Heroica RPG - Quest #146: Red is the Bloodiest Color

[Kintobor]

"Fine also, apart from the scar," replied Warlen, uncorking and drinking a Grand Tonic.

"A scar? How did you get a scar?" Annienal began looking Warlen over, moving his person in an attempt to find the mark.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

"A scar? How did you get a scar?" Annienal began looking Warlen over, moving his person in an attempt to find the mark.

Warlen pointed to the scar on the right of his face*.

"As for how... well, that's complicated..."

*Ooc-Haven't added it to Character Photo yet.

[Kintobor]

Warlen pointed to the scar on the right of his face*.

"As for how... well, that's complicated..."

"We're going to be on this boat for two weeks. You might as well tell me so I'll stop worrying." Annienal replies, sitting back down and rolling out her bedroll to sit down on. She also takes out her note book and pen, opening it up to the next blank page.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Warlen smiles at the sight of the book.

"Well, I guess I should skip all the far-backstory. Basically, this evil, ancient dragon who I later found out was called Vorpalis killed my friend, and to bring him back I had to infect my soul, yada yada yada, boo hoo poor me.

"I'd learned to live with it, to be perfectly honest, even when it forced me to go Mystic Knight. But then, I got called on a quest which long story short ended up killing Vorpalis, AKA the dragon who almost killed my best friend and changed my entire life… although," he said, looking sidelong at Annie, "not entirely for the worse."

[Dragonfire]

OOC: KotZ, could you please add this to my equipment instead of the Heavy Armour (see my updated post in the Hero Statistics thread): Yeti Fur Coat (SP:12; immunity to Ice, suitable for yetis only; bodywear.)

[KotZ]

The Party

Annienal Anavir

(Kintobor)

"19" year old elven female Mystic Knight

*Bonaparte Reputation* *Immunity toSudden Death and

Fragile

* *Takes half damage from elemental attacks*

Level 18.5

Power Bonus:

0

Defense:

17

Health:

33/33

Ether:

5/18

Gold:

175

Equipment:

Bonaparte Cutlass (WP:10, doubled if the user has reputation among the Bonapartes; longsword), Crescent Shield (SP: 9, Halved Damage from elemental attacks; shield),

Heavy Armour (SP: 5, immunity to fragile, body wear, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators, and vindicators), Lethauros Fellwings (SP: 3, wearer is immune to Sudden Death, backwear

Inventory:

Ammit (WP: 6; greatsword, user gains 5 ether for every kill), Anointed Gladius (WP: 8, deals damage undead; great sword), Sanctified Rito Longsword (WP: 4, Hits doubled against flying enemies, longsword), Training Sword (WP:4), Shark’s Tooth (Power increased by 5 against Aquatics, Accessory), Tridentian Cape (Max Ether +3; protects from Blinded effect; suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers and scholars; backwear), ), Tobacco Pouch (1/2 Chance of

Blinding

with attacks, accessory),

Pauldrons (SP: 2, suitable for knights, dragoons, and skirmishers; accessory), Plain Shield (SP: 5), Lethauros Mask (SP: 2, wearer deals double damage to Beasts and Vermin, headwear, suitable to everyone), Locustoid Greaves (Max Ether +4, immune to Earth, suitable to ether users, footwear), Tap Shoes (Footwear; Has a 1/6 chance of dealing the Enamored effect on each attack),

Emerald (

Wood

), Sapphire (

Wind

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Mythril Shard

Consumables:

2x Potions, 2x Grand Potions, Grand Tonics x2, Mead, Phoenix Essence, 4x Remedies, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope

,

Pickaxe, 4 Depleted Ether Cores (Restores half the user's max ether), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently)

Scrolls:

Scroll of Fire Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to fire for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Ice Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to ice for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Water Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to water for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether), Scroll of Wood Warding (1/2 chance to make the target immune to wood for the duration of one battle at the cost of 1 ether),

Lapis Lamp of Summoning (Summons the djinn Mayrene to conjure an Ethereal Barrier around the target at the cost of 5 ether, giving them a 50/50 chance to avoid Damage, Free Hits, and Special Damage. The barrier dissipates when the target takes damage from any source.)

Roleplay:

Underdeveloped Organ

Warlen Melimane, Eulalia's Knight

(The Chosen Minifigure) *Party Leader*

23 year old male half-elf Mystic Knight

Level 21.33

*Immune to

Ether Reduction

* *

Cursed

defense!* *

+1 POWER

whenever a party member rolls

DAMAGE

/

SPECIAL DAMAGE

*

*1/6 chance to redirect Free Hits*

Power Bonus:

Health:

33/33 (5+20+7+1

*

)

SP:

10 (6+4)

Ether:

16/27 (5+20+1+1)

Gold:

150

Glory Points (GP):

15

Equipment:

Healing Staff (WP: 7, staff, heals instead of damaging)

, Eulalia Shield (SP: 6, prevents ether reduction), Vorpalis Diremail (SP: 4, enemies that inflict damage on the wearer become Cursed, bodywear), Vorpalis Purgers (Power +0; goes up by 1 every time a someone in the hero's party/the hero themselves rolls damage/special damage. Resets to zero if the wearer is knocked out or if the battle ends. Legwear),

Wizard's Hat of Quick Reading

(SP:1; [

Scroll of

Frailty

]; one scroll can be attached to the hat outside of battle. During battle it can be used in addition to a normal action once per round; suitable to classes with ether;

headwear)

Inventory:

Weapons:

The Cannonblade (Can be used as a longsword or handcannon, WP: 9. Ignores SP in sword mode, deals Bleeding 1 in cannon mode),

Rusty Dagger (WP:2, poison 10, breaks after 3 uses).

Artifacts:

Counterstrike Gloves, Magician's Glove

*

(+10 spell power), Locustoid Greaves (+4 ether, suitable for ether users), Lethauros Ring (Health and Ether +5. Suitable for anyone, accessory),

Cloak of Deception (Free hits against the wearer have a 1/6 chance to be redirected to a random opponent),

Spellbook:

Amethyst

,

Aquamarine

,

Emerald

,

Ruby

,

Sapphire

,

Garnet

,

Opal

,

Topaz

,

Diamond

,

Scroll of

Sleep

,

Scroll of

Antimagic,

Consumables:

Potion x2, Grand Potion x4, First Aid Kit (Full Health and remove negative effects for the whole party), Health Core, Tonic x5, Grand Tonic x2, Remedy x8, Banana (Full Health),

Milk x2 (+15 HP and Ether),

Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense,

Hurricane x3 (Grants

*Drunk*

effect. If user makes pun every round, the strength of their attack is doubled),

Mead x2, Smelling Salts x6

,

Gold Ring (Worth 15 gold; can be given to someone to make them enamored with the giver),

Electro Bomb (25 electric damage to all enemies, bomb), Frostbite Capsule (10 ice damage, bomb),

Smoke Bomb x3, Fishy meat (restores full health when consumed),

Other Junk:

Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Pickaxe, Magic Compass, Decamodifier,

10-Gallon Hats x7 (Grants wearer tourist effect, causing no one to take them seriously, headwear),

Bones x8, Shiny Gold Rocks x2 (Worth 1 gold at most stores, 5 at magic stores),

Avalanche

, the Super Sleuth

(Dragonfire)

30 years old male yeti Raider

*Natural Respite*

*Immune to

Ice

*

*Counterstriking*

Level 16.5

Power:

25

(16+9)

Health:

31/31

(16+14+1*)

SP:

12

Gold:

31

Equipment:

Frostbite (halberd, WP:9, damages undead), Counterstrike Gloves (after the wearer is struck by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to the damage taken), Yeti Fur Coat (SP:12; immunity to Ice, suitable for yetis only; bodywear.)

Artefacts/Weapons:

Trollsbane (club, WP:7,

earth

-elemental), Bumble Fanshirt (SP:1, vermin with less than half of the wearer's level are scared and won't directly attack the wearer, bodywear), Decamodifier

, Heavy Armour (immune to fragile, SP:5)

Consumables:

3x Potion, Grand Potion, Remedy, Mulled Wine, 2x Phoenix Essence, 2x Phoenix Incense, 4x Venom, 2x Nostrum, Mead, Smelling Salts, Skeleton Decoy, 7x Bone

Bombs:

2x Smoke Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Holy Bomb, Pumpkin Bomb (causes the stunned-, blinded-, poisoned by 1-, asleep-, sealed- and confused- effects to all opponents), Fishy meat (restores full health when consumed),

Calamity

(Scubacarrot)

24 year old human Mage

Level 11.5

Power bonus:

10 (spell)

Health:

15/15

Ether:

8/17

Gold:

216

Equipment:

Renegade’s Crook

(WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff)

,

Magician's Glove

*

(+10 spell power)

(loaned from Warlen)

,

Devilish Pointy Hat

(Max Ether +2, demon-type enemies are automatically enamored with the wearer for 3 rounds at the start of battle, suitable for mages, necromancers, and weather mages, headwear)

Inventory:

Bedroll, 6x Potion, 2x Tonic, 3x Remedy, Scroll of Blindness (Enables casting the Blinded-effect to the target, making it unable to use a physical attack for the next three rounds. Each casting has a 50/50 chance of success and costs 1 ether.),

Amethyst

, Skull-Topped Staff (WP: 3, staff), Crimson Haze (Causes a weapon to deal the poisoned by 7 and cursed effects permanently), Garnet (loaned from Warlen),

Gold skin Gloves

(Spell power +2, Usable by mages, Handwear), Topaz,

Focus Sash

(Gains +2 Defense for every successful hit, resets to zero when hit or when the battle ends, accessory, suitable for babarians, mages, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, regulators, vindicators, and winged warriors, and paragons)

Luke Zent (NPC) (Takes suggestions from Calamity) *Immune to Cursed and Blinded*

Human Cleric

Level:

15.5

Health:

23/23

Ether:

20/23

Equipment:

Colorful Healing Staff (WP: 4, Wood elemental), Vindsval’s Totem (Protects from Cursed; accessory), Tridentian Cape (Max ether +3, immunity to blinded; suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers and scholars; backwear)

Inventory:

Potion x2, Tonic x3

Edited January 9, 2016 by KingoftheZempk

[Scubacarrot]

Avalanche grins, "A lot of people ask me that. And to tell the truth, I'm not sure why I'm not. I think it's something to do with yeti skin's heat conductivity or whatever: where we come from, it gets sweltering in the summer and so our skin is adapted to react differently to hot and cold weather." As he is saying this, his gaze can't help being drawn to the skull at the end of her staff.

"Where are you from anyway? Some mountains up north? Oh, this? Meet Yorick. Don't worry, he's just decoration."

While rummaging through her things, she suddenly notices a festively wrapped package. She opens it and finds: Devilish Pointy Hat (Max Ether +2, demon-type enemies are automatically enamored with the wearer for 3 rounds at the start of battle, suitable for mages, necromancers, and weather mages, headwear)! Calamity equips it instead of the Focus Sash.

After that she tries to get some rest.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

While rummaging through her things, she suddenly notices a festively wrapped package. She opens it and finds:Devilish Pointy Hat (Max Ether +2, demon-type enemies are automatically enamored with the wearer for 3 rounds at the start of battle, suitable for mages, necromancers, and weather mages, headwear)! Calamity equips it instead of the Focus Sash.

At the same time, a hat popped onto Warlen's head. In the heat, he had taken off his Cloak of Deception.

After reading the instructions written inside the hat, he clipped the Scroll of Frailty to his new hat, before pushing its floppy ends out of his line of vision.

Wizard's Hat of Quick Reading (SP:1; [attached scroll]; one scroll can be attached to the hat outside of battle. During battle it can be used in addition to a normal action once per round; suitable to classes with ether; headwear)

[Kintobor]

Warlen smiles at the sight of the book.

"Well, I guess I should skip all the far-backstory. Basically, this evil, ancient dragon who I later found out was called Vorpalis killed my friend, and to bring him back I had to infect my soul, yada yada yada, boo hoo poor me.

"I'd learned to live with it, to be perfectly honest, even when it forced me to go Mystic Knight. But then, I got called on a quest which long story short ended up killing Vorpalis, AKA the dragon who almost killed my best friend and changed my entire life… although," he said, looking sidelong at Annie, "not entirely for the worse."

Annienal finished writing in her book and looked at her page. She noticed Warlen's comment and quickly put the clues together. She went flush red and blanked out for a moment before she felt feeling in her fingers again and responded. She felt like running away from this and ignoring his advances, but she'd keep going through this routine otherwise.

"Warlen... I, um... appreciate the sentiment. And stuff." She awkwardly smiled, continually tapping her journal. Various loose pages began sticking out of it as she did so.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

"Warlen... I, um... appreciate the sentiment. And stuff." She awkwardly smiled, continually tapping her journal. Various loose pages began sticking out of it as she did so.

"Mmm. Anyway, back to the story," he said, barely managing not to blush.

"So there I was, he was dead, all was good. But during that battle I felt… different. Strange. Like something was missing, or was there when it shouldn't have been. Oh, sure I avoided it at the time, but…

"And then the fields. It didn't happen then, fighting those creatures. I thought it was gone. But then afterwards, milling around town, I walked by some alleyway somewhere, and I got jumped by these four, five guys, trying to take my stuff. And then... nothing. Not until I woke up hours later.

"I woke up with this scar, in a puddle of blood and flesh and bone, with the men ripped into tiny pieces. Apart from one almost whole leg, which was even worse when I looked closely at it."

[Dragonfire]

"Where are you from anyway? Some mountains up north? Oh, this? Meet Yorick. Don't worry, he's just decoration."

"Baltarok, actually. Remote mountain reaches, pretty cut off from the rest of the world. Is that skull... real? And why does it have a name?"

[Kintobor]

"Mmm. Anyway, back to the story," he said, barely managing not to blush.

"So there I was, he was dead, all was good. But during that battle I felt… different. Strange. Like something was missing, or was there when it shouldn't have been. Oh, sure I avoided it at the time, but…

"And then the fields. It didn't happen then, fighting those creatures. I thought it was gone. But then afterwards, milling around town, I walked by some alleyway somewhere, and I got jumped by these four, five guys, trying to take my stuff. And then... nothing. Not until I woke up hours later.

"I woke up with this scar, in a puddle of blood and flesh and bone, with the men ripped into tiny pieces. Apart from one almost whole leg, which was even worse when I looked closely at it."

"Um... that sounds pretty, um... abnormal. Has it, um... happened to you before?" Annienal asks, sounding worried.

[Scubacarrot]

"Is that skull... real? And why does it have a name?"

"You're kind of answering your own questions, there. This skull is real, belongs to a jerk named Yorick. Well, belonged. I guess it belongs to me now."

[The Chosen Minifigure]

"Um... that sounds pretty, um... abnormal. Has it, um... happened to you before?" Annienal asks, sounding worried.

"Abnormal? Heh. Yes, its abnormal. And the worst thing is that I have no idea where it came from.

"I mean," he said, with a look of horror on his face, "I bit a chunk out of a mans leg."

[KotZ]

I'm just letting the dialogue naturally flow between you guys, so whenever it seems to end I'll move you guys onto the next part.

[Dragonfire]

"You're kind of answering your own questions, there. This skull is real, belongs to a jerk named Yorick. Well, belonged. I guess it belongs to me now."

"Ah - it's a trophy of battle? Not my kind of thing, but there were others of my tribe who ... accumulated the remains of their opponents as trophies..." Avalanche trails off awkwardly, trying to change the subject, "So what led you to join Heroica?"

"Abnormal? Heh. Yes, its abnormal. And the worst thing is that I have no idea where it came from.

"I mean," he said, with a look of horror on his face, "I bit a chunk out of a mans leg."

Avalanche's head snaps up as he overhears this comment, "You did what? Even wild yetis aren't that barbaric!"

[Scubacarrot]

"That's messed up, Warlen."

"Ah - it's a trophy of battle? Not my kind of thing, but there were others of my tribe who ... accumulated the remains of their opponents as trophies..." Avalanche trails off awkwardly, trying to change the subject, "So what led you to join Heroica?"

"Something like that, yeah." Calamity smiles. "I guess I just needed a place to go, and Heroica has been known to be an okay place of training. What about you?"

[KotZ]

The captain, overhearing bits and pieces of various conversations, wonders if the correct Heroes were hired for the job.

[Dragonfire]

"Something like that, yeah." Calamity smiles. "I guess I just needed a place to go, and Heroica has been known to be an okay place of training. What about you?"

"I um... involuntarily left my home about ten years ago, and I spent a while trying to get back across half Olegaia...Then I realised that I'd need some serious help with that, and allies aren't easy to come by... so I came to Eubric to meet some people who could. I'm in no rush, but I'd like to return home someday..." Avalanche trails off.

[Kintobor]

"Abnormal? Heh. Yes, its abnormal. And the worst thing is that I have no idea where it came from.

"I mean," he said, with a look of horror on his face, "I bit a chunk out of a mans leg."

Annie went white listening to Warlen as he continued speaking. Apparently what she thought was brought on by magic was potential cannibalism. "Um... oh... um, I, um... can't really relate to having an experience like that... um... I don't even know if that bit's worth writing down...

Are you a cannibal, Warlen? I, um, don't really want to be on a ship for two weeks with a cannibal."

[Dragonfire]

Are you a cannibal, Warlen? I, um, don't really want to be on a ship for two weeks with a cannibal."

Avalanche notes Annie's pale expression and replies, "Knowing Warlen and hearing that story, I doubt he's a cannibal per se. But if he should happen to try anything, don't worry, I'll take care of it." He didn't say this in a threatening manner, but more in a matter-of-fact way; but the darkening of his eyes belie his inner emotions.

Edited January 8, 2016 by Dragonfire

[KotZ]

Finally, the sun sets allowing everyone to rest and regain their strength. The voyage took seventeen days. A good five of them consisted of avoiding ships. They even had to wait half a day (much to the dismay of an impatient Slate) outside of port before the coast... literally and metaphorically, was clear to enter Tridentia's port. Luke led the Heroes off the ship.

For the two returning Heroes, they were able to see the town had grown. The shops were bustling, there were more buildings. Perhaps Tridentia no longer needed the term "colony"; it was a full fledged town.

Waving to them was the Mayor William Morris. Peaking out from their house was his wife, Lacy Lane Morris.

"There they are!" the mayor exclaims as he goes to hug his adopted son, Luke. "Good to see you again, son." He ushers the cleric over to his mother as he approaches the Heroes. "I'm glad we have two old friends back with us. I'm somewhat surprised there aren't more of you. For you two new allies, allow me to introduce myself. I am William Morris, mayor of this fine town. You've already met my son and back there is my wife, Lacy." He extends a hand to Avalanche and Calamity. "You have no idea how pleased I am that Heroica has heeded our call. Hopefully this won't be as trying of a challenge as our previous problems. Do you have any questions?"

Lacy makes her way over to the group and takes her husband's hand. "Hello, Annie, Warlen." A warm smile comes from her as she notices Avalanche and Calamity. "I must say, you have to be warm there, sir. And, miss, I may have some clothing options for you. Actually all of you. Ask me at any point if you need to see my shop. And mentioning my shop-"

"Sweetheart," William interjects, "they might be a little busy."

"Oh, nonsense," she dismisses with a wave of her free hand. "They've been able to help me with my shop before, I'm sure they'll be able to now. They're only training soldiers anyway. If you Heroes do help, I can give each of you twenty gold."

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Avalanche notes Annie's pale expression and replies, "Knowing Warlen and hearing that story, I doubt he's a cannibal per se. But if he should happen to try anything, don't worry, I'll take care of it." He didn't say this in a threatening manner, but more in a matter-of-fact way; but the darkening of his eyes belie his inner emotions.

Warlem, smiles gratefully at Avalanche, but says nothing.

Lacy makes her way over to the group and takes her husband's hand. "Hello, Annie, Warlen." A warm smile comes from her as she notices Avalanche and Calamity. "I must say, you have to be warm there, sir. And, miss, I may have some clothing options for you. Actually all of you. Ask me at any point if you need to see my shop. And mentioning my shop-"

"Sweetheart," William interjects, "they might be a little busy."

"Oh, nonsense," she dismisses with a wave of her free hand. "They've been able to help me with my shop before, I'm sure they'll be able to now. They're only training soldiers anyway. If you Heroes do help, I can give each of you twenty gold."

Warlen smiles and nods a greeting, but stays silent for the moment.

[Dragonfire]

"There they are!" the mayor exclaims as he goes to hug his adopted son, Luke. "Good to see you again, son." He ushers the cleric over to his mother as he approaches the Heroes. "I'm glad we have two old friends back with us. I'm somewhat surprised there aren't more of you. For you two new allies, allow me to introduce myself. I am William Morris, mayor of this fine town. You've already met my son and back there is my wife, Lacy." He extends a hand to Avalanche and Calamity. "You have no idea how pleased I am that Heroica has heeded our call. Hopefully this won't be as trying of a challenge as our previous problems. Do you have any questions?"

"Pleased to meet you," Avalanche takes the mayor's hand in his massive paw and shakes it heartily, "Only one question: exactly how experienced are these militiamen? Are we talking about simple villagers, or do they have some battle training?"

Lacy makes her way over to the group and takes her husband's hand. "Hello, Annie, Warlen." A warm smile comes from her as she notices Avalanche and Calamity. "I must say, you have to be warm there, sir. And, miss, I may have some clothing options for you. Actually all of you. Ask me at any point if you need to see my shop. And mentioning my shop-"

Avalanche grins as she enquires about his warmth, "I get that a lot, but I'm fine actually. As for the shop, I'm a bit skeptical as to whether random villagers would feel comfortable buying from a giant white furry thing, but I'd be happy to help."

[Scubacarrot]

"Clothing options?" Calamity picks at her black robes. "What's wrong with this? Very well, show me, then."