magpie right now. We still need to find Zasies. Jules, too. If he's still around..." she added, a hint of doubt in her voice. "You're right, so stop thinking about it. I'd sooner light you on fire and catapult you onto that thing. No offense. Getting it onboard somehow is an idea..." "Erm, maybe. Without a crane - which I ain't seeing around, oddly enough - it'd take hours." The heroes head down the hallway, past the clearly collapsed second prison cell, and go up one of the few flights of intact stairs. The gun battery is eerily quiet. It's immediately evident there aren't any more soldiers, undead, or Crimson Crown around. The so-late-it's-early star-ridden night sky casts a faint light inside through the open windows. Dusty-looking cannons and piles of cannonballs litter the area...and large rings in the somewhat dirty floor make it abundantly clear that even the battery's gunpowder was cleared out and moved onto the Magpie, save for a few opened, half-empty ones sitting by the cannons. Illdria growls, annoyed, at the lack of anyone's presence. "What the hell? This Veken should be waiting right here, with a contingent of loyal morons or undead and holding a 'kill me' sign." Knife-Tongue pokes his head out of one of the gunports and looks out into the inlet leading up to the grotto. The huge, iron-plated warship's mast is nearly level with the heroes, though it's still a ways out, too far to hit with anything other then the cannons. "Cap'm, fhe Apocawypfe if fhiww hewe." "Huh. Hasn't moved an inch." Melvin scratches his thick, greasy beard. "Do they...really not know we're here yet? Damn, I dunno if this is a stroke or luck or the illest of omens!" '<Eh? Oh. Heheh. Funny.>' Omen pads out from somewhere around the heroes' legs. It's hard to say whether he's been there the entire time or not. '<Guess that's master's fault for giving me such a silly name. Trying to be all edgy, I'm sure. He was such a hothead back then.>' The cat licks his paw. "Hmph. If you're trying to describe Jules, you've picked the last words I would've used." '<Heh. This was a...long time ago. Things seemed different back then. More innocent? Heheh, no. Wrong word. Definitely the wrong word. Easier? Better. But I guess Heroica wasn't around to cut through the ranks like a hot knife through milk.>' Omen's whiskers twitch. '<No no, wrong word again. I must be hungry. I figured I ought to tell you heroes the letter I. Seemed important. I'm sure you know why, many of you are smart folk.>' The cat looked around intently. '<No bat, huh?>'

Miderun tossed back her most recent mug of ale - an empty flagon sat empty on her table, as though someone had gotten tired of having to go refill her mug all the time - and gave a somewhat dizzy waver to her usual past partymates, even though Vindsval was on his way out as she did so.

I can't update right now, I will do so tomorrow morning. Have you divided the loot, JimB? Zakura, on the off-chance you come online, you have 48 hours to check in or I'll remove you from the quest.

A huge loss. One of the most talented actors in the industry for a long time, and he had some really iconic roles. Rest in peace.

That changed in one of the big class changes a while ago, I think?

Illdria is pacing back and forth and fuming as she looks around the deck of the Magpie. "I'd almost forgotten how much damage the attack caused. My ship is a damn mess. There's holes in the deck here, the mast is cracking. Melvin, go check out belowdecks, make sure they haven't sabotaged us." The dwarf nods and heads down the ladder. The captain sighs. "I'm hoping they were dumb enough to keep Zasies on the ship, but these vampires were at least smart enough to keep them separated...though not under heavy enough guard. I still couldn't guess where she is." Illdria unfurls the map. "Main question is, where haven't we covered yet, and what information do we have that we haven't acted on yet?" There's a note pinned to the mast. "The Apocalypse is the Bonaparte's largest warship, plated in metal, and has more guns than we have ammo. The Magpie's in the worse shape she's been since I took her helm. About the only thing we have on it is speed, which isn't worth crap because the Apocalypse is sitting right in front of our only exit." "And, erm," remarked Melvin, climbing back onto the main deck. "Hate to pile on the bad news, but they took all our cannons. And all the cannonballs." "They took everything?" "Eheh, er, not everything. They left the gunpowder. It....looks like they actually put more powder on board...stuffed to the brim, really." "They're using my ship to store their gunpowder?" Illdria spits on the fallen (but not dead) form of the Bonaparte cannoneer the heroes just defeated. "Pathetic...so, the ship takes a single shot, and we're sitting on a fireball."

Miderun signs up for Quest 136.

So clearly 'what's best' is to go down in a needless blaze of glory rather than actually, you know, not dying.

So Phil was in fact genuinely suicidal?

Round Ten - Thirty Nine of the Magpie Marauders >Hoke does nothing Thalion does nothing >Illdria does nothing >Hybros uses 51 Potions Hybros does nothing Hybros does nothing >Guts uses Ambrosia on Hoke >Guts does nothing >Dyric does nothing Erik does nothing >Mizuki does nothing >Em does nothing >Torc does nothing >Melvin does nothing >Knife-Tongue does nothing Morgan bleeding by 6 and cursed Mizuki poisoned by 5 Morgan uses free hit on Hoke - (0 damage) The heroes wait for Morgan to expire as she uselessly fires on Hoke. It takes a lot of potions thanks to Mizuki's poisoning, but at last she falls, amidst her other 'allies'. THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS!! Everyone gains experience. The enemies drop stuff. The stolen loot is collected by their owners, and Guts feels like a man again as he pulls on his magic dancing shoes. Party leader, how will the loot be divided? 200 Gold Gold Ring (worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver) Lichen Armour (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted; suitable to classes with ether; bodywear.) x3 Bones Skeleton Decoy (Can be set up to absorb enemy Free Hits for up to 20 points of damage before it breaks.) x2 Elixirs x2 Grand Potions Double-Barreled Handcannon (WP: 15, fire-elemental, dual-strike, handcannon) Bomber's Belt (Craft Bomb creates Potent bombs, doubling the damage output of all bombs created, does not stack, accessory, suitable for cannoneers) Sigil of the Cold Circle (Raise an Army costs twice as much ether, but raised undead are three times as powerful, accessory, suitable for necromancers) Party Hybros (JimButcher) 54-year-old male imp Alchemist *Permanently Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Immune to all elements* *Intimidation* *Party Leader* Level 36 Power Bonus: 3 Defense: 0 Health: 57/57 Gold: 1884 Equipment: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, permanently deals Cursed and Poisoned:7; scythe, suitable to Hybros), Golden Armor (user is permanently Hastened and Cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, wood-, darkness-, light-elemental, immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened; bodywear), The Black Hat (grants Intimidation, immune to darkness and Cursed; headwear), Sterile Gloves (immune to Poisoned and Bleeding handwear), Kjorfalneire Tongue (The wearer’s restorative consumables are twice as potent, potions and tonics restoring twice as much health or ether, suitable for anyone, accessory (loaned to Hybros)) Inventory: • Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect; light-elemental dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike; darkness-elemental daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow [Phoenix Incense]; dagger), Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:45.25, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword (lent to Dyric)), Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon (lent to Dyric)), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5 deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; throwing weapon), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10; shield), • Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to 50% of the strength of the attack (rounded up); handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear (lent to Dyric)), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators and winged warriors), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Alchemist's Cheatsheet (1/3 chance to make two of the same Mixture on rolls of Shield, accessory, suitable to Alchemists) • Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire (loaned to Erik), Opal, Slightly Less Lucky Die (Randomly causes the lucky or jinxed effect when used, costs 3 ether) • (66 loaned from Guts), 13 Grand Potions, 16 Health Cores, 17 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, Diluted Arc Tonic, Grand Tonic, Soma, 2 Feathers of White, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 50 Venoms, 2 Deadly Venoms, Wyvern's Breath, 4 Nostrums, Minimizing Dust, 4 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Baldur Bomb (100 light-elemental damage), Demeter Bomb (100 wood-elemental damage), Rudra Bomb (100 lightning-elemental damage), Pumpkin Bomb (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), 2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 2 Tiger Balms, x2 Last Resort, Fog Bomb, Baffle Bomb, x2 Cloud of Celerity, x2 Purging Water, x2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Mystic Bomb, x2 Bravado Brew, Bad Breath, Hyper Arc Tonic, Arc Elixir, Baffle Bomb, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), Smile of the Gods • Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 4 Mythril Shards, Grating Stone, Gold Bar x5, Crystal Ball (Worth 800 gold, 1600 in magic shops), 2 Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold, loaned from Em) Dyric Rone (The Legonater) Human male, Assassin *1/3 chance to Instant Kill* *Immune to All Elements and Blinded* *Lucky* Level 30.25 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 6 Health: 42/42 Gold: 80 Equipment: Mockthril Longbow (WP: 27; Ice- and Darkness-elemental; Longbow), Lucky Die (User is permanently *Lucky*; suitable for anyone; Accessory), Night's Helmet (SP: 6; immune to Water, Wood, Earth, Ice, Fire, Wind,Lightning, Light, Darkness, and Blinded; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear (loaned from Hybros)) Inventory: • Requiem (WP: 20; Wood- and Light-elemental; Longbow), Tarok's Wrath (WP: 20, 1/2; chance to Instantly Kill orcs; Dagger), Double Chain Whip (WP: 10; Whip), Throwing Knife (WP: 4; Throwing Weapon), Pongcanis Dagger (WP: 8; Dagger), Crossbow of Incessant Warmongerers (WP: 20; on non-AoE rolls, also deals Damage to the enemies above and below the target upon a successful hit; Crossbow) , Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:45.25, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword (loaned from Hybros)), Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon (loaned from Hybros)) • Winged Sandals (immune to Bound and Slowed; suitable for anyone; Footwear), Ambrose's Heart (Artifact, suitable to Evokers, Accessory, +5 power), , Sticky Gloves (increases amount of Gold stolen by 50%; suitable for Rogues and Beast Warriors; Handwear) • Diamond, 3 Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold) • Bedroll, Shovel, Magic Compass • Potions (3), Grand Potions (5), Tonic, Remedies (2), Banana (restores full HP to target), Elixir, Cosmic Essence, Meads (2), Nostrum, Mulled Wine, Soma, Venom (2), Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the Poisoned by 7 and Cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Mythril Shards (4/4 Mythril), Military Grade Light Bomb, Military Grade Darkness Bomb, Fire Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Diamond Lamp of Summoning (1/3 uses left), Bones (3), Skeleton Decoy, Level-Up Mushroom, Demon Repellent (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle unless the user is the only hero left standing; consumable), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 in magic shops), Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle) Thalion Dwinlas (-obelix-) 213 years old male elf Artisan *Immune to All Elements, Sealed, Blind, Weakened, Confused, Sleep, Fragile* *Reinforced* *Blessed* Level 32 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 28 Health: 61/61 Gold: 1147 Equipment: Nightfall (WP:11, Darkness-elemental, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, Hollow [Grand Potion stored], dagger), Norgh Armor (SP:5, Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Ice, Water, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Earth damage and Sealed, Blind, Fragile, Weaken, Sleep and Confused), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile, headwear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent Reinforced-effect, doubling defense; suitable to marauders; backwear), Helm of Prestige (SP: 5, +10 Max HP, Wearer is Permanently Blessed, Headwear, suitable for Paragons, loaned to Thalion) Inventory: - Sleeper (WP:4, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade, melee/throwing weapon), Alpha and Omega (WP:13, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether, Hollow [nothing stored], staves), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, deals Stunned on successful hits, Hollow [nothing stored]) Broomstick (WP:9, ranged), Ribcage Shield (SP:9; 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), Handy Shield (SP:4, Immune to Blinded) - Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies, backwear), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing, headwear), , Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Heart Locket (Protects from Enamored-effect; accessory), Snake-Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed-effect; accessory) Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear), 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, loaned to Hoke), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding, handwear) - Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), Amethyst (Darkness) x3, Diamond (Loaned to Erik), Aquamarine (loaned to Erik), Opal (loaned to Erik) Garnet (loaned to Erik), 3 Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold) - Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, - Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope - 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 (9), Potion (4), Remedy (5), Mead (5), Smelling Salts (6), Nostrum (6), Mulled Wine (2), Elixir (2), Ether Core, Grand Tonic (2), Phoenix Essence, Bone (2), Smoke Bomb, Blind Bomb (2), Seal Bomb (2), Sleep Bomb (2), Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Skeleton Decoy, Mythril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mythril), Demon Repellent (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle unless the user is the only hero left standing; consumable), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle) Mortimer "Em" Mahzan (emjajoas) Unknown age human male Warden *Immune to Electricity, Fire, Water, and Ice* *Half damage from elemental attacks* Level 22.66 Power Bonus: 5 Defense: 28 Health: 42/42 Gold: 208 Equipment: Tritech Handcannon (WP:16, permanent poisoned 17, cursed), Vigilant (SP 12, halved damage from elemental attacks, immune to Electricity, Fire, and Water; shield), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory, Power +3, SP +3, Max. Health +3, Max. Ether +3. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year), Frost Helm (SP: 3, immune to ice, suitable for anyone, headwear) Inventory: - Blazing Bow (WP: 14, Fire-elemental), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) - Health Core, x5, Potion, Phoenix Essence, Remedy, Mead, Venom, Smoke Bomb (5), Floral Bomb (2), Ice Bomb (2), Lightning Bomb (2), Fire Bomb, Water Bomb (2), Holy Bomb (2), Dirt Bomb (2), Air Bomb (2), Chaotic Bomb (100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Phoenix Esssence (2), Ambrosia (2), Mulled Wine (2)Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle) - Bedroll (2), Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope - Reaper's Heart, Silver Ore(2), Mythril Shard (1), Amethyst, 5 Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold, 2 loaned to Hybros) Guts Holla (Scubacarrot) 45 year old male human Alchemist *Dancing* *Dualstriking* *Immune to all Elements, Weakened, Fragile, Asleep, Confused, Blinded water and first negative effect* *Party Second in Command* Level 38.5 Power Bonus: 2 Defense: 4 Health: 57/57 Gold: 8311 Equipment: Mythril Edge (WP: 64, Ice, Darkness, Light, attacks restore 3 health, dagger), Crocodile Armour (+4 Defense +Immunity to Water Magic, bodywear), Magnar's Smaller Axe (Grants Dual Strike to classes wielding axes, can't wear shield. handwear), Grimmeau's Clothespin (Grants Immunity to first negative effect inflicted on the wearer each battle. Headwear), Dancing Shoes (Wearer dances well, in the turn after a miss is rolled, the wearer can act twice. +Immunity to Asleep, Confused, Fragile,Weakened and Blinded, + Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Air, Earth, Wood, Lightning, and Ice Elemental Damage, footwear) Inventory): • Pronged Gauntlet (WP:6, dagger), M.U.C.A (WP: 12, bleeding 3, Axe) Giant Axe (WP:10, dual-strike, axe) • Jester's Hat (Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy, suitable for anyone), Rubber Gloves, Blessed Amulet(Immunity to Cursed, accessory), Pugilist's Gloves (2+ Power, Immune to Weakened, handwear) • Beholder's Eye, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Decamodifier • 1035x Potion (100 loaned to Hybros), 17x Grand Potion, 3x Health Core, 3x Diluted Arc Potion, 2x Arc Potion, 3x Elixir, 13x Phoenix Essence, 29x Remedy, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, Crimson Serum (Grants Mutated Effect for one battle.), Arc Elixir, Hyper Arc Tonic (Restores All ether to allies, consumable), Ambrosia, 19x Mead, 15x Smelling Salts, 11xNostrum, x3 Bad Breath, 2x Wyvern's Breath, 2x Tonic, 4x Grand Tonic, 2x Purging Water, 3x Smile of the Gods, 3x Fortune Flush, 5x Venom, 3x Bone, Soma, Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), x2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Ether Core, Last Resort, Bravado Brew • 6x Smoke Bomb, Neptune Bomb, Dirt Bomb, 2x Water Bomb, 2x Blind Bomb, 2x Confuse Bomb, 2x Poison Bomb, 2x Seal Bomb, 2x Sleep Bomb, 4x Mystic Bomb, Electro Bomb (Deals 30 lightning-elemental damage and the stunned-effect to all enemies), Sand Bomb (Deals 30 earth-elemental damage and the blinded-effect to all enemies) • 6x Deadly Venom, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned-by-7- and cursed-effects for the duration of one battle), • Topaz, Amethyst, Sapphire, Crystal Ball (Worth 200 gold, 400 in magic shops), 4x Gold Bar Mizuki Kimura (zakura) Assassin *50% More Gold Stolen* *Death Mask* *Ignores Positive Effects* Level 26.33 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 36/36 Gold: 250 Equipment: Dual Gladii (WP:12, Darkness and Light elemental, dual-strike), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Death Mask (Increases assassination chances to 1/3 when the target’s health is lowered to 1/3, headwear, suitable for assassin), Fox Tail (user not affected by opponent's positive effects, backwear) Inventory: - Gladiator Trident (WP:11, causes bleeding effect; spear), Fleuret (WP:9, longsword), Sylph Shuriken (WP:12, wind elemental, retrievable), Top Hat (WP: 14, 50/50 chance of dealing the stunned-effect, retrievable), Orcish Shield (SP: 4, double if user is a greenskin), Voltedge (WP: 13, greatsword/longsword (loaned from Erik)) - Loaded Die (Gives holder the Lucky-effect, accessory, suitable for anyone (loaned to Erik)), Quickdraw Quiver (Gives wearer the Hastened-effect, backwear, suitable for rangers, loaned to Dyric), Kjorfalneire Tongue (The wearer’s restorative consumables are twice as potent, potions and tonics restoring twice as much health or ether, suitable for anyone, accessory (loaned to Hybros)) - 20 Venoms, 5 Nostrums, , 1 Think Jeeax Scales, , Tonic, Potion, Weak Potion, 2 Deadly Venoms, Weak Regeneration Potion, Grand Potion, 2 Ambrosias, Smelling Salts,Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Demon Repellent (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle unless the user is the only hero left standing; consumable), Frost Bomb (Deals 30 ice-elemental damage and the slowed-effect to all enemies), Toxin Bomb (Deals 30 wood-elemental damage and the poisoned by 10-effect to all enemies) - Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Amethyst Erik Tyrvarr (Myrddyn) 19 years old male human Battle Mage *Restoration* *Lucky* *Immune to fragile, fire, and water* *Commands dogs* Level 23.66 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 5 Health: 43/43 Ether: 24/24 Gold: 20 Equipment: Darkstar Wand (WP:12; has 1/2 chance of inflicting hexed-effect; darkness-elemental wand), Barbarian's Boots (Natural Respite>Restoration; footwear), Dog Fur Coat (SP:5, Grants Command over dogs, backwear), Loaded Die (Gives holder the Lucky-effect, accessory, suitable for anyone (loaned from Mizuki)) Inventory: - Titanic Axe (WP:12, Earth, fire, Light-elemental, has 1/6 chances of inflicting petrified-effect; axe), Silver Cup of Victory (WP:10; has 1/6 chance of causing doomed; club), Plunger (WP:2; 1/2 chance to cause sudden death to an aquatic enemy with each hit; club), Twin Axe (WP: 5, dual strike-axe), Voltedge (WP: 13, greatsword/longsword (loaned to Mizuki)). - Peacekeepers totem (Grants the "Diplomacy"-job trait; suitable to Erik only; accessory), Talisman of Enlightenment (Protects from hexed-effect; accessory, loaned to Melvin), Sharkskin Armour (SP +1, bodywear), Shamanic Plate (Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2; Blood Ritual does double damage to the target; suitable for shamans; bodywear), Lighter Armor (SP: 4, immune to Fragile, bodywear), Helmet (Health +1), , Tricorne (SP: 3),Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers, scholars and weather mages; backwear.), Brightly Polished Heavy Armour (SP: 6, immune toFragile, fire, water,bodywear) - Amethyst, Ruby, Topaz, Sapphire (loaned from Hybros), Diamond (loaned from Thalion), Aquamarine (loaned from Thalion), Opal (loaned from Thalion) Garnet (loaned from Thalion) - Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.) - Milk (Restores 15 health and ether), Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 4 Tonics, Nostrum, Venom, Ether Core, Remedy, 3 Potions, Health Core, Gold Statuette (Worth 100 gold), 3 Torches (WP:2, breaks after one use, suitable to all), Chair (WP:4, club), Crystal Ball (worth 50 gold, except in magic shops where it is worth 100 gold.) Hoke Ablesword (UsernameMDM) Male human Dragoon *Immune fragile, weakened, confused, sealed, darkness, absorbs poison, Earns TRIPLE XP* Level 51.75 Power Bonus: 4 Defense: 40 +3 Health: 89/89 Gold: 1087 Equipment: Hollow Flagpole (WP:11, +3 SP to the whole party whenever equipped, Hollow (Phoenix Essence), lance), Steel Buckler (SP:31, darnkess-elemental), Heavy Armor (SP:5, immune Fragile), Medal of Glory (Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles),Pugilist Gloves (+2 to power, immune Weakened), Hydra Skin (SP: 2, wearer gains HP when poisoned instead of losing it, backwear), Warrior's Treads (SP:2, Health +1), Cultist Hat (damage vs undead) Inventory: - Vintul (WP: 16; greatsword), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, causes the Bleeding-by-5 effect; spear), Wasabi Blade (WP: 4, Fire-elemental long-sword), Blade of Tranquility (WP: 2, deals the Sealed effect, Long-sword), Glistening Halberd WP:10 (½ chance to caused stunned effect, lance), Blue Steel Shield (SP:5, Immune to Blind), Fang Dagger (WP:5, double damage to beasts, dagger) - Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), , Sharkskin Gloves (Accessory, provides immunity from water elemental attacks), Crocodile Handbag (Max Ether +2, accessory), Crocodile Belt (Max Health +2, accessory), Helm of Prestige (SP: 5, +10 Max HP, Wearer is Permanently Blessed, Headwear, suitable for Paragons, loaned to Thalion), 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, loaned from Thalion), Sterile Gloves (Immune to poisoned and bleeding, handwear, suitable for anyone), Samurai Helmet (WP:+4, immune Confused, Sealed suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, winged warriors) - Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Emerald (Wood), Aquamarine (Water), Amethyst (Darkness), Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), Garnet ( Earth), Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 in magic shops) - Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep -Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel 3x Smoke Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Water Bomb, Air Bomb, 2x Dirt Bomb, Confuse Bomb, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, x2 Stun Bombs, Skadi Bomb - 4x Phoenix Essence, Potion, 10x Grand Potion, Health Core, 4x Remedy, Tonic, 2x Grand Tonic, 5x Ether Core, Elixir, Neutralizer, Ambrosia, Soma, 3x Mead, 3x Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, 2x Dragon Scale (Grants lucky- and blessed-effects when consumed), 2x Titan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), 2x Flame-Distilled Brandy (Encouraged & Immune to Ice), 6x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Zoot's Plaything (Special 3/4 Edition), Hydra Tongue (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 3 and -1 SP effects permanently), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used), Mythril, Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), - Nixie (Water 7), Reaper (Dark 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8) Torc (UsernameMDM) Female dragon Adult Level 51.75 Health: 81/81 Element: Fire Captain Illdria (NPC, controlled by QM, takes suggestions) 28 years old female human Marauder *Immune to weakened, fragile, enamored, confused, and doomed* *Reinforced* *Deals enamored* *Command* Level 31.5 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 20 Health: 52/52 Gold: 8 Equipment: Rapier (WP: 20, light-elemental longsword), Flayer (WP: 20, darkness-elemental whip), Corset of Kickass (SP: 3, wearer deals the enamored-effect, bodywear, suitable for Illdria), Cap'n’s Sash (Immune to weakened, fragile, enamored, and confused, grants Command, accessory, suitable for Illdria), Marauder's Mantle (Permanent reinforced-effect, backwear, suitable for marauders), Grip of Death (SP: 7, wearer immune to doomed, handwear, suitable for Illdria) Inventory: 3 Phoenix Essences, 5 Grand Potions, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Mead, 3 Remedies, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle) Melvin (NPC, controlled by QM, takes suggestions) 83 years old male dwarf Minstrel *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, and hexed* Level 20.33 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 5 Health: 35/35 Ether: 4/28 Equipment: Tuned-Up Slidewhistle (WP: 10, instrument), Melvin's Cap (SP: 5, headwear, suitable for Melvin), Chef's Apron (Immune to poisoned and bleeding, bodywear), Talisman of Enlightenment (Protects from hexed-effect; accessory, loaned from Eric) Inventory: Shanty of the Forest (Causes wood-elemental damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 2 ether per damage enemy. Minstrel Song) Knife-Tongue (NPC, controlled by QM, take suggestions) 39 years old male hobgoblin Marauder *Hastened* *Immune to jinxed and poisoned* Level 25.33 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 40/40 Gold: 50 Equipment: Cendstyr (WP: 10, cutlass), Shank (WP: 10, dagger), Quickdraw Belt (Suitable for Knife-Tongue, user is hastened, accessory), Coat of Misfortune (Suitable for Knife-Tongue, wearer has a 1/6 chance to deal the jinxed-effect on successful hits, immune to jinxed, bodywear), Hobgoblin Half-Cape (Suitable for hobgoblins, wearer is immune to poisoned, +10 max health, backwear)

9 SP on a backwear that anyone can equip isn't 'not very useful'.

An interesting study. I must get try out some of this mushroom goo in my flamethrower. .. Nice build, cool story to go along with it. I love that we (that is, glorious M.A.N.T.I.S.) seem to always take cues from eachother in regards to story and landscape: you've got the purplish/lavender water and the weird glowing flora of other Barnius builds. Don't know if this is intentional or not, but I really like that. :thumbup:

I hope so, I was hoping to grab it for Miderun as well. And is Infiltrator ever going to be a thing again?

Yeah, that Cloak of the Vizier seems way too powerful. Quests average around four or five heroes, I think, plus additional NPCs. It can turn literally anyone into a tank.

Morgan is a ranged unit - like ranged heroes, she ignores row.

Fixed, Myrrdyn. Because I don't want to screw you guys over for forgetting to take that into account but I don't want to wait for you to change your actions, I'll push the free hits into next round. Round Nine of the Magpie Marauders >Hybros uses Potion on Torc Hybros (Morgan, Reaper) - Chrysopeia Critical Hit (68 damage) >Hybros uses Potion on Torc Hybros (Morgan, Reaper) - Damage Hit (53 damage) >Guts uses Potion on himself >Guts (Morgan, MUCA) - Special Damage Damage (70-7 = 63 damage, Guts KO'd) Erik swaps Heavy Armor for Barbarian Boots >Dyric (Sicarii A) - Damage Lethal Aim (27 damage, Sicarii B shattered) Thalion (Nightfall, Morgan) - Special Damage Shield: Toolkit - Spirited Away! (No effect) >Em (Morgan, Handcannon) - Hit (43 damage) >Hoke (Flagpole, Morgan) - Deflected Damage (70-43=27 damage, no deflect,no jinx) >Torc does nothing >Mizuki does nothing >Illdria does nothing >Knife-Tongue does nothing >Melvin sings Dirge of the Phoenix - (Guts revived, -5 ether) Morgan bleeding by 6 and cursed Mizuki poisoned by 5 Thalion blessed Enemies Bonaparte Honor Guard Morgan *Ranged* *Immune to confused, hexed, enamored, blinded, stunned, petrified, jinxed, poisoned, asleep, fragile, weakened, all elements but water, and instant kill* *1/6 chance to deal Jinxed on Damage and Free Hits* *Cursed* *Misses rolled against Morgan give her an automatic free hit each at the end of the next round* *Bleeding by 6* *Additional free hits: 2* Level 70 Humanoid Health: 276/427 Special I: Mortar Fire - Morgan unleashes a hailstorm of 6-36 hits that each does 3 damage ignoring row and defenses, divided equally among the enemy party. Special II: Vengeance Shot - Morgan fires at the hero, dealing damage equal the hero's level and stunning them, then steals the first equipped artifact in the hero's inventory, gaining its effects. Drops: Coat of Misfortune (Suitable for Knife-Tongue, wearer has a 1/6 chance to deal the jinxed-effect on successful hits, immune to jinxed, bodywear), Hobgoblin Half-Cape (Suitable for hobgoblins, wearer is immune to poisoned, +10 max health, backwear), Dancing Shoes (Wearer dances well, in the turn after a miss is rolled, the wearer can act twice. +Immunity to Asleep, Confused, Fragile,Weakened and Blinded, + Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Air, Earth, Wood, Lightning, and Ice Elemental Damage, footwear) Party Hybros (JimButcher) 54-year-old male imp Alchemist *Permanently Hastened* *Immune to Cursed, Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, Weakened, Poisoned, Bleeding* *Immune to all elements* *Intimidation* *Party Leader* *Lucky* Level 35.75 Power Bonus: 3 Defense: 0 Health: 56/56 Gold: 1884 Equipment: Zoot's Reaper (WP:15, permanently deals Cursed and Poisoned:7; scythe, suitable to Hybros), Golden Armor (user is permanently Hastened and Cursed, fire-, water-, earth-, wind-, ice-, lightning-, wood-, darkness-, light-elemental, immune to Asleep, Blinded, Confused, Fragile, and Weakened; bodywear), The Black Hat (grants Intimidation, immune to darkness and Cursed; headwear), Sterile Gloves (immune to Poisoned and Bleeding handwear), Kjorfalneire Tongue (The wearer’s restorative consumables are twice as potent, potions and tonics restoring twice as much health or ether, suitable for anyone, accessory (loaned to Hybros)) Inventory: • Justice (WP:8, causes blinded-effect; light-elemental dagger), Twin Kunai (WP:6, dual strike; darkness-elemental daggers), Hollow Dagger (WP:6, hollow [Phoenix Incense]; dagger), Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:45.25, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword (lent to Dyric)), Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon (lent to Dyric)), Spinning Bolas (WP: 5 deals the Slowed effect, but the effect is removed when retrieved; throwing weapon), Skirmisher's Shield (SP:10; shield), • Sticky Gloves (gains 50% more gold, suitable for Rogues, handwear), Metal Claw (Unarmed attacks drain health from the enemy equal to 50% of the strength of the attack (rounded up); handwear), Baron's Epaulets (Suitable for short heroes, grants Command over short NPCs), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP:1, suitable to Rogues; backwear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear (lent to Dyric)), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators and winged warriors), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened-effect; handwear), Alchemist's Cheatsheet (1/3 chance to make two of the same Mixture on rolls of Shield, accessory, suitable to Alchemists) • Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire (loaned to Erik), Opal, Slightly Less Lucky Die (Randomly causes the lucky or jinxed effect when used, costs 3 ether) • 17 Potions (100 loaned from Guts), 13 Grand Potions, 16 Health Cores, 17 Remedies, 3 Neutralizers, 3 Elixirs, Diluted Arc Tonic, Grand Tonic, Soma, 2 Feathers of White, Phoenix Essence, 3 Phoenix Incenses, Fenghuang Essence (After being consumed, automatically revives the target with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out), 50 Venoms, 2 Deadly Venoms, Wyvern's Breath, 4 Nostrums, Minimizing Dust, 4 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, Baldur Bomb (100 light-elemental damage), Demeter Bomb (100 wood-elemental damage), Rudra Bomb (100 lightning-elemental damage), Pumpkin Bomb (causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), 2 Gold Rings (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver), Skeleton Decoy, Bone, 2 Tiger Balms, x2 Last Resort, Fog Bomb, Baffle Bomb, x2 Cloud of Celerity, x2 Purging Water, x2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Mystic Bomb, x2 Bravado Brew, Bad Breath, Hyper Arc Tonic, Arc Elixir, Baffle Bomb, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle), Smile of the Gods • Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, 4 Mythril Shards, Grating Stone, Gold Bar x5, Crystal Ball (Worth 800 gold, 1600 in magic shops), 2 Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold, loaned from Em) Dyric Rone (The Legonater) Human male, Assassin *1/3 chance to Instant Kill* *Immune to All Elements and Blinded* *Lucky* Level 30 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 6 Health: 42/42 Gold: 80 Equipment: Mockthril Longbow (WP: 27; Ice- and Darkness-elemental; Longbow), Lucky Die (User is permanently *Lucky*; suitable for anyone; Accessory), Night's Helmet (SP: 6; immune to Water, Wood, Earth, Ice, Fire, Wind,Lightning, Light, Darkness, and Blinded; suitable for anyone; Headwear), Cloak of the Red Assassin (Chance of Assassination is 1/3, suitable for Assassins; backwear (loaned from Hybros)) Inventory: • Requiem (WP: 20; Wood- and Light-elemental; Longbow), Tarok's Wrath (WP: 20, 1/2; chance to Instantly Kill orcs; Dagger), Double Chain Whip (WP: 10; Whip), Throwing Knife (WP: 4; Throwing Weapon), Pongcanis Dagger (WP: 8; Dagger), Crossbow of Incessant Warmongerers (WP: 20; on non-AoE rolls, also deals Damage to the enemies above and below the target upon a successful hit; Crossbow) , Sword of Ancestral Hatred (WP:45.25, gains 1/4 WP every kill made with it; longsword (loaned from Hybros)), Clock Cog (WP:14; throwing weapon), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all; throwing weapon (loaned from Hybros)) • Winged Sandals (immune to Bound and Slowed; suitable for anyone; Footwear), Ambrose's Heart (Artifact, suitable to Evokers, Accessory, +5 power), , Sticky Gloves (increases amount of Gold stolen by 50%; suitable for Rogues and Beast Warriors; Handwear) • Diamond, 3 Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold) • Bedroll, Shovel, Magic Compass • Potions (3), Grand Potions (5), Tonic, Remedies (2), Banana (restores full HP to target), Elixir, Cosmic Essence, Meads (2), Nostrum, Mulled Wine, Soma, Venom (2), Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the Poisoned by 7 and Cursed effects for the duration of one battle), Mythril Shards (4/4 Mythril), Military Grade Light Bomb, Military Grade Darkness Bomb, Fire Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Diamond Lamp of Summoning (1/3 uses left), Bones (3), Skeleton Decoy, Level-Up Mushroom, Demon Repellent (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle unless the user is the only hero left standing; consumable), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 in magic shops), Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle) Thalion Dwinlas (-obelix-) 213 years old male elf Artisan *Immune to All Elements, Sealed, Blind, Weakened, Confused, Sleep, Fragile* *Reinforced* *Blessed* *Lucky* Level 31.75 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 14 28 Health: 60/60 Gold: 1147 Equipment: Nightfall (WP:11, Darkness-elemental, absorbs 2 health on successful hits, Hollow [Grand Potion stored], dagger), Norgh Armor (SP:5, Immunity to Darkness, Light, Fire, Ice, Water, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Earth damage and Sealed, Blind, Fragile, Weaken, Sleep and Confused), Emerald Hood (SP:4, Immunity to Fragile, headwear), Marauder’s Mantle (Grants permanent Reinforced-effect, doubling defense; suitable to marauders; backwear), Helm of Prestige (SP: 5, +10 Max HP, Wearer is Permanently Blessed, Headwear, suitable for Paragons, loaned to Thalion) Inventory: - Sleeper (WP:4, deals Asleep to enemies it hits, Hollow Upgrade, melee/throwing weapon), Alpha and Omega (WP:13, dual healing/spellcasting at the cost of 2 ether, Hollow [nothing stored], staves), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, deals Stunned on successful hits, Hollow [nothing stored]) Broomstick (WP:9, ranged), Ribcage Shield (SP:9; 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), Handy Shield (SP:4, Immune to Blinded) - Cloak of Necrotic Shielding (SP:3, provides SPECIAL GUARD against Undead Enemies, backwear), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing, headwear), , Winged Sandals (Protects from Bound and Slowed effects, footwear), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Heart Locket (Protects from Enamored-effect; accessory), Snake-Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; accessory), Paper Doll (Protects from Hexed-effect; accessory) Cloak of Espionage (Allows the wearer to examine enemy stats before a battle, backwear), 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, loaned to Hoke), Sterile Gloves (Immunity to Poisoned and Bleeding, handwear) - Zirconia (Gem containing all elements; cannot be merged into equipment), Amethyst (Darkness) x3, Diamond (Loaned to Erik), Aquamarine (loaned to Erik), Opal (loaned to Erik) Garnet (loaned to Erik), 3 Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold) - Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, - Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass, Telescope - 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 (9), Potion (4), Remedy (5), Mead (5), Smelling Salts (6), Nostrum (6), Mulled Wine (2), Elixir (2), Ether Core, Grand Tonic (2), Phoenix Essence, Bone (2), Smoke Bomb, Blind Bomb (2), Seal Bomb (2), Sleep Bomb (2), Deluxe Skeleton Decoy, Skeleton Decoy, Mythril Shard (1/4 of a piece of Mythril), Demon Repellent (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle unless the user is the only hero left standing; consumable), Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle) Mortimer "Em" Mahzan (emjajoas) Unknown age human male Warden *Immune to Electricity, Fire, Water, and Ice* *Half damage from elemental attacks* *Aura* Level 22.33 Power Bonus: 5 Defense: 28 Health: 42/42 Gold: 208 Equipment: Tritech Handcannon (WP:16, permanent poisoned 17, cursed), Vigilant (SP 12, halved damage from elemental attacks, immune to Electricity, Fire, and Water; shield), Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory, Power +3, SP +3, Max. Health +3, Max. Ether +3. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year), Frost Helm (SP: 3, immune to ice, suitable for anyone, headwear) Inventory: - Blazing Bow (WP: 14, Fire-elemental), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield) - Health Core, x5, Potion, Phoenix Essence, Remedy, Mead, Venom, Smoke Bomb (5), Floral Bomb (2), Ice Bomb (2), Lightning Bomb (2), Fire Bomb, Water Bomb (2), Holy Bomb (2), Dirt Bomb (2), Air Bomb (2), Chaotic Bomb (100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Phoenix Esssence (2), Ambrosia (2), Mulled Wine (2)Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle) - Bedroll (2), Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope - Reaper's Heart, Silver Ore(2), Mythril Shard (1), Amethyst, 5 Silver Ore (Worth 60 gold, 2 loaned to Hybros) Guts Holla (Scubacarrot) 45 year old male human Alchemist *Dancing* *Dualstriking* *Immune to all Elements, Weakened, Fragile, Asleep, Confused, Blinded water and first negative effect* *Party Second in Command* Level 38.25 Power Bonus: 2 Defense: 4 Health: 1/57 Gold: 8311 Equipment: Mythril Edge (WP: 64, Ice, Darkness, Light, attacks restore 3 health, dagger), Crocodile Armour (+4 Defense +Immunity to Water Magic, bodywear), Magnar's Smaller Axe (Grants Dual Strike to classes wielding axes, can't wear shield. handwear), Grimmeau's Clothespin (Grants Immunity to first negative effect inflicted on the wearer each battle. Headwear) Inventory): • Pronged Gauntlet (WP:6, dagger), M.U.C.A (WP: 12, bleeding 3, Axe) Giant Axe (WP:10, dual-strike, axe) • Jester's Hat (Wearer may choose to gain one immunity from targeted enemy, suitable for anyone), Rubber Gloves, Blessed Amulet(Immunity to Cursed, accessory), Pugilist's Gloves (2+ Power, Immune to Weakened, handwear) • Beholder's Eye, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Decamodifier • 1035x Potion (100 loaned to Hybros), 17x Grand Potion, 3x Health Core, 3x Diluted Arc Potion, 2x Arc Potion, 3x Elixir, 13x Phoenix Essence, 29x Remedy, Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, Crimson Serum (Grants Mutated Effect for one battle.), Arc Elixir, Hyper Arc Tonic (Restores All ether to allies, consumable), 2x Ambrosia, 19x Mead, 15x Smelling Salts, 11xNostrum, x3 Bad Breath, 2x Wyvern's Breath, 2x Tonic, 4x Grand Tonic, 2x Purging Water, 3x Smile of the Gods, 3x Fortune Flush, 5x Venom, 3x Bone, Soma, Silver Ore (worth 60 gold), x2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Ether Core, Last Resort, Bravado Brew • 6x Smoke Bomb, Neptune Bomb, Dirt Bomb, 2x Water Bomb, 2x Blind Bomb, 2x Confuse Bomb, 2x Poison Bomb, 2x Seal Bomb, 2x Sleep Bomb, 4x Mystic Bomb, Electro Bomb (Deals 30 lightning-elemental damage and the stunned-effect to all enemies), Sand Bomb (Deals 30 earth-elemental damage and the blinded-effect to all enemies) • 6x Deadly Venom, Crimson Venom (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned-by-7- and cursed-effects for the duration of one battle), • Topaz, Amethyst, Sapphire, Crystal Ball (Worth 200 gold, 400 in magic shops), 4x Gold Bar Mizuki Kimura (zakura) Assassin *50% More Gold Stolen* *Death Mask* *Ignores Positive Effects* *Poisoned by 5* Level 26 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 0 Health: 26/36 Gold: 250 Equipment: Dual Gladii (WP:12, Darkness and Light elemental, dual-strike), Sticky Gloves (Increases the amount of gold stolen by 50% (rounded up)), Death Mask (Increases assassination chances to 1/3 when the target’s health is lowered to 1/3, headwear, suitable for assassin), Fox Tail (user not affected by opponent's positive effects, backwear) Inventory: - Gladiator Trident (WP:11, causes bleeding effect; spear), Fleuret (WP:9, longsword), Sylph Shuriken (WP:12, wind elemental, retrievable), Top Hat (WP: 14, 50/50 chance of dealing the stunned-effect, retrievable), Orcish Shield (SP: 4, double if user is a greenskin), Voltedge (WP: 13, greatsword/longsword (loaned from Erik)) - Loaded Die (Gives holder the Lucky-effect, accessory, suitable for anyone (loaned to Erik)), Quickdraw Quiver (Gives wearer the Hastened-effect, backwear, suitable for rangers, loaned to Dyric), Kjorfalneire Tongue (The wearer’s restorative consumables are twice as potent, potions and tonics restoring twice as much health or ether, suitable for anyone, accessory (loaned to Hybros)) - 20 Venoms, 5 Nostrums, , 1 Think Jeeax Scales, , Tonic, Potion, Weak Potion, 2 Deadly Venoms, Weak Regeneration Potion, Grand Potion, 2 Ambrosias, Smelling Salts,Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Demon Repellent (Makes the user impervious to direct attacks from demons during one battle unless the user is the only hero left standing; consumable), Frost Bomb (Deals 30 ice-elemental damage and the slowed-effect to all enemies), Toxin Bomb (Deals 30 wood-elemental damage and the poisoned by 10-effect to all enemies) - Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Amethyst Erik Tyrvarr (Myrddyn) 19 years old male human Battle Mage *Restoration* *Lucky* *Immune to fragile, fire, and water* *Commands dogs* Level 23.33 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 5 Health: 1/43 Ether: 19/24 Gold: 20 Equipment: Darkstar Wand (WP:12; has 1/2 chance of inflicting hexed-effect; darkness-elemental wand), Barbarian's Boots (Natural Respite>Restoration; footwear), Dog Fur Coat (SP:5, Grants Command over dogs, backwear), Loaded Die (Gives holder the Lucky-effect, accessory, suitable for anyone (loaned from Mizuki)) Inventory: - Titanic Axe (WP:12, Earth, fire, Light-elemental, has 1/6 chances of inflicting petrified-effect; axe), Silver Cup of Victory (WP:10; has 1/6 chance of causing doomed; club), Plunger (WP:2; 1/2 chance to cause sudden death to an aquatic enemy with each hit; club), Twin Axe (WP: 5, dual strike-axe), Voltedge (WP: 13, greatsword/longsword (loaned to Mizuki)). - Peacekeepers totem (Grants the "Diplomacy"-job trait; suitable to Erik only; accessory), Talisman of Enlightenment (Protects from hexed-effect; accessory, loaned to Melvin), Sharkskin Armour (SP +1, bodywear), Shamanic Plate (Max. Health +2, Max. Ether +2; Blood Ritual does double damage to the target; suitable for shamans; bodywear), Lighter Armor (SP: 4, immune to Fragile, bodywear), Helmet (Health +1), , Tricorne (SP: 3),Ethereal Cloak (SP:2, Max. Ether +4, suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers, scholars and weather mages; backwear.), Brightly Polished Heavy Armour (SP: 6, immune to Fragile, fire, water, bodywear) - Amethyst, Ruby, Topaz, Sapphire (loaned from Hybros), Diamond (loaned from Thalion), Aquamarine (loaned from Thalion), Opal (loaned from Thalion) Garnet (loaned from Thalion) - Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.) - Milk (Restores 15 health and ether), Grand Elixir (Restores full health and ether to target and remedies all negative effects), 4 Tonics, Nostrum, Venom, Ether Core, Remedy, 3 Potions, Health Core, Gold Statuette (Worth 100 gold), 3 Torches (WP:2, breaks after one use, suitable to all), Chair (WP:4, club), Crystal Ball (worth 50 gold, except in magic shops where it is worth 100 gold.) Hoke Ablesword (UsernameMDM) Male human Dragoon *Immune fragile, weakened, confused, sealed, darkness, absorbs poison, Earns TRIPLE XP* Level 51 Power Bonus: 4 Defense: 40 +3 Health: 62/89 Gold: 1087 Equipment: Hollow Flagpole (WP:11, +3 SP to the whole party whenever equipped, Hollow (Phoenix Essence), lance), Steel Buckler (SP:31, darnkess-elemental), Heavy Armor (SP:5, immune Fragile), Medal of Glory (Accessory - Mark of true talent that allows the wearer to gain triple experience from battles),Pugilist Gloves (+2 to power, immune Weakened), Hydra Skin (SP: 2, wearer gains HP when poisoned instead of losing it, backwear), Warrior's Treads (SP:2, Health +1), Cultist Hat (damage vs undead) Inventory: - Vintul (WP: 16; greatsword), Gladiator Trident (WP: 11, causes the Bleeding-by-5 effect; spear), Wasabi Blade (WP: 4, Fire-elemental long-sword), Blade of Tranquility (WP: 2, deals the Sealed effect, Long-sword), Glistening Halberd WP:10 (½ chance to caused stunned effect, lance), Blue Steel Shield (SP:5, Immune to Blind), Fang Dagger (WP:5, double damage to beasts, dagger) - Electro Gear (Adds lightning-element to physical attacks and protects from lightning-elemental damage, accessory), , Sharkskin Gloves (Accessory, provides immunity from water elemental attacks), Crocodile Handbag (Max Ether +2, accessory), Crocodile Belt (Max Health +2, accessory), Helm of Prestige (SP: 5, +10 Max HP, Wearer is Permanently Blessed, Headwear, suitable for Paragons, loaned to Thalion), 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, loaned from Thalion), Sterile Gloves (Immune to poisoned and bleeding, handwear, suitable for anyone), Samurai Helmet (WP:+4, immune Confused, Sealed suitable to knights, dragoons, regulators, winged warriors) - Opal (Ice), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Emerald (Wood), Aquamarine (Water), Amethyst (Darkness), Diamond (Light), Topaz (Lightning), Garnet ( Earth), Crystal Ball (Worth 50 gold, 100 in magic shops) - Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Sleep -Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel 3x Smoke Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Water Bomb, Air Bomb, 2x Dirt Bomb, Confuse Bomb, Blind Bomb, Seal Bomb, x2 Stun Bombs, Skadi Bomb - 4x Phoenix Essence, Potion, 10x Grand Potion, Health Core, 4x Remedy, Tonic, 2x Grand Tonic, 5x Ether Core, Elixir, Neutralizer, Ambrosia, Soma, 3x Mead, 3x Smelling Salts, 2x Nostrum, 2x Dragon Scale (Grants lucky- and blessed-effects when consumed), 2x Titan Heart (Grants encouraged- and inspired-effects when consumed), 2x Flame-Distilled Brandy (Encouraged & Immune to Ice), 6x Venom, 2x Deadly Venom, Zoot's Plaything (Special 3/4 Edition), Hydra Tongue (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 3 and -1 SP effects permanently), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used), Mythril, Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), - Nixie (Water 7), Reaper (Dark 8), Stone Golem (Rock 8), Carcinos (Aquatic 8), Storm Elemental (Electric 8) Torc (UsernameMDM) Female dragon Adult Level 51 Health: 41/81 Element: Fire Captain Illdria (NPC, controlled by QM, takes suggestions) 28 years old female human Marauder *Immune to weakened, fragile, enamored, confused, and doomed* *Reinforced* *Deals enamored* *Command* Level 31.33 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 10 20 Health: 52/52 Gold: 8 Equipment: Rapier (WP: 20, light-elemental longsword), Flayer (WP: 20, darkness-elemental whip), Corset of Kickass (SP: 3, wearer deals the enamored-effect, bodywear, suitable for Illdria), Cap'n’s Sash (Immune to weakened, fragile, enamored, and confused, grants Command, accessory, suitable for Illdria), Marauder's Mantle (Permanent reinforced-effect, backwear, suitable for marauders), Grip of Death (SP: 7, wearer immune to doomed, handwear, suitable for Illdria) Inventory: 3 Phoenix Essences, 5 Grand Potions, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Mead, 3 Remedies, Earthwyrm Fang (Grants the encouraged-, lucky-, reinforced-, and blinded- effects for the duration of one battle) Melvin (NPC, controlled by QM, takes suggestions) 83 years old male dwarf Minstrel *Immune to poisoned, bleeding, and hexed* Level 20 Power Bonus: 0 Defense: 5 Health: 35/35 Ether: 4/28 Equipment: Tuned-Up Slidewhistle (WP: 10, instrument), Melvin's Cap (SP: 5, headwear, suitable for Melvin), Chef's Apron (Immune to poisoned and bleeding, bodywear), Talisman of Enlightenment (Protects from hexed-effect; accessory, loaned from Eric) Inventory: Shanty of the Forest (Causes wood-elemental damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 2 ether per damage enemy. Minstrel Song) Knife-Tongue (NPC, controlled by QM, take suggestions) 39 years old male hobgoblin Marauder *Hastened* Level 25 Power Bonus: 0 Health: 1/40 Gold: 50 Equipment: Cendstyr (WP: 10, cutlass), Shank (WP: 10, dagger), Quickdraw Belt (Suitable for Knife-Tongue, user is hastened, accessory) Everyone, please choose an action. Party leader, please list a battle order.

Following an appointment made last week, I was invited by Special Agent Myra Dynarski to attend the interrogation of the first of many unknown hostiles she captured earlier. Suspecting further Octan sabotage of a pleasant evening I reviewed security protocol on the new asteroid-based lab to be used thirty seven times, removed a potential cleaning hazard, and consumed three liters of charisma-enhancing Galactic Juice provided by our new supply lines through Linopeia III. I also used [REDACTED] deciliters of [REDACTED] brand hair gel and had Sixer cue up several tracks of romantic music before realizing he was likely not appropriate for social situations. Before eliminating the aforementioned Octan mole, however, a brief interrogation revealed he had a significant amount of information accumulated on key M.A.N.T.I.S. personnel. Said information was deleted, but a few key facts piqued my interest. First, Executive Scientist Big Sal has not received a haircut in approximately four years. Second, Special Agent Dynarski was supposedly partial to the incredibly rare and impossibly lethal cardioimpetus rubiflora. The flowers are said to bud only off a parent tree when it has reached the age of roughly seventeen thousand years. I had the science nerds do some research and locate a specimen on Barnius. I convinced my superiors to greenlight the mission as in the wrong hands, cardioimpetus rubiflora can be a lethal instrument. I tactfully explained that we simply could not let the tree live. Poison can be very unstable in the hands of a coward and remarkably flexible in the hands of a beautiful woman, and Octan has an army of one and none of the other. One rapid deployment later and me and Sixer got our first taste of Barnius: sheer mountain faces and a lot of forest. I'm told the trees in this region of Barnius are ancient. They've grown a thick canopy that you'd need a plasma cannon to cut through, and have mutated glowing, almost gem-like flower buds to compensate for the lack of sunlight to the smaller plants inside these impenetrable forests. Supposedly these "Emerald groves" of Barnius are something special to see. Supposedly there's one cardioimpetus rubiflora parent tree there. Supposedly it's one of the top fifty romantic dating sites in the entire galaxy The science nerds tell me that the sheer, unspoiled beauty and awe-inspiring majesty of this grove would melt most girls' heart. Maybe at one point this is was all true, but luckily for me, my date has a more refined taste.

I approve heartily of the new Drone Testing Initiative. It seems Sixer and I have begun a trend. A really small, fast, lethal trend. Sick build, I love the big stadium-style lights, the little camp around the platform, and of course the drones themselves. :thumbup: