Heroica RPG - Quest#120: Hand of Blue

[Sandy]

Arthur quickly uses the Ethertech Spyglass to search for spies and eavesdroppers in the area before passing the device to Skrall, also passing back the two Phoenix Incenses Skrall had loaned him. He takes a quick look through the book the Weather Mage had just given him.

The device did not respond to anything. There really was nobody left alive in the House of the Blue Hand besides them.

The voyage home to Eubric was uneventful. Lee Long was pleased to have his mistress back in one piece, and awarded the party with the promised Fenghuang Incenses. The heroes had done a great service to the Ji Pei, and were considered their true friends.

Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.)

After the heroes had left the Ji Pei Palace, Shanxian summoned Lee and her son to her chamber.

"You two better sit down..."

QUEST IS SUCCESSFUL!

Party:

Arthur Justus Regulus VII, a Hero Who Is Actually Worth Something (Flipz)

22 year old male human Dragoon *Party Leader*

Level 34 2/4 *Immune to Magic, Healing, Blind, Confused, Fragile and all Poisons* *Ignores Free Hits from Beasts*

Power: 46 (34+12)

Defense: 34 (14+5+2+12+1)

Health: 29/57 (5+33+15+4)

Gold: 1944 (Owed 128 gold by Boomingham)

Equipment: Clockwork Lance (WP:12, has 1/3 chance to cause slowed-effect on the target; lance), Arm Shield (SP:14, shield), Duke's Coat-of-Arms (SP:5, Protects against Fragile and all Poisons; bodywear, suitable for knights, dragoons, skirmishers and regulators), Duplovian Helmet of the Guard (SP:2, Immune to Magic and Healing; headwear, suitable for anyone), Shadeaux Cape (SP:6, Immune to Blind and Confused, suitable to those with reputation among the Shadeaux only; if reputation is great, SP is doubled; if reputation is outstanding, SP is tripled; backwear), Fur Leggings (SP:1, Beast enemies do not deal free hits to the wearer; footwear, suitable for anyone)

Inventory:

Weapons: Gladiator Trident (WP:11, Spear, causes bleeding-by-5 effect), Spider Leg (WP:10/20 against flying enemies, Lightning-elemental; spear), Zoot's Rebel (WP:20 "halberd", suitable to Arthur only), Sword of the Vampir (WP:17, user is Jinxed), Sir Roderick's Sword (WP:12, Longsword), Stag Antlers (WP:10, grants Intimidation; halberd), Metasimian Dory (WP:10, pierces defense; spear), Dauntlet Index (WP: 10, doubled against humanoids, Darkness-elemental; spear), Duplovian Swift Halberd (WP:3, halberd, stuns on successful hits, Hollow [Phoenix Essence]), Blue Hand Shield (SP:5, grants immunity to five effects of the user’s choice; these immunities cannot be changed once selected; shield)

Artifacts: White Ninja Cowl (The wearer can choose to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits; the effect ends if the user targets an enemy; suitable to rogues, beast warriors, chi monks and infiltrators; headwear), Unicorn Helmet (SP:1; the wearer can only receive one negative effect at a time, with a new effect replacing the old one; headwear, usable by barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, regulators, skirmishers, and winged warriors), Noble Mask (Wearer gains gold equal to the number of enemies after each victorious battle; headwear, suitable for anyone), Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent; Backwear, suitable for anyone), Stingy Gloves (Prevents enemies from ever stealing gold from you; handwear, wearable by everybody), handwear, suitable for anyone), Shackles of War (Prevents anyone from fleeing battles; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Zap-Tap Badge (Has a 1/2 chance to deal Electric damage to an opponent who has dealt damage to a hero, equal to the hero's level; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Macabre Collar (Provides immunity to Insta-Kill and Doomed; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Scarf of Misfortune (Wearer deals the Jinxed effect on every third round; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (changes the wearer into an elf of the same gender when worn; Accessory, suitable for anyone), Lens of Speed Reading (allows a scroll to be read in addition to a normal action; accessory, suitable for scroll users), Pointy Hat

Spell Items: Opal (Ice), Diamond (Light), Garnet (Earth), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Armor Sundering (Reduces target’s SP by 5 and has a 50/50 chance of success), Scroll of Poisoning (Grants target’s weapon the Poisoned 10 effect for one battle at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Weakening

Consumables: Potion, Grand Potion x7, Tonic, Grand Tonic, Ether Core, Remedy x10, Elixir x3, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.), Hurricane, Exterlate, Noxious Venom (When used on a weapon, the weapon deals the Poisoned-by-10 effect for the duration of the battle and the Confused effect for the next three rounds, for the duration of one battle.), Crumbling Venom (-3 HP/-1 SP per round), Blind Fury, Love Potion, Grating Stone x2, Ella's Pie (Permanently boosts max. ether by 5 but permanently decreases max. health by 5 when consumed.), Smoke Bomb x5, Bone x3, Silver Ore x2

Tools etc: Bedroll, Telescope, Shovel, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Begone with the Winds (Grants the holder access to the Weather Mage expert job class upon reaching Level 30.)

Atramor Gibbin (CallMePie)

32 year old male human Regulator

Level 35 *Immune to all elements, poisoned, and doomed* *Negative effects last one round* *Battle Style: Chaotic*

Power: 42 (35+7)

Defense: 26 (4+6+4+12)

Health: 25/65 (7+34+12+6+6*)

Gold: 1700

Equipment: Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP:7, staff, 50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Amulet of the Court (Negative effects last only one round on the wearer, immune to water, lightning, and wood, accessory, suitable for anyone), Rat's Hide (SP: 4, backwear, suitable for anyone), Galactic Armor (SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear, suitable for anyone), Helmet of Azzurat (SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear, suitable for anyone)

Inventory:

- Pheles Kris (WP: 20, wielder has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura whenever using the weapon, doubling the user's current and max. health but drawing all attacks to them, fire, ice, lightning, earth, wind, light, and darkness-elemental dagger), Tiger Claws (WP: 15, double WP against humanoids, fire- and darkness-elemental, dual strike, daggers), Silver Katana (WP:15, longsword), Staff of Ennon (WP: 5, Light-Elemental, staff, Restores 2 ether on a roll of 2, 3, or 4), Healing Staff A (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging), Healing Staff B (WP: 5, staff, heals instead of damaging)

- Bracers of Insatiable Avarice (Power +2; user gains 25 Gold for every enemy he kills, handwear, suitable for hunters, berserkers, battle mages, beast warriors, dragoons, marauders, regulators, and skirmishers), Sylvania's Cowl (Grants Animal Talk, headwear, suitable for anyone)

- Scroll of Arc Frailty (50/50 chance to inflict the fragile-effect to all enemies for ether equal to the number of enemies), Scroll of Fire Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of fiery armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the burned by 10-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether), Scroll of Ice Armor (50/50 chance to conjure a layer of ice armor over the target, giving them a 50/50 chance to deal the stunned-effect when hit by Damage or Special Damage at the cost of 5 ether)

- Grand Potion, Health Core, Phoenix Essence, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.), Jinxy Juice (Deals the jinxed-effect to the target), Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, 3 Bones, Grating Stone

- Flint and Steel (Handy for starting fires), Pickaxe, Shovel, Rope, Decamodifier (Transforms an enemy with a quarter or less health left into a Decamon card when used, if there is a corresponding card. The monster will not drop anything if it is modified. Tool.)

Decamon Deck: Sylph (Electric 3), Thunderbird (Electric 4), Jun-Chi (Luminous 7), Cloud Gigas (Electric 9)

Skrall (Waterbrick Down)

81 year old Male Ogre Hunter

Level 41 1/5 *Natural Respite* *Favors Mechanical and Humanoid enemies* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, and Confused* *Gains Triple Experience*

Power: 57 (41+16)

Defense: 8 (3+5)

Health: 55/55 (6+40+6+3)

Gold: 1212

Equipment: Oversized Greatsword (WP:16, double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from battles, accessory)

Inventory: Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP, light, lightning, water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12, double WP against beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Composite Bow (WP:11, ignores defense, bow), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"; accessory), Overkill Gloves (Gives the wearer 1 gold for every point of damage they do extra when they defeat an enemy (example: Enemy has 50 HP left, you do 75 damage, you earn 25 gold); handwear), Potion, Ether Core, Phoenix Essence, 5 Phoenix Incense, Fenghuang Incense (After being consumed, automatically revives all party members with full health once when knocked out; cannot revive targets that are already knocked out.), 7 Meads, 2 Nostrums, 4 Remedy, Smelling Salts, 6 Venoms, 1 Deadly Venoms, 9 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Lightning Bomb, Rudra Bomb (Deals 100 lightning-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Spyglass (Reveals if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the vicinity when used; tool), 4 Bone, Blind Fury, Wolfgang Insignia, Black Goo, Grating Stone

QM Note: Thank you for participating in the quest! I have to apologize again for making you face some unbeatable enemies, that was totally unintentional.

I just realized that Skrall has been the wrong level this whole quest. Apparently WBD forgot to update his stats after Skrall's previous quest. I corrected his stats.