Heroica RPG - Quest #38: The Lost Party

[CorneliusMurdock]

Cronk is sorry that Tesni have hard life. Cronk can understand bitterness. But has Tesni lost all hope?

Will gold and bashing things make Tesni happy? What has strict adherence to the gray gotten Tesni?

[Zepher]

Good and evil are not subjective, Arthur. Pain, suffering, despair, death... Not subjective. Cronk is saddened that some friends not believe evil exists. Especially that good does not exist. Cronk had hard life but Cronk has never given up hope. Cronk want make world better. Why else would Cronk exist?

Triad turned to the Orc Paladin.

"You are strong, and we admire you, Cronk. What you say speaks of a great strength. Everyone must know what is good and bad in their eyes, and everyone must no falter in their own views on that. To us, good and evil are not subjective. What we find good is good, and what we find evil is evil. But Tesni speaks truly as well. Some actions can be read both ways. Every argument has an opposite side. Everyone decides what their definition of good and evil is. We cannot fault anyone for this, as we all do it. We can only champion our own opinion. It is as you said. We want to make the world better, but we must first pick our vision of better. It may not agree with other's version of better. So we must prevent the others, but never forget that they too are simply trying to better their world."

"Good and evil? All is grey. I wish life could be as simple."

"Do not wish that. You are a wise woman who flourishes in the gray. You make the choices you see as right, you can wish for no more, so don't bother."

The Gray Wizard whirled next on Haldor.

"You perhaps are the greenest party leader I have seen in my time at Heroica. You have fought with two members of your party since I encountered you. It is impossible for you not to have views on those who serve with you. While leading them, however, you must set aside those views. If Arthur is a snob, or Alexis has left your friend, you can tell them this. But not here. Not now. Not when you need them to protect you, and vice-versa. Now is not the time. The life of a leader is difficult and lonely. This is why we change leaders between quests. You must remain outside your team to properly lead them."

Alexis tries not to look enraged, but doesn't succeed. "Haldor, just stay out of it, you don't understand." She growls. "It's different being a woman. He left me," she says with malice, "he didn't care, I don't think he ever will."

"Life is filled with tribulations. You could probably say that life is tribulation. They are what make you stronger. I can't say I know anything about this man of your's, but if what Haldor says is true, and you ran after your first fight... then you may be missing an opportunity, Alexis. Even if things do not work out, if you avoid the ice and fire, you will remain where you are, not grow stronger. And never stoop to using your gender as an excuse for any form of behavior. I won't allow you to. Choose to be strong."

The Gray Wizard shushes the party. He points ahead of them. The passageway ends in a small staircase. Bal and Sasha go up first, and alert the rest of the party that the area up is clear. The rest of the party climbs the stairs. They are inside the Eye. The floor is composed of rotting planks of wood, and the walls, once strong and a few layers of stone thick, have started to crumble. A series of stairs spiral upwards into the dark depths of the higher levels of the building. At the center of the first floor is a pink flower.

The Party

Haldor Skovgaard

Level 19 1/2 Shaman

*Immune to Weakened*

Power:

29

Defense:

4

Health:

21/36

Ether:

26/27

Gold:

50

(Owed 50 from Elgar Gligin (Jedi Master Brick), (Owes 33 to Dyric Rone (The Legonater)

Equipment:

Bear Claw Gloves (WP:8, SP:+2), Ethereal Cloak (SP:+2, +4 Ether), Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power,

Weakened

Immunity).

Inventory:

Heavy Metal Rod (WP:12,

Light

and

Water

elemental), Paper Doll (

Hexed

immunity), Scroll of Blindness (

Blinded

effect), Shovel, Pickaxe, Diamond of Thoric, Bluehood's Aquamarine, Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Health Core, Potion (x3), Remedy x2, Tonic, Mead, Phoenix Essence

Bal

(Actions dictated by Cronk)

Level 11 Rogue

*Hastened*

Power

: 16

Health

: 18/18

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Honor & Glory (Duel-Daggers, WP: 5, user is permanently hastened)

Inventory:

Potion x2, Emerald, Garnet, Throwing Dagger (WP: 2)

Arthur Justus Regulus VII

Level 17 Sorcerer

*Immune to Sealed*

Power:

38

Health:

27/27

Ether:

15/27

Defense:

3

Gold:

139

(Owes

4

44

124 Gold to Alf (Bricksandparts) and

50 gold to Bartholomew Docken (Brickdoctor)

debt entrusted to Boomingham)

Equipment:

, Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, Immune to Sealed), Ancient Crown (First successful strike of battle deals

Cursed

effect, borrowed from Atramor Gibbin)

Inventory:

Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP:9;

damage divided between all enemies, suitable for rogues

), Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7;

50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics

), Healing Staff (WP:5;

heals instead of damaging

), Opal (

Ice

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Bedroll, Telescope, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Shovel, Grand Tonic, Holy Bomb, Remedy

Sasha

(Actions dictated by Tesni)

Level 18 Barbarian

Power

: 32

Health

: 25/25

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Axe of Ilrion (WP: 14, Fire Ice Elemental)

Inventory:

Mead, Nostrum, Potion

Triad

(Actions dictated by Arthur)

Level 22 1/3 Ranger

Power

: 37 (43)

Health

: 28/28

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Acerpusculum Blade (Acerpusculum Shuriken) (WP: 15 [21, Retrievable], suitable for rangers/rouges), Cowl of the Acerpusculum (Headwear, User is Immune to Status Effects)

Inventory:

None

Alexis Fenral

Level 22 2/3

*Hastened*

*Immune to Fragile*

Power:

33

Defense:

3

Health:

30/30

Ether:

11/23

Gold:

142

GP:

3

Equipment:

Mockthril Longbow (WP:11, ranged), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect), Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile)

Inventory:

Flute of the Magi (WP:3, asleep-effect), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a successful hit), Opal (

Ice

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Ruby (

Fire

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Tonic, Grand Tonic, Milk, 2 Meads, Nostrum, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Pickaxe, Shovel, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Raw Meat, Potion, Holy Bomb, 2 Remedies

Spirits:

Skorpios

(Amethyst),

Ocven the Ice Dragon

(Opal),

Shalma the Thunderbird

(Topaz),

Sarp Zarra

(Aquamarine),

Mandy

(Ruby),

????

(Diamond)

Cronk

Level 23 2/3 Paladin

Power:

35

Defense:

14

Health:

40/43

Ether:

8/26

Gold:

90

Equipment:

Zoot's Bane (Suitable only for Cronk; WP: 12,

Light

) Ennoc's Blessing (Shield, SP: 8), Elaborate Helmet (SP: 2), Paladin's Armour (Suitable for Paladins, +4 SP, +2 Max Ether)

Inventory:

Beast Skewer (Lance; WP: 12, Ice), Sword of Bashing (Longsword; WP:5), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Heavy Armor (SP:6, Power -6), Blacksmith Writ, Bedroll, Phoenix Essence, Holy Bomb, Remedy

Tesni Hightribe

Level 25 1/3 Berserker

Power

: 45

Defence

: 11

Health

: 26/45

Gold

: 655

Equipped

: Dryw ar Zoot, Longsword, Holy (WP:14), Bone Claws(WP:3,SP:2), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4)(+2 max health)

Inventory

: Mellt (Warhammer, Lightning, Ice (WP:10), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, Light, longsword), Cysgodion (WP: 11, Darkness, greatsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Emerald (Wood), 2 Potions, 3 Remedies, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Meads, 5 Venoms, Nostrum, Smoke Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Holy Bomb

Gray Wizard

Level 27 Cleric

*Too Weak For Physical Attacks*

(Actions dictated by Haldor)

Power

: 39

Health

: 35/35

Ether

: 0/31

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Old Stone Staff (WP: 12, Light Elemental)

Inventory

: None

[Flipz]

"Sasha, if you wouldn't mind, I feel we would all benefeit if you let me have your Nostrum. I am one of the weakest among us, but if I am Lucky I may be able to Stun all of our foes. Take a moment to prepare yourselves, my friends. Once we pick this flower, I have no doubt that our greatest battle will be thrust upon us."

After waiting a moment for Sasha's reply and for the others to prepare, Arthur steps forward and picks the Flower of Sybl.

OOC: If Sasha agrees, please assume that Arthur drinks the Nostrum. Also, please note that Arthur will wait until everyone else is ready before picking the flower.

[CorneliusMurdock]

Before any friend pick flower, Cronk will heal Haldor, Tesni and Cronk.

[Flipz]

Before any friend pick flower, Cronk will heal Haldor, Tesni and Cronk.

"You seem a bit low on Ether, Sir Cronk. If you'd like my Grand Tonic, it's yours. Of course, the same goes for you, Gray Wizard."

Edited September 16, 2012 by Flipz

[Scorpiox]

Haldor looked up into the crumbling tower. "This is it, folks. Before we enter, I'm going to make it clear that whatever happens, we must stay together and remember what we came here for." The Shaman sighed, there were a few things that needed to be straightened out. "Alexis, you believe what you want, I shan't push you further, but make sure that you can live with yourself after you knew the truth. I was trying to open your eyes, but if you must be so stubborn, I will not try again to help you." Haldor whirled around next to the Wizardy Cleric who called himself Gray. "Wizard, do not call me 'green', because I may only be so in the sense of the word that you would like. You would have lead things a different way to how I do, but I will not distance myself from my comrades like you may have done. I am not a Warlord leading my troops into battle, I am a Party Leader, and I do not claim to be anything above the level of my friends. Do I have to remind you that it was Arthur who turned the flippant remark against my whole life? What would you have me do, stand quietly while a boy, barely a man, scrutinizes me about things of which he knows little? How would that help our efforts?" The Nord shook his head, all of that had sort of flowed out of its own accord, maybe the Wizard was right, maybe he was too 'green' to lead. If he couldn't even control himself now. But Gods, how he hated how some people seemed to use a colour as a derogatory term... "I will continue to do things my way, and if anyone has a problem, please speak up now, before we meet what is up inside there. Oh, and I appreciate the help, Cronk, but you'd best save your energy. I have plentiful ether, so I shall heal Tesni, Cronk, and myself instead."

Edited September 16, 2012 by Scorpiox

[Masked Builder]

Alexis considers Sasha's words before replying. "I..I suppose you're right. I'll try to consider it as we travel back."

Alexis eats the Raw Meat and then drinks a Tonic. "They taste awful", she thinks as they go down, "but I must do what I have to."

[Flipz]

"Oh, before I forget," Arthur says suddenly, unlimbering his Healing Staff and offering it to the Gray Wizard, "take this. It allows you to heal without using Ether. Do you think you'd be able to use it?"

[Peppermint_M]

Tesni smiled to Cronk. "Aye, this is what I enjoy, the beacons of bashing and gold shine bright on my path." She laughed, "I spread the legend of Hightribe and gather fun weapons to bash with. A fine life even if I see grey in morals."

Tesni feels the effects of the healing. "Thank you. Now I will be ready for battle."

[Zepher]

"You seem a bit low on Ether, Sir Cronk. If you'd like my Grand Tonic, it's yours. Of course, the same goes for you, Gray Wizard."

"I will wait to see if Cronk would like it before I take it."

"Wizard, do not call me 'green', because I may only be so in the sense of the word that you would like. You would have lead things a different way to how I do, but I will not distance myself from my comrades like you may have done. I am not a Warlord leading my troops into battle, I am a Party Leader, and I do not claim to be anything above the level of my friends. Do I have to remind you that it was Arthur who turned the flippant remark against my whole life? What would you have me do, stand quietly while a boy, barely a man, scrutinizes me about things of which he knows little? How would that help our efforts?"

"This is not the time for this conversation. I'm sorry to have challenged you, I forgot that you'd take it personally. But if you must know, yes, I would have you stand quietly while a boy scrutinizes you. What did the team gain by you fighting back?"

Alexis eats the Raw Meat and then drinks a Tonic. "They taste awful", she thinks as they go down, "but I must do what I have to."

What does the raw meat do?

"Oh, before I forget," Arthur says suddenly, unlimbering his Healing Staff and offering it to the Gray Wizard, "take this. It allows you to heal without using Ether. Do you think you'd be able to use it?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm still too tired to wield anything of any sort."

The Party

Haldor Skovgaard

Level 19 1/2 Shaman

*Immune to Weakened*

Power:

29

Defense:

4

Health:

36/36

Ether:

23/27

Gold:

50

(Owed 50 from Elgar Gligin (Jedi Master Brick), (Owes 33 to Dyric Rone (The Legonater)

Equipment:

Bear Claw Gloves (WP:8, SP:+2), Ethereal Cloak (SP:+2, +4 Ether), Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power,

Weakened

Immunity).

Inventory:

Heavy Metal Rod (WP:12,

Light

and

Water

elemental), Paper Doll (

Hexed

immunity), Scroll of Blindness (

Blinded

effect), Shovel, Pickaxe, Diamond of Thoric, Bluehood's Aquamarine, Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Health Core, Potion (x3), Remedy x2, Tonic, Mead, Phoenix Essence, Zoot's Plaything

Bal

(Actions dictated by Cronk)

Level 11 Rogue

*Hastened*

Power

: 16

Health

: 18/18

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Honor & Glory (Duel-Daggers, WP: 5, user is permanently hastened)

Inventory:

Potion x2, Emerald, Garnet, Throwing Dagger (WP: 2)

Arthur Justus Regulus VII

Level 17 Sorcerer

*Immune to Sealed*

Power:

38

Health:

27/27

Ether:

15/27

Defense:

3

Gold:

139

(Owes

4

44

124 Gold to Alf (Bricksandparts) and

50 gold to Bartholomew Docken (Brickdoctor)

debt entrusted to Boomingham)

Equipment:

, Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, Immune to Sealed), Ancient Crown (First successful strike of battle deals

Cursed

effect, borrowed from Atramor Gibbin)

Inventory:

Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP:9;

damage divided between all enemies, suitable for rogues

), Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7;

50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics

), Healing Staff (WP:5;

heals instead of damaging

), Opal (

Ice

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Bedroll, Telescope, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Shovel, Grand Tonic, Holy Bomb, Remedy

Sasha

(Actions dictated by Tesni)

Level 18 Barbarian

Power

: 32

Health

: 25/25

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Axe of Ilrion (WP: 14, Fire Ice Elemental)

Inventory:

Mead, Nostrum, Potion

Triad

(Actions dictated by Arthur)

Level 22 1/3 Ranger

Power

: 37 (43)

Health

: 28/28

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Acerpusculum Blade (Acerpusculum Shuriken) (WP: 15 [21, Retrievable], suitable for rangers/rouges), Cowl of the Acerpusculum (Headwear, User is Immune to Status Effects)

Inventory:

None

Alexis Fenral

Level 22 2/3

*Hastened*

*Immune to Fragile*

Power:

33

Defense:

3

Health:

30/30

Ether:

16/23

Gold:

142

GP:

3

Equipment:

Mockthril Longbow (WP:11, ranged), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect), Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile)

Inventory:

Flute of the Magi (WP:3, asleep-effect), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a successful hit), Opal (

Ice

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Ruby (

Fire

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Tonic, Grand Tonic, Milk, 2 Meads, Nostrum, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Pickaxe, Shovel, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Raw Meat, Potion, Holy Bomb, 2 Remedies

Spirits:

Skorpios

(Amethyst),

Ocven the Ice Dragon

(Opal),

Shalma the Thunderbird

(Topaz),

Sarp Zarra

(Aquamarine),

Mandy

(Ruby),

????

(Diamond)

Cronk

Level 23 2/3 Paladin

Power:

35

Defense:

14

Health:

43/43

Ether:

8/26

Gold:

90

Equipment:

Zoot's Bane (Suitable only for Cronk; WP: 12,

Light

) Ennoc's Blessing (Shield, SP: 8), Elaborate Helmet (SP: 2), Paladin's Armour (Suitable for Paladins, +4 SP, +2 Max Ether)

Inventory:

Beast Skewer (Lance; WP: 12, Ice), Sword of Bashing (Longsword; WP:5), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Heavy Armor (SP:6, Power -6), Blacksmith Writ, Bedroll, Phoenix Essence, Holy Bomb, Remedy

Tesni Hightribe

Level 25 1/3 Berserker

Power

: 45

Defence

: 11

Health

: 45/45

Gold

: 655

Equipped

: Dryw ar Zoot, Longsword, Holy (WP:14), Bone Claws(WP:3,SP:2), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4)(+2 max health)

Inventory

: Mellt (Warhammer, Lightning, Ice (WP:10), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, Light, longsword), Cysgodion (WP: 11, Darkness, greatsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Emerald (Wood), 2 Potions, 3 Remedies, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Meads, 5 Venoms, Nostrum, Smoke Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Holy Bomb

Gray Wizard

Level 27 Cleric

*Too Weak For Physical Attacks*

(Actions dictated by Haldor)

Power

: 39

Health

: 35/35

Ether

: 0/31

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Old Stone Staff (WP: 12, Light Elemental)

Inventory

: None

OoC: Just waiting for Peppy to check in.

Edited September 16, 2012 by Zepher

[Peppermint_M]

"Haldor, this is your first lead and this man is experienced despite his seven year sleep. Now we would do well to continue. I need hall medics to check the wound on my face you know..."

[Scorpiox]

Haldor had to turn around once again, this was turning to an annoyance. "Fine, I appreciate that you have different views on leading a party to me, but I'm going to ignore the fact that you again started this, and walk on. It'd be great if you could learn that not everyone shares the same views as you. So please, no more of this right now, if that is fine with you. You're becoming a distraction, and as you said yourself, I've got to remain 'outside my party', whatever the hell that means." Haldor smiled sarcastically, before reaching into his pack. "Fancy a tonic, Gray Wizard? Are we all set then? Arthur, you're taking a bloody long time time to pick up that flower, do ya' need a hand?" The Nord chuckled.

[Flipz]

"Are we all set then? Arthur, you're taking a bloody long time time to pick up that flower, do ya' need a hand?" The Nord chuckled.

"Simply waiting for everyone to prepare themselves. As soon as Gray Wizard responds to your request, and as soon as Sasha lets me know if I may take her Nostrum,, I will pick the flower."

EDIT: OOC: The Raw Meat permanently adds 5 HP to Alexis' maximum, if I recall.

Edited September 16, 2012 by Flipz

[Peppermint_M]

Sasha removed the Nostrum and handed it to Arthur.

[Zepher]

Arthur scuttles forward and picks the flower. The heroes feel the normal gut wrenching feeling as they are rushed into the past...

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"Well, here we are. It's time. I take the Amulet and then I kill Zoot."

"Just as you saw in the Temple."

"Exactly."

"You know, I never told you exactly what I saw in the Temple, Roderick. I've always been surprised that you never asked."

"What does it matter? I know what I'm here for. And I know what I must do."

"You're very vain, Roderick. I think it's time that I share what I saw in the Temple. You saw an evil you needed to destroy. I saw something else. Zoot showed me the way of the world. It's chaos, Roderick. It's all Chaos. This valley, our party, Eubric... even you, Roderick. Even you, the hopeful God of Order, you're chaos too. Zoot showed me that, and I accepted it. Because it's true, Roderick. The world is Chaos. It flows through all of us. Me particularly. Zoot gave me a gift, Roderick. He showed me the beauty in the Chaos. The way that there is no order... it's beautiful. And it can only grow more beautiful as Chaos continues to grow. Down in that Temple, Zoot told me how to make the world even more beautiful."

Roderick's eyes widen. He begins to raise his sword as he listens to Wren's words. She does not turn, but keeps talking.

"You chose a mission down in that temple, Roderick. You saw Chaos, and you decided to smother it. But you can't do that. I saw the truth. I saw the beauty all around us. You are bitter and angry. You hate the world for it's Chaos. I love it for it's Chaos. I embrace it. I truly think it is beautiful. And while you chose your mission, a mission was offered to me. Zoot whispered in my ear. He told me that I could see even more beauty. I could increase the Chaos. All I had to do was bring him into the world."

Roderick begins to bring his sword down on Wren's back, but stops suddenly. He is frozen where he stands for a few seconds, and then topples over. Wren turns to look at him.

"Thank you for helping me get this far, Roderick. And don't worry, I won't ever serve Zoot. I'll just take his place. I'll be Queen of Chaos. Queen of Beauty. I will experience it forever."

Wren begins to charge up a spell but is thrown back by a blast of light. Suddenly, before her stands the General of Light. She fires a bolt at him, that he quickly deflects. The battle is a blur, darkness, fire, lighting, and light all surging around each other. Soon, Wren stands panting. The General stares her down, untouched...

"What... what are you?"

"I am Ennoc. I am the Lord of Light. Light blots out the darkness. The Orcs, the Chaos, the carnage, the death, it all shrivels up before me. No darkness may survive. You are a daughter of Chaos. You will be destroyed. This world will be purged."

The General takes a step towards Wren. And then, something that the heroes never expected to see happens. Wren begins to cry. She throws herself to the ground and begs.

"Please, I've just begun to see the beauty of the world. Please, I only now have begun to understand the chaos. Please, you can't blot me out. I've just begun. I've only begun to let the chaos flow through me. I've only begun to understand. I can't die. I can't. I want to experience it forever. I want to live in the Chaos forever. I want to let it live through me forever. Please. Please. I want to live in Chaos forever. I want to see the beauty forever. Please."

The General balks. He stumbles. And suddenly, his voice sounds more human. He sounds gentle and old and tired.

"Run. Run little one. The splinter of Ennoc in me... it will take over soon. Leave your Knight behind. Ennoc will accept the offering. He wants a new body. Run. Leave this valley. Run. Run."

Wren turns and runs, weeping.

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The heroes are dumped back into the present, and before them stands two ghosts. One from two hundred and fifty years ago, one from seven years ago. The one from seven years ago have a heavy golden medallion draped around his neck. Roderick speaks with a horrifying voice that makes the heroes feel like their brains are being sawn open.

"Hello, servants to the Gray. Are you ready to be destroyed by the Light? I am the Lord of Light. I am a piece of Ennoc. Seven years ago, a young woman came to me, and told me a secret of the world. There is Chaos everywhere. Chaos is not light. It is Gray. She told me it pervades everything. I have reflected on this, and found it to be true. I looked for a source. I found it. It is you mortals. Your wants, your desires, your decisions... it creates the Gray. It creates the Chaos. The world must be freed. You mortals must fall. You will go first."

The Enemies

The Last General of Ennon

*Immune to Scroll Magic*

Level 42 Holy Undead

Health: 750/750

Special Damage: Lost Soul – The Last General of Ennon causes the attacker’s soul to dissociate with their body, causing them to be cursed and fragile until remedied.

Drops: Nostrum x4, Soma x4, Phoenix Essence

Possessed Sir Roderick

Level 32 Holy

Health: 625/625

SP: 5

Special Damage: Ennoc’s Glory – Ennoc’s Splinter inside Sir Roderick takes over for the next round. The splinter will take halved damage.

Drops: Sir Roderick’s Sword (WP: 12, Darkness Elemental, Long Sword), Sir Roderick’s Shield (SP: 6, Immunity to Afraid), 500 Gold

The Party

Haldor Skovgaard

Level 19 1/2 Shaman

*Immune to Weakened*

Power:

29

Defense:

4

Health:

36/36

Ether:

23/27

Gold:

50

(Owed 50 from Elgar Gligin (Jedi Master Brick), (Owes 33 to Dyric Rone (The Legonater)

Equipment:

Bear Claw Gloves (WP:8, SP:+2), Ethereal Cloak (SP:+2, +4 Ether), Pugilist's Gloves (+2 Power,

Weakened

Immunity).

Inventory:

Heavy Metal Rod (WP:12,

Light

and

Water

elemental), Paper Doll (

Hexed

immunity), Scroll of Blindness (

Blinded

effect), Shovel, Pickaxe, Diamond of Thoric, Bluehood's Aquamarine, Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Health Core, Potion (x3), Remedy x2, Mead, Phoenix Essence, Zoot's Plaything

Bal

(Actions dictated by Cronk)

Level 11 Rogue

*Hastened*

Power

: 16

Health

: 18/18

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Honor & Glory (Duel-Daggers, WP: 5, user is permanently hastened)

Inventory:

Potion x2, Emerald, Garnet, Throwing Dagger (WP: 2)

Arthur Justus Regulus VII

Level 17 Sorcerer

*Immune to Sealed*

*Lucky*

Power:

38

Health:

27/27

Ether:

15/27

Defense:

3

Gold:

139

(Owes

4

44

124 Gold to Alf (Bricksandparts) and

50 gold to Bartholomew Docken (Brickdoctor)

debt entrusted to Boomingham)

Equipment:

, Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, Immune to Sealed), Ancient Crown (First successful strike of battle deals

Cursed

effect, borrowed from Atramor Gibbin)

Inventory:

Cat-o'-Nine-Tails (WP:9;

damage divided between all enemies, suitable for rogues

), Staff of the Cultist Battlemage (WP: 7;

50% chance of Fleeing upon being KO'd; suitable for Mages and Clerics

), Healing Staff (WP:5;

heals instead of damaging

), Opal (

Ice

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Bedroll, Telescope, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Shovel, Grand Tonic, Holy Bomb, Remedy

Sasha

(Actions dictated by Tesni)

Level 18 Barbarian

Power

: 32

Health

: 25/25

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Axe of Ilrion (WP: 14, Fire Ice Elemental)

Inventory:

Mead, Potion

Triad

(Actions dictated by Arthur)

Level 22 1/3 Ranger

Power

: 37 (43)

Health

: 28/28

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Acerpusculum Blade (Acerpusculum Shuriken) (WP: 15 [21, Retrievable], suitable for rangers/rouges), Cowl of the Acerpusculum (Headwear, User is Immune to Status Effects)

Inventory:

None

Alexis Fenral

Level 22 2/3

*Hastened*

*Immune to Fragile*

Power:

33

Defense:

3

Health:

35/35

Ether:

16/23

Gold:

142

GP:

3

Equipment:

Mockthril Longbow (WP:11, ranged), Quickdraw Quiver (permanent hastened-effect), Lieutenant's Helmet (SP:3, protects from fragile)

Inventory:

Flute of the Magi (WP:3, asleep-effect), Staff of Ennon - (WP: 5, Light Elemental, Restores 2 ether on a successful hit), Opal (

Ice

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Ruby (

Fire

), Aquamarine (

Water

), Amethyst (

Darkness

), Diamond (

Light

), Tonic, Grand Tonic, Milk, 2 Meads, Nostrum, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Pickaxe, Shovel, Bedroll, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Potion, Holy Bomb, 2 Remedies

Spirits:

Skorpios

(Amethyst),

Ocven the Ice Dragon

(Opal),

Shalma the Thunderbird

(Topaz),

Sarp Zarra

(Aquamarine),

Mandy

(Ruby),

????

(Diamond)

Cronk

Level 23 2/3 Paladin

Power:

35

Defense:

14

Health:

43/43

Ether:

8/26

Gold:

90

Equipment:

Zoot's Bane (Suitable only for Cronk; WP: 12,

Light

) Ennoc's Blessing (Shield, SP: 8), Elaborate Helmet (SP: 2), Paladin's Armour (Suitable for Paladins, +4 SP, +2 Max Ether)

Inventory:

Beast Skewer (Lance; WP: 12, Ice), Sword of Bashing (Longsword; WP:5), Healing Staff (WP: 5; healing effect), Heavy Armor (SP:6, Power -6), Blacksmith Writ, Bedroll, Phoenix Essence, Holy Bomb, Remedy

Tesni Hightribe

Level 25 1/3 Berserker

Power

: 45

Defence

: 11

Health

: 45/45

Gold

: 655

Equipped

: Dryw ar Zoot, Longsword, Holy (WP:14), Bone Claws(WP:3,SP:2), Mockthril Shield (SP:5), Dragon Bone Armor (SP:4)(+2 max health)

Inventory

: Mellt (Warhammer, Lightning, Ice (WP:10), Dryw ar Zoot (WP:14, Light, longsword), Cysgodion (WP: 11, Darkness, greatsword), Spiked Club (WP:8), Cryfder (WP:6), Emerald (Wood), 2 Potions, 3 Remedies, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Meads, 5 Venoms, Nostrum, Smoke Bomb, Minimizing Dust, Holy Bomb

Gray Wizard

Level 27 Cleric

*Too Weak For Physical Attacks*

(Actions dictated by Haldor)

Power

: 39

Health

: 35/35

Ether

: 5/31

Gold

: 0

Equipped

: Old Stone Staff (WP: 12, Light Elemental)

Inventory

: None

[Flipz]

OOC: Arthur drank the Nostrum as soon as Sasha gave it to him; I said it in the post in which I first said I'd pick the flower.

"Fellow Heroes! It will be best if I do not use my spells just yet; if I can land a hit on both these foes at once, we will have much better odds." This said, Arthur attacks Roderick physically with the Cat O' Nine Tails from the Back Row.

[Masked Builder]

Alexis stands trying to digest the information coming from the new vision, she then sees the two men standing before them. "It'd be best if I stay away from the General. So I will attack Roderick from the back row with a darkness spell!"

[CorneliusMurdock]

OOC: If Bal uses his throwing dagger instead of Honor and Glory, will he still be hastened?

Cronk will use Diplomacy! General! General does not want to do this. Look inside self. General knows where the chaos in this valley really came from. Valley full of unnatural things. Gods were not meant to be caged inside mortal bodies. Ennoc would not forcibly take body from man who only wanted to prevent chaos, however foolish plan was.

Ennoc was not meant to be used as a mere tool for wiping out enemies. Ennoc is beacon of Light and Righteousness that mortals should look up to and strive to emulate. General must know that what General did was desperate act not righteous one.

By seeking to use a god as a tool of hate, General has become Chaos. Stop madness, General. Let shard of Ennoc within be released back to Ennoc. Ennoc deserve to be whole again.

If General will not give shard of Ennoc back to Ennoc peaceably, Cronk will be forced to bash General. Cronk will then bash General from front row.

[Zepher]

Roderick laughs his harsh inhuman laugh.

"You address the wrong man, Orc. I am no longer in the General. His body deteriorated after the years. It grew weak. I chose a new body. I reside in this."

Roderick clenches his hand around the Medallion on his neck.

"Perhaps after you fall, I shall reside in you. You claim to be my servant. And it is true, I am but a shard. This General broke off a piece of Ennoc and created me. I am his servant on Oleg, the closest to a God that one can be. If the General had been stronger, had a stronger body, I could have been brought here in full. But for now, I must be the brightest light I can. I must blot out the gray and the dark. I must bathe the world in light. The General is an empty servant now. I have crushed his soul. He had MUCH gray in him."

The General's voice rasps out of the skull.

"You have no fully crushed me. I can see what I have done, Orc. I can see what I've cre-"

The voice stops, but the skull fidgets still.

"My servant thinks he can fight the light. Ha! The light engulfs him. It will engulf us all. Let us all welcome it."

The General begins to shake.

OoC: At the end of each round, there is a 1/6 chance that the General will shrug off the influence of the Shard of Ennoc and become Hexed for the following round.

[CorneliusMurdock]

OOC: Can I have Bal throw his dagger and retrieve it in the same round?

Cronk is servant of the true Ennoc, not some abomination that claims to be a god but was created by a mortal. What Shard has done is not Justice. Is not Light. Wanton death and destruction is Chaos.

General, fight hard against the Shard. If General still believes in true Ennoc, General can still be redeemed. General can find peace and atone for past wrongs.

Roderick, hear Cronk. Roderick, too, can find redemption. Did Roderick really think path to order and righteousness was through the bodies of friends and allies? Roderick cannot defeat Chaos by using Chaos as tool no more than General could pull god down from heaven. Roderick can fight against Shard, too. Release it back from whence Shard came.

[Zepher]

OOC: Can I have Bal throw his dagger and retrieve it in the same round?

No, that is why the hastened effect was built directly into his weapon. Either twice with them, or throwing dagger.

Edited September 17, 2012 by Zepher

[CorneliusMurdock]

Bal: This will make great story after I help my new friends cut gods to ribbons. I will throw my throwing dagger at Roderick from the back row.

[Flipz]

"We regret to do this, General. But it must be done for the sake of our party." Thus said, Triad attacks the General from the back row, keeping her blade as a dagger for now. "Sir Cronk, we are safe. Our soul cannot be Lost. Focus on Roderick, so you remain unharmed. If the General is not freed by Roderick's defeat, we may deal with him then."

[Peppermint_M]

"Well, this is interesting." Tesni took Cysgodion from his housing and held the dark-blade high. "Who shall I bash first? I do not wish to cause problems to any plan."

[Flipz]

"Face Sir Roderick. We should be the only one to attack the General. This way, none of you will be harmed by his soul-disjointing abilities."

Edited September 17, 2012 by Flipz