Jebediahs

Yes, the Ape-thing is strong! He should lead! The crow walked around without purpose eventually stopping near Thalion. Alfred's head slowly turned at the mention of Skrall's many successfully led parties. "Yes...despite the current incompetence of this character I now serve, he and other Followers of Ulric were instrumental in my liberation from life as a seneschal following the commands of masters who had passed long ago. Not that it mattered to me as a golem only requires shelter and a purpose, both of which I did have. I believe this ogre will win us the day as well while also displaying the strength, fairness, kindness and loyalty I have come to expect from Ulric Wolfkin's associates." Alfred could most likely make a case for anyone. He just wanted the Party to know all the facts...

"I suggest the male elf or Ellaria will suffice. I assume they will be most impartial as they have yet to align themselves with an allied Eubric faction. Ms. Arbour successfully and tactfully led the last quest I participated in."

OoC: lol The rock nailed the crow in the head. It flapped its wings haphazardly as it half flew and half fell to the ground. The bird suddenly found itself in a large room, looking down upon a robed gnome who began to speak. 'You cling to your current form because it is all you have ever known. Your thoughts must remain fluid...' The bird shook its head and cleared the faded memory. Alfred promptly scooped up his lord and returned to the Party. "You could use a change of clothes, Ernesto. Have you reentered your home since your initial escape? I am ready to enter the premises to investigate. There could be a pattern or recordable intervals to the shifting that could make it difficult to find our way back out."

The female man-ape and the large ape-thing seemed familiar to the bird. The pointy eared duo did not. They smelled of magic. The crow fluttered to the ground and walked towards the barrel. It stopped to look up and address the squirrel-thing using Animalism. "Caw-Caw! <Who are you? Where are you from? Is this your nest? Your nest is strange. Stink of magic.>" The dark bird hopped up beside the squirrel and called out to the tropical bird. "Caaw. Caaawww! < Is your mate lost? Did Dusty Pointy Ear take your mate? Did squirrel?>" Alfred stood motionless, facing his master's direction awaiting a time when he would be needed.

Withholding information was within his purview but when asked directly, Alfred felt a need to be forthright. "En Sabah Nur is this crow here. He is suffering from a failed incantation. It should subside shortly. His condition will not prove a hindrance to the completion of our duties."

The crow rode in on the shoulder of the mythril infused stoneman. It took note of the fish before calling out with its Animalism Trait to the tree dwellers. "Caww! <I am friend. I am passing through. Moving Rock is my nest. Those traveling with Moving Rock are no threat but protect nest. Who are you? Friend or Enemy?>" The golem introduced himself to Homawae and the others. "My name is Alfred the Seneschal, also referred to as Alf, Alfredo, Alfonso, Alfwiedersehen, Alfrederci, Alfie or Al. So named by the great Krakenwhacker, the Titan Smiter, Orrik's forgotten bastard (Not really but feel free to spread it around) and my current master, the Trickster Mage En Sabah Nur! I shall serve as his representative during this venture." OoC: Stats look ok.

The dark bird fearlessly landed at Karie's table, invading the personal space of the heroes. It uttered a short croak-like rattle then blinked a few times as it looked at the heroes. It walked towards Atramor, jostling Karie's drink. The one with the big hat had something of interest on his person and the curious bird wanted to know exactly what it was.

The bird hopped away then returned to the spot it came from either unaware or uncaring of its own safety and looked towards the ogre's hand. Seeing no food or anything of interest it flew up into the rafters once more.

A black bird landed on the table and strutted its way over to the ogre staying out of what it thought was an arm's length distance. It quickly opened and closed its beak as it eyed the women or was it their shiny pins...

Jebediahs' Gifts: Crone: Da boots (SP: 2, Footwear ) Hoke: Participation Waiver (Once ripped by the character, his or her player is granted the ability to create a second player character, Consumable ) Warlen: Taipanskin Boots (Absorbs poison recovering health instead of taking damage from poisoning, suitable for Elves, Footwear ) Purpearl: Isiris Gauntlet (Provides magic resistance. Wearer takes half damage rounded up from elemental attacks, Handwear ) Hybros: Tail Whip (Wearer has a 1/3 chance per successful attack to also strike their target with their tail lowering the target's SP by 1. If the target has no SP, it becomes Fragile instead. suitable for characters that have tails, Accessory ) If he grows a tail like others of his kind. If not... Gust (Grants a 1/6 chance for all attacks to generate a gust of wind that Stuns all enemy combatants. suitable for characters with wings, Accessory )

tee hee! busted! looking through Hybros' inventory now...

- "CAW! CAW! SUNGOLDSUCKS! SUNGOLDSUCKS! CAW!" Who could have possibly taught the bird to say such things?

Jebediahs' Gifts: Atramor: Suede Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage from the front row and is permanently Nimble) Arthur: Book of Infinite Spells (At the beginning of each quest, 5 random scrolls (chosen by QM) appear in the user's inventory for the duration of the quest, suitable for Arthur only, Item ) Boomingham: Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to Vindicator Class, Item/Accessory? ) Johon: Master's Hand (A set of five Level 8 cards of random types) Guts: Ulric's Personal Letter of Recommendation (Increases reputation with the Wolfgang by 2 levels) Namyrra Uq: Libram of Lesser Planeswalking (Upon use the user is removed from his or her quest and placed into the allied Party of a random active quest. The Book can not be read from again until the new quest ends. If no other quests are active, nothing happens. Usuable once per every two quests. Item ) Karie: Trickster's Ring of Health (+10 Health. Mindswap - If the wearer's health drops below 20%, the character's mind (player) swaps places with that of the allied party member who has the highest health. The players now control each other's character forever...! or until the end of the battle. Accessory ) Demon Germ: Self-Repairing Rubber Band (Returns thrown weapons immediately without having to be retrieved. Has a 1/6 chance of breaking per successful strike but repairs itself at the end of each quest, suitable for The Demon Germ only, Accessory ) Sarick: Adaptive Scaling (Current Immunities: [Effect, Element] User becomes immune to the last negative effect and element it was struck by, suitable for Naga and Weresnakes, Accessory )

Jebediahs' Gifts: Siercon: Smoke Form (Renders the user invisible in dark conditions causing Free Hits to miss while also granting the user a 5/6 chance for damage caused by DAMAGE and SPECIAL DAMAGE to miss completely as well during Dim weather, suitable for Siercon only, Accessory ) Nyx: Totem of Grandiose Power (Grants the bearer a chance for a critical strike. 1/3 chance to double all damage after initial attack + modifiers and bonuses have been calculated) Kheyli: Fairy Flakes (The user may take a turn during combat to sprinkle Fairy Flakes on a party member granting the option of FLY HIGHER, FLY or NO FLYING to the target's rolls for 3 rounds, suitable for Fairies only, Accessory ) Quintessa of Heartland: Clump of Dough (Attaches to a cooking utensil to briefly strengthen it. Grants +10 WP to weapon that reduces by 1WP for each successful strike until all the dough has fallen off, suitable for cooking based weapons only, Consumable ) Tesni Hightribe: Warlock's Sword Dance Ring (Upon use the first five unequipped weapons listed in the user's inventory float around the user protectively. Any time the user takes damage for the next three rounds, each weapon strikes back dealing damage in an amount equal to its WP applying any weapon based effects + modifiers. At the end of the third round the user loses 20 health as payment for the spell, Usable once per battle, Accessory ) Monk Pretzel: The Good Book (Grants the ability to Convert - Can turn any allied or neutral NPC to their faith, gaining their respect. Generates 10 gold per each conversion, suitable for Wolf King Followers, Accessory )

Jebediahs' Gifts: To Nyx: Ring of W (Grants all attacks the ability to cause the Weakened effect. Additionally, when the wearer takes a turn to shout 'W!' followed by shouts of 'R', 'E', & 'N' in that order during the same round of combat, the ring wearers summon Wren for the rest of the quest, Accessory ) To Cronk: Ring of R (The wearer is permanently Reinforced. Additionally, when the wearer takes a turn to shout 'R!' after a shout of 'W' followed by shouts of 'E' & 'N' in that order during the same round of combat, the ring wearers summon Wren for the rest of the quest, Accessory ) To Haldor: Ring of E (Attacks have a 1/3 chance to cause the Encouraged, Enamored or Enraged effect to target. Additionally, when the wearer takes a turn to shout 'E!' preceded by shouts of 'W' then 'R' and followed by a shout of 'N' in that order during the same round of combat, the ring wearers summon Wren for the rest of the quest, Accessory ) To Tarn: Ring of N (Wearer is permanently Nimble. Additionally, when the wearer takes a turn to shout 'N!' preceded by shouts of 'W' then 'R' then 'E' in that order during the same round of combat, the ring wearers summon Wren for the rest of the quest, Accessory ) Wren (played by Zepher) *stats* Nur's gifts for The Followers: Kiray Nastayo: Generous Coffer (Magically triples the amount of gold generated from gold earning attacks and automatically distributes 25% rounded up to the rest of the party members as evenly as possible beginning with the member listed next in the order of actions, suitable for Wolfgang Followers, Accessory ) Skrall: Gentleman's Collar (Grants +20 to level when in Beast Form, suitable for Beast Warriors, Accessory ) "The following Heroes are in need of supplies to aid in my Master's protection during the upcoming Quest #144: The Pen is Mightier than the Sword." Alfred's Gifts: Ellaria Arbour: Everlasting Venom (Adds the poisoned by 10-effect to one weapon permanently) Nerwen Calmacil: Phoenix Incense (Revives all knocked out party members to full health during a battle.) Skrall: Raw Meat (Max. health +5 when consumed.) Thalion Dwindles: Phoenix Incense (Revives all knocked out party members to full health during a battle.) EDIT: Added incomplete ideas here... Gifts from the gods gifted to random players as a second Grogmas Gift!: The Ebb - Weather change or something. Does something negative if separated from The Tide, Artifact Slot The Tide - Does something. Does something negative if separated from The Ebb, Artifact Slot Etc.

- "Caw-Aww!-Aww. Caw-Aww!-Aww. Caw-Aww!-Aww." "Despite the great length of time I have spent traveling with the Master, he has failed to share the details surrounding his origins with me." There was a brief period of silence before the crow repeated his cadence. "Forgive my error as I misspoke. He has given me so many origin stories that I do not know which is the truth. But I have noticed he aligns himself with those most unjustly oppressed."

- "What specifically about Kukulkan? I have been present with the Master during two Wolfgang meetings and have never encountered a Kukulkan."

"I am uncertain as to the depth of his current understanding. I have theories that have as of now remain unproven. Number One: As my master and co creator, he understands me better than most; Number Two: His garnet gem that I carry has much of his essence about it so he is inclined to understand the holder better than most; Number Three: Individuals who were close to him have a type of empathic connection with the mage; Number Four: ... The crow took a break from his feast to rejoin Alfred, interrupting the golem's monologue. "In the meantime I am obligated to attend to his business, supplies and finances. You may speak your peace with me."

- "The bird. He has botched a transmogrification spell. I am uncertain when he shall return to his natural form."

The golem's mind was not accustomed to subterfuge so he dropped his "act" before his performance even began. This ogre could be trusted and the Heroes of the Hall were smart enough to view the roster and quickly dissect my attempt at deception. Besides, it would unnecessarily convolute future quest progression should I maintain the pretense of being merged with En Sabah Nur. "He is there." Alfred pointed towards the bird hopping from table to table, picking and pecking at left overs that weren't cleared fast enough.

The door swung gently as the stone warrior entered the Hall. Its dire crow companion took off from the golem's shoulder, disappearing in the rafters briefly before returning into view. It finally perched on the Saloon's railing just above the golem as he halted in front of the quest board. "The Master is in need of gold coins to fund his mischievious machinations." En Sabah Nur's head slowly turned to the left then to the right as he searched for a writing instrument. "I am in need of a writing instrument..." - "Caaw - Caw!" At that moment, Gastrolith expelled a substance from its anus. It ran down the wall onto the questboard just above Alfred's eye level. The golem extended his right index finger, dipping it in the goop and signing up for a quest. En Sabah Nur signs up for Quest #144: The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword. I will have to modify my ruse in order to pass myself off as the Master.

En Sabah Nur returned to the training grounds. "Now Alfred, I believe I have discovered the secret to the Wolfgang transformation this time. Yes, they have offered to show me how but I asked that I be able to give it one more try on my own. It's going to require a great deal of ether maybe even all of it . Fortunately I have boosted my potential by consuming that strange ectoplasm long ago. Let me just...switch some of my equipment around. I don't want this Magic Mirror's power to conflict with what I'm about to do...The magics behind this Lichen Armor may also prove disruptive. Fortus, Fortunus..." Nur cast his spell. The rocks and dirt fell away from the Wooden Shield as it hit the ground. Nur glanced in the direction of the sound then coughed briefly. "Alright it looks like the hairs on my arm growing. My throat...a twinge in myyy-rrraawwck!" "Sir, it appears that not only the hairs on your arms but those on your entire body are widening and growing thicker." Clutching his throat and unable to speak, the mage looked at his golem as dispair washed over his face. Nur's jaws began to extend. "Do not fear, that is only the sound of your bones breaking, hollowing and fusing together. I am quite familiar with the error you made in your incantation. You may have forgotten my many years serving in the Tower. During my tenure I did find time to learn some things. You will experience no physical pain as the spell separates those connections between the mind and body. Your vision will soon become as powerful as a standard telescope." Nur indeed began to experience binocular vision, spotting two on a leaf some distance away. His eyes blinked then blinked again without blinking...? "A nictitating membrane. Your upper and lower jaws now end in a beak. The words you used would evoke amazement and curiosity in me if I suffered from emotions. You seem to be touched by Mercutio. I suspect your past has been fraught with what you likely assumed were mistakes but in reality were blessings in the form of tricks from the Trickster God." The world around Nur became much bigger as he shrank. Alfred the former seneschal knelt down with an extended hand. The bird stared at the golem from the ground. It cocked its head then took a few steps forward. It was unknown if the bird understood Alfred's words but it fluttered briefly to land atop the golem's shoulder. "You will return to your human form in times of intense aggravation...such as after unleashing a particularly beastly attack in combat. Convenient, for you. After an unknown number of transformations you will return to yourself permanently once more. Until then I will attend to your finances and maintain your affairs so that everything remains in order once you are well." The former seneschal collected his master's belongings. "As a dire crow, I believe you have some understanding of the situation though my words are most likely gibberish to you. You are bigger than a normal crow yet still smaller than the typical raven. Perhaps I should join Heroica and pass myself off as a Sylvan Ranger like Professor Hawke. I will name you Gastrolith." The crow cocked his head curiously. "Yes, I learned many a thing while serving the Tower. Many a thing..." - "En Sabah Nur" grinned. & "En Sabah Nur" & Gastrolith (Played by Jebediahs) 31 year old male human, Beast Warrior Level 32.75 *Natural Respite*, *Immunity: Blinded, Fragile, Sealed and Lightning elemental attacks*, *Nimble on first round of combat*, *Deals double damage to enemies weak to fire* Power: 47 (Level 32 + Axe 15) Defense: 7 (Artefact Bonus 7) Health: 61/61 (Mage Base 5 + Level Up Bonus 31 + Beast Warrior Bonus 15 + Raw Meat Bonus 5 + Raw Meat Bonus 5) Gold: 25 Equipment: Mythril Axe (WP: 15, Axe), Traveler's Cloak (SP: 1, Backwear ), Custom Fitted, Grounded and Sealed Heavy Armour of Brilliance(SP:5,Immune: fragile, blinded, sealed and lightning, suitable for En Sabah Nur, Bodywear, ), Flexible Greaves (SP: 1, imparts the Nimble effect during the first round of combat, Footwear ), Fire Amulet (Makes physical attacks do double damage to all enemies that are weak to fire, Accessory )

"Aye, dwarven made. My mother's mother is a dwarf or so my father claims. He'd say, 'That woman was as solid and stubborn as the rocks you throw with your spells. Hit harder though.'" Nur shrugged. "Perhaps it's all the mixed blood in me but you know I...'follow my own path'. Ulric's path also seems to be heading in the same direction as mine. If others take issue with the Wolf King's ascension, they are free to express themselves civilly...or through violent means. I travel in the direction the wind blows letting what may come, come." Nur sighed briefly. Alfred headed to the bar and back. "Sugar water with multiple squirts of lemon. Mmhm."

"Indeed...I do not wish to get political Ogre but the golem's protection is most welcomed now that I have pledged my allegiance to the Wolfgang." Nur smiled briefly at the elf. "There is no need to fear us, child. We're all on the same side here in this guild...for now. I have encountered powerful and respectable members of their organization." He waved his hand in the air dismissively. "Not like Dozenhands. That man was a pure criminal. But honest folk who work hard to help the downtrodden of this city. Annndd...!" Nur dug through his satchel. "...they reward their most faithful with grand tokens. I present the Unlucky Crossbow (WP:13, causes jinxed-effect; crossbow). I'd like to give it to you free of charge as a gift if you'd accept." He raised his hands as if in surrender. "No deception or coercive recruitment tactics from me, good sir. I simply saw something I knew you would like, assuming the crossbow is still your weapon of choice? I did hear mention of you using a massive sword in your adventures..."