Heroica RPG - Quest #44: My Best Friend

[Scubacarrot]

"No, we are of... Waldurkian... Zoot... Power... Movement, that's right, the W.Z.P.M. We are more progressive, and have no problems with the living! You see, we still have the occasional dead person, like the vampire there, but you could say our numbers have really spiked since the change in rule!"

Guts turns to Skuld and whispers to her:

"How does Shaun look? It's important."

Edited October 24, 2012 by Scubacarrot

[Sandy]

Benji speaks up before the idiot Guts gets a chance: "What would the benefits of becoming undead be?" "Not that I'm interested, of course." Benji adds gruffly.

"Why, you get to live forever! Helvetia is the only one who can grant life eternal, no matter what those blathering alchemists may claim. And when Zoot claims this world, all that will be left will be us Undying, children of Helvetia."

"Helvetia?" Sküld whispers in terror. "The Nôrns worship the same goddess as her?"

[Wedge09]

"I'm not even interested" says Alexander "I'm good in life"

To Benji Alexander asked: "Do know this Sycamore Ziegfried?? Before you whispered a similar name"

[Sandy]

"Is Shaun undead? Just asking?"

"I don't know what an undead means! Shaun is certainly not a skeleton, if you ask that..."

[Flare]

"I'm not even interested" says Alexander "I'm good in life"

To Benji Alexander asked: "Do know this Sycamore Ziegfried?? Before you whispered a similar name"

"I've heard her name. It was a nasty story." Read up about it in the NPC list thing

"Helvetia?" Sküld whispers in terror. "The Nôrns worship the same goddess as her?"

That's disturbing to know.

[Scubacarrot]

"What does he look like? Err... Does he have skin?"

[Sandy]

"What does he look like? Err... Does he have skin?"

"Umm, duh? Of course Shaun has skin! I've already told you what he looks like! A boy with brown hair. C-can we just go look for him now? That skeleton lady is scary..."

[Flare]

"What does he look like? Err... Does he have skin?"

"Are you deaf? She just said that he's not a skeleton."

[Scubacarrot]

"Shush elf. Sorry, Miss Ziegfried, this elf here has much to learn in the finer crafts of our cultistness. We would request that we could take a look at your flock, we really require this Shaun. He is absolutely VITAL to our experiments. Zoot will rise, and it better be sooner rather than later, hah. Hah."

[Flare]

Benji speaks over Guts to the skeleton Sycamore: "Please ignore this idiot, ma'am. One of the spiders bit him and his head has not been the same since then."

Edited October 24, 2012 by Flare

[Scubacarrot]

"Oh? That ain't what I remember, I remember me killing a dozen spiders while you were, I don't know, polishing your nails or something."

Guts stronly whispered to Benji.

"Are you trying to get us killed? One wrong move and we will all be looking like him." Guts points at Dreygur.

[Flare]

Benji whispers back: "Excuse me, polishing my nails!? I was the one who gave the finishing strike the Murkwood Mother. And don't you think its obvious we're not cultists? Faking it and annoying her will just get us on her bad side. Don't screw things up again."

Edited October 24, 2012 by Flare

[Scubacarrot]

"I don't screw things up. Remember who got the overgrown lizard to talk. And relax, I got this."

[Flare]

"We could've got the dragon to help us without your token, if you hadn't insulted her. I gave her all my gold too, if you didn't notice." Benji hissed.

[Scubacarrot]

"Keep telling yourself that, but remember, the ladies love jewelry. I'm pretty sure that won her over. She seemed quite pleased. You know, maybe I'll even get to ride on her back sometime. Can you say the same?"

[Professor Flitwick]

"Gentlemen, Gentlemen please this is no time for petty squabbling! Kindly continue this later, but right now our main priority is to locate Shaun. Now, I haven't been on best terms with Mr. Holla, but we need to bluff our way as much as possible, in order to get all the possible information on his whereabouts. Now, I beg your party, but I have an enquiry of my own..."

"Our party was once larger, but we've lost track of a few on the way. If I might inquire, Ms. Ziegfried, whom where the last people you permitted to enter your flock, and how long ago were they inducted?"

[Sandy]

"We would request that we could take a look at your flock, we really require this Shaun. He is absolutely VITAL to our experiments. Zoot will rise, and it better be sooner rather than later, hah. Hah."

"Our party was once larger, but we've lost track of a few on the way. If I might inquire, Ms. Ziegfried, whom where the last people you permitted to enter your flock, and how long ago were they inducted?"

"So, you would like to meet the congregation, then? Very well... Undying, I summon thee! Gather around to meet these fellow believers!"

More figures appeared from the surrounding shadows, lurching, limping, drawling, hovering... An unholy alliance of the undead and the demonkin arrived at the steps of the Forsaken Temple.

"It has been a year since my resurrection by Abraxas, and I've been gathering these loyal followers ever since. Some are corpses of the ancient servants of this temple before it was sunken to the ground, some were drifters that met an untimely death and a new life by my hand. There are even a few lesser demons summoned here by Abraxas. If you are interested to know, it was I who awakened the Proud One some fifteen years ago, when I stumbled upon this temple. A grimoire that has been passed down the Ziegfried family line led me here. After some persuasion, my husband Zed agreed to help me. He was intrigued by the demonic arts as well, but never as much as I. Alas, Abraxas did not bend to my will back then, but saw me as a threat. The archdemon decided that Zed was a better puppet to his cause, so he slew me in front of the eyes of my husband and my daughter Chesterine. I never forget the look on her face... It was the last thing I saw before I died. She should not have been there..."

The crowd of undead was growing restless.

"But enough talk. Do you see your comrades here? This... Shaun?"

Suddenly a small boy dashed in between the heroes and the Undying.

"Dooo nooth huuurt my frieeendh!" the boy howled.

"Shaun! There you are!"

The boy turned around to meet his best friend eye to eye, and Guts' suspicions turned out to be correct.

"Sküüülddh! Gooo awaaayy! Daaangeroushh hheeere!"

"But I came to find you! Come with us."

"Iii caaan'tth. Muuustth obeeeyy..."

The zombie boy and the nôrn girl stared at each other. Then Sküld turned to the party in despair, with tears in her eyes.

"Please, you must do something! Help me get Shaun out of here!"

What will the party do?

[Scubacarrot]

Guts quickly turns to Nerwen, and asks:

"Is there anything you can do for the boy? You better think up something quick, it'll get hairy in here."

To the necromancer, Guts says:

"So... for the ritual to work. The boy needs to be... alive. Any way to make that happen?"

Edited October 24, 2012 by Scubacarrot

[Flare]

"Skuld, am I assuming correctly that your little friend hasn't always been that way?"

[-obelix-]

Thalion spoke softly: "I studied Necromancy at the Academy, but there were only several scrolls with serious warnings and describing the basic's but there wasn't anything about reversal I am afraid..."

[Sandy]

"So... for the ritual to work. The boy needs to be... alive. Any way to make that happen?"

"That's crazy talk. If I reverse Helvetia's blessing, the boy will wither away in seconds. Who needs life with all those pesky bodily functions and diseases when you can exist in this higher state of being, devoid of everything mundane?"

"Skuld, am I assuming correctly that your little friend hasn't always been that way?"

"What way? That's Shaun right there! We must get out of here with him before the skeleton lady gets angry!"

"My patience is running thin. Now prove that you are true followers of Zoot and join us. You must willingly give up your lives so that the conversion is successful. If you resist or hesitate, I cannot guarantee that you will be resurrected with everything... intact."

What will the party do?

[Scubacarrot]

"Grrm. One of you mages, trap the kid in a rock shell, or ice or whatever, we'll have to help him later, perhaps we can bring him to the Bonapartes, maybe they can do that trick again..."

Guts spat on the floor, and said:

"You know, you really believed me? You are dumber than you look, and you look dumb, with that excuse for make up."

Guts pulls out his throwing dagger, glowing with the light of the diamond, and his Lifestealer in his other hand. Slowly, and with a sense of foreboding, Guts spoke:

"You awaken demons. Your madness caused your own child to turn batshit, and caused your own husband to die. You are the cause for so much suffering, and now you turned this child into the mindless undead, along with whoever else is here. I have fought your kind before, mages that go insane for the power they crave. You are the impersonation of EVERYTHING I am against. You know, the truth is, that you are weak, you take your power from the suffering of others. You must be purged. I don't know if the undead can feel pain, but I will try my best. Zoot can go piss himself."

[Sandy]

"You awaken demons. Your madness caused your own child to turn batshit, and caused your own husband to die. You are the cause for so much suffering, and now you turned this child into the mindless undead, along with whoever else is here. I have fought your kind before, mages that go insane for the power they crave. You are the impersonation of EVERYTHING I am against. You know, the truth is, that you are weak, you take your power from the suffering of others. You must be purged. I don't know if the undead can feel pain, but I will try my best. Zoot can go piss himself."

Sycamore Ziegfried shakes her skull.

"Again it comes down to this. You just cannot accept the facts, can you? You living may wriggle all you want, but in the end Zoot will prevail. He always finds a way to return, he is indomitable. This temple got buried under rock and waves over a thousand years ago by the forces of Ennon when they sunk the entire kingdom of Mercution into the Crystalline Sea. Yet here it still stands, protected by Zoot's blessing. Zoot is in no hurry, and neither are we Undying. We've got all the time in the world. But that does not mean I will stand it when pretenders sully the name of Zoot!"

The necromancer raises her staff.

"Abraxas was not the only archdemon sealed to this temple. There were three of them left here to guard it, and two more are still dormant inside. You may defeat me and my flock, but can you oppose an archdemon? We shall see about that... I summon thee, Mephisto! Prince of Gluttony, awaken from your slumber and rise to defeat the infidels!"

The ground begins to grumble, and suddenly all the heat is gone from the cave. Chills run down the heroes' spines, and not just because of the sudden coldness. A gut-wrenching moan fills the cave as an icy-white shape rises from the ruins.

Towering almost as high as the temple itself, the archdemon steps over the walls, crushing a few skeletons under its massive foot. It's piercing blue eyes scan the surroundings. When it speaks, the voice rings inside everyone's head.

"WAS I AWAKENED FOR THIS WORTHLESS HANDFUL OF MORTALS? I, MEPHISTO, WHO USED TO DEVOUR ANGELS OF ENNOC FOR A LIGHT SNACK BEFORE THIS WORLD WAS EVEN BORN? I MAY BE WEAK FROM MY THOUSAND YEAR SLUMBER, BUT THIS IS LAUGHABLE! I AM THOROUGHLY INSULTED!"

"Consider this a mere chance to stretch your muscles, my Prince. Abraxas would be grateful if you got rid of these pests while he is away."

"ABRAXAS?! BAH! THAT POMPOUS JESTER CAN RUN BACK TO AZAZOT FOR ALL I CARE! YOU WILL BE UNDER MY COMMAND FROM NOW ON! LET US GOBBLE UP THESE MORTALS LIKE THE TASTY MEAT THAT THEY ARE!"

PREPARE FOR BATTLE!

Enemies:

Mephisto

Type: Demon/Icy

Level: 40

Health: 1313/1313

Special:

Gluttony

– Devours the target, removing it from the combat permanently. If all heroes are devoured, the battle is lost.

Drops: Pheles Rod (WP:20; grants permanent Aura, doubling the user’s max. health but making all enemy attacks hit the user; staff), Opal (allows ice-elemental spells)

Note: Immune to sudden death and all negative effects.

Pheles Rod

Type: Mechanic/Icy

Level: 0

Health: 999/999

Special:

Discharge

– Damages the target equal to the amount of damage taken by the Pheles Rod, then restores full health to self.

Drops: nothing

Note: All attacks that hit all enemies are directed to the rod until it is defeated. Defeating Mephisto will instantly defeat the rod as well. Immune to sudden death and all negative effects.

Sycamore Ziegfried

Type: Undead/Dark

Level: 24

Health: 761/761

Ether: 4/4

Special I:

Rise Ye Undying!

– 1-6 Skeletons join the battle at the cost of 1 ether.

Special II:

Die Ye Living!

– Instantly kills the target. Used only if there is no ether left.

Drops: Staff of the Necromancer (WP:12; damages undead; +1 level to raised undead; staff), Health Core

Note: Immune to sudden death, petrify and sealing.

Skeleton

Type: Undead

Level: 4

Health: 24/24

Special:

Skull Bash

– Deals 4 damage to the target and leaves both the target and the skeleton stunned.

Drops: Bone

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Scorched Skeleton

Type: Undead/Fiery

Level: 6

Health: 47/47

Special:

Purge

– Removes all temporary effects from the target.

Drops: Remedy

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Skeleton Knight

Type: Undead

Level: 13

Health: 210/210

Special:

Skull Guard

– Protects self from all damage and negative effects for the next turn.

Drops: Skull Shield (SP:6; immunity to dark-elemental damage; suitable to Black Knights only.)

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Skeleton Mage

Type: Undead

Level: 13

Health: 149/149

Special:

Dark Magic Burst

– Deals 7 dark-elemental damage to all opponents, regardless of row.

Drops: Pointy Hat (Max. Ether +2, suitable for mages and clerics; headwear.)

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Spectre

Type: Icy/Undead

Level: 12

Health: 90/90

Special:

Freezing Touch

– The target is petrified.

Drops: Ice Bomb

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Zombie Peasant

Type: Undead/Humanoid

Level: 13

Health: 132/132

Special:

Bone Gnaw

– Causes 13 damage and fragile-effect to the target, and restores 13 health to self.

Drops: 3 Bones

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Revenant Nobility

Type: Undead/Humanoid

Level: 15

Health: 183/183

Special:

Infection

– Causes the badly poisoned-, blinded- and sealed-effects to the target.

Drops: Deadly Venom

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Lich

Type: Undead/Flying

Level: 19

Health: 362/362

Special:

Phylactery

– Completely drains the target’s ether and restores health to the Lich equal to the amount of ether drained.

Drops: Lichen Armour (The wearer’s ether is counted as additional health if health is depleted; suitable to classes with ether; bodywear.)

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Lichen Warlord

Type: Undead

Level: 11

Health: 146/146

Special:

Ghosts of War

– Causes the cursed- and weakened-effects to the target.

Drops:

Graive

(WP:11, inflicts weakened-effect; halberd)

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Lichen Ravager

Type: Undead

Level: 9

Health: 107/107

Special:

Hellish Torture

– Causes the cursed- and fragile-effect to the target.

Drops:

Mourning Star

(WP:9, inflicts fragile-effect; mace)

Note: Immune to sudden death.

Boggart

Type: Demon/Vermin

Level: 6

Health: 81/81

Special:

Bugaboo!

– Causes the afraid-effect if the target is on the front row and the enraged-effect if the target is on the back row.

Drops: Smoke Bomb

Sybaris

Type: Demon/Fiery

Level: 18

Health: 498/498

Special:

Unholy Flames

– Deals 9 damage to all living combatants and restores 9 health to all undead combatants.

Drops: Phoenix Essence

Arioch

Type: Demon

Level: 18

Health: 526/526

Special:

Quadra Slash

– Deals 18 damage to the target and next three heroes in the battle order.

Drops: Elixir

Shaun

Type: Undead/Humanoid

Level: 0

Health: 5/5

Special:

Wail

– Shaun calls Sküld’s name, with no effect.

Drops: nothing

Note: Will flee once Sycamore Ziegfried is defeated. Immune to sudden death.

Party:

Alexander Vandangant (Wedge09)

99 years old elven Ranger

Level 2

Power

: 5

(2+3)

Health

: 7/7

(6+1)

Gold

: 8

Equipment

: Bow (WP: 3)

Inventory

: Spider Leg (WP:8, doubled against flying enemies; spear), Amethyst (

Darkness

), 2 Potions, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Dirt Bomb, Ice Bomb

Benji Carvenhall (Flare)

27 years old male half-elven Assassin

Level 21 2/3

*Counterstrike*

*Encouraged*

Power:

34

(21+13)

Defense:

3

Health:

32/32

(6+20+5+1)

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Demonic Scissors (WP:13,

fire

-elemental, damages two enemies in one turn; daggers), Tricorne (SP:3), Counterstrike Gloves (After the wearer is struck by a Free Hit they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear)

Inventory:

Crossbow of the Pongcanis (WP: 13;

darkness

-,

ice

,

light

-elemental), Horned Hat (SP +1, Power +1, suitable for barbarians and beast warriors; headwear), 7 Grand Potions, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 4 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, 2 Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, Lightning Bomb, Pickaxe, Bedroll, Shovel, 3 Bones

Sir Christopher Daggerfall (Fred Fred Burger)

27 years old male human Knight

Level 14 ½

*Immune to Weakened, Bound and Slowed*

Power:

25

(14+8+2+1)

Defense:

4

Health:

23/23

(10+13)

Gold:

109

Equipment:

Great Sword (WP:8), Mockthril Shield (SP:4), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from weakened-effect), Winged Sandals (Protects from bound- and slowed-effects)

Inventory:

Tricorne (SP:3), Paladin's Armor (unsuitable), 3 Potions, Grand Potion, Health Core, Remedy, Mead, 2 Rums, 2 Smoke Bombs, 2 Fire Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Bone

Cinna the Dark (darkdragon)

19 years Female Human Mystic Knight

Level 20 2/3

*Immune to

Fire

*

Power:

36

(20+14+1+1)

Defense:

3

(2+1)

Health:

32/32

(5+19+7+1)

Ether:

26/26

(5+19+1+1)

Gold:

6

Equipment:

Mauryl (WP:14, ranged), Aurora Helmet (SP:2, immune to

fire

), High Heels (Power +1, suitable for women; footwear), Anniversary Medal:Y1 (+1 to all stats per year; accessory)

Inventory:

, Amethyst (

Darkness

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Opal (

Ice

), Ruby (

Fire

), Healing Staff (WP:5), Scroll of Sleep, 6 Grand Potions, 6 Remedies, Elixir, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 4 Meads, 3 Smelling Salts, Soma, 2 Deadly Venoms, Fire Bomb, Bedroll, 3 Bones

De'kra (Tanma)

11 year old "male" "echo" Assassin

Level 18½

*Immune to Enamored and Confused*

Power:

25

(18+7)

Defense:

1

Health:

29/29

(7+17+5)

Gold:

25

Equipment:

Kapura (WP:7,

fire

-elemental), Cloak of the Blue Assassin (SP: 1), Heart Locket (Protects from enamored effect and confused effect)

Inventory:

Chiara (WP:7,

lightning

-elemental), Fauxthril Hand Cannon (WP:7), Cloak of the Elven Spy, 7 Potions, 3 Grand Potions, 3 Remedies, 2 Phoenix Essences, 2 Smoke Bombs, Dirt Bomb, Ice Bomb, Bedroll, Pickaxe, Shovel, Magnifying Glass

Dreyrugr (Vash the Stampede)

1000 year old male vampire Rogue

Level 5

Power:

10

(5+5)

Health:

11/11

(7+4)

Gold:

11

Equipment:

Shadeaux Dagger (WP:5)

Inventory:

Longsword (WP:3), Potion, Remedy, Venom, Smoke Bomb, Bedroll

Erik Tyrvarr (Myrddyn)

18 years old male human Barbarian

Level 12

*Restoration*

*Immune to

Water

*

Power:

25

(12+13)

Defense:

1

Health:

19/19

(8+11)

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Voltedge (WP: 13,

lightning

-elemental; greatsword/longsword), Barbarian's Boots (Natural Respite>Restoration; footwear), Sharkskin Armor (SP +1, immune to

water

; bodywear)

Inventory:

Titanic Axe (WP:11,

earth

-elemental, has 1/6 chances of inflicting petrified-effect; axe), Spear (WP: 9), Potion, Holy Bomb, 2 Death Progg Claws

Guts Holla (Scubacarrot)

42 year old male human Raider

Level 21

*Natural Respite*

*Dance*

*Encouraged*

*Hastened*

*Lucky*

Power:

35

(21+14)

(30 for ranged attacks

(21+9)

)

Health:

34/34

(7+20+7)

Gold:

2793

Equipment:

Fafnir (WP:14,

ice

- and

darkness

-elemental; greatsword), Dancing Shoes (In the turn after a "4" is rolled, the wearer can act twice)

Inventory:

Lifestealer (WP:14,

ice

-elemental, attacks restore 3 health; dagger), Throwing Knife (WP:9, ranged, retrievable,

light

-elemental), 4 Grand Potions, 1 Grand Tonic, 1 Elixir, 5 Remedies, 3 Phoenix Essences, 2 Meads, 2 Nostrums, 2 Smelling Salts, Shovel, Telescope, Bedroll, 3 Mythril Shards (3/4 of a Mythril)

Hybros (JimButcher)

50-year-old male imp Assassin

Level 21 1/3

*Hastened*

*Immune to Cursed and Sudden Death*

*Lucky*

Power:

36

(21+15)

Defense:

0

Health:

33/33

(7+20+5+1)

Gold:

1200

Equipment:

Zoot's Reaper (WP:15,

earth

-elemental), Golden Armor (user is permanently hastened and cursed; bodywear), Blessed Amulet (protects from cursed-effect; accessory); Cobweb Cowl (Grants immunity to sudden death; backwear)

Inventory:

Clock Cog (WP: 14, retrievable), Shuriken of Mercutio (WP:5, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Throwing Knife (WP:8, retrievable), Banana Bladerang (WP:9, damage all, retrievable), Ancient Throwing Dagger (WP: 8, retrievable), Emerald (

Wood

), 10 Potions, 10 Grand Potions, 5 Remedies, 3 Phoenix Essences, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Smoke Bombs, 3 Holy Bombs, 2 Nostrums, 2 Meads, Smelling Salts, Bedroll, Shovel, Skeleton Decoy, Bone

Mizuki Kimura (zakura)

21 years old female human Rogue

Level 12

*Encouraged*

*Lucky*

Power:

22

(12+10)

Health:

18/18

(7 + 11)

Gold:

82

Equipment:

Dagger (WP:10)

Inventory:

Sylph Shuriken (WP:12,

wind

- and

light

-elemental; throwing weapon), Potion, Grand Potion, Remedy, Phoenix Essence, 2 Venoms, Mead, Nostrum, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb, 2 Holy Bombs, Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass, Cannonball, Death Progg Claw

Namyrra Uq (Quarryman)

***Party Leader***

1337 years old female Fenarian Evoker

Level 22

*Immune to Sealing*

*Encouraged*

Power

: 34

(22+12)

Defence

: 8

(5+3)

Health

: 29/29

(5+21+3)

Ether

: 33/33

(5+21+1+1+5)

Gold

: 44

Equipment

: Snake Staff (WP:12), Fanged Helm (SP:5, headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max. Ether +5, immune to Sealing, bodywear)

Inventory

: Bone Staff (WP:3), Amethyst, Opal, Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Sealing, 4 Potions, Tonic, 2 Grand Tonics, 2 Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, 4 Meads, 2 Smelling Salts, 3 Nostrums, Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Holy Bomb, Flash Bomb, Bedroll, 3 bones

Spirits

: Xut the Daemon (

Darkness

), Raiju the Raiju (

Lightning

), Ni the Shrubbery (

Wood

), Mark the Ice Cube Tray (

Ice

), Clay Golem (

Earth

), Battle Angel (

Light

), unknown (

Fire

), unknown (

Wind

)

Nerwen Calmcacil (played by Chromeknight) ***Acting Party Leader***

261 year old female elven Cleric

Level 13½

*Immune to

Wind

*

Power:

19

(13+6)

Defense:

2

Health:

24/24

(9+12+3)

Ether:

16/17

(5+12)

Gold:

100

Equipment:

Staff (WP:6,

wood

-elemental), White Cloak (+3 Max health; backwear), Winged Circlet (SP:2, Immune to

Wind

; headwear)

Inventory:

Hammer (WP: 6), Torch Staff (WP:5,

fire

-elemental; staff), 2 Potions, 3 Elixirs, 4 Remedies, Phoenix Essence, Phoenix Incense, Venom, 2 Ice Bombs, Shovel, Bedroll, Bone

Raven Ashcroft (Raven Brickroft)

18 years old male human Rogue

Level 2

Power:

8

(2+6)

Health:

8/8

(7+1)

Gold:

10

Equipment:

Hollow Dagger (WP: 6, hollow)

Inventory:

Main Gauche (WP: 3), Wrench (WP:3, target’s level -1, throwing weapon), Potion, Water Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Venom, Deadly Venom

Sarick Lanse (Xarrzan)

27 years old male naga Mage

Level 13

*Hastened*

*Lucky*

Power:

19

(13+6+1)

Defense:

0

Health:

18/18

(5+12+1)

Ether:

1/18

(5+12+1)

Gold:

54

Equipment:

Dragon's Wrath (WP:6), Gaudy Cloak (Max. Health +1, Max. Ether +1; bodywear)

Inventory:

Healing Staff (WP:5, healing effect), Dragon's Heart (WP: 15,

wind

- and

fire

-elemental, longsword), Opal (

Ice

), Topaz (

Lightning

), Sapphire (

Wind

), Tonic, Nostrum, Venom, Water Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Bomb XX, Bedroll, Bone, Mythril Shard (1/4 of a Mythril)

Thalion Dwinlas (-obelix-)

213 years old male elf Mage

Level 4

Power:

14

(4+10)

Defense: 1

Health:

8/8

(5+3)

Ether:

8/8

(5+3)

Gold:

4

Equipment:

Shiny Dagger (WP:10), Leather Cap (SP:1, headwear)

Inventory:

Dagger (WP:3), Ruby (

Fire

), 2 Potions, Fire Bomb, Bedroll

Thothwick (Professor Flitwick)

44 years old Metasimian Black Knight

Level 19½

*Damage Undead*

*Immune to Stunned*

*Lucky*

*Blessed*

Power

: 29

(19+10)

(27 for ranged attacks

(19+8)

)

Defence

: 4

Health

: 34/34

(7+18+9)

Gold

: 200

Equipment

: Sabre (WP:10), Cultist's Hat (regular attacks do damage to undead), Black Knight's Armour (SP:4, protects from stunned-effect)

Inventory

: Shuriken (WP:8), Bedroll, Telescope

William Harkenshire (VolcanicPanik)

Unknown years old male human Ranger

Level 15½

*Hastened*

Power:

20

(15+5)

(21 from the front row

(15+5+1)

)

Health:

20/20

(6+14)

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Repeating Crossbow (WP:5, unupgradeable;

fire

-elemental, permanent

hastened

), Amulet of the Elven Horse Rider (Power +1 on the front row, doubles movement)

Inventory:

Hand Cannon (WP: 5;

lightning

- and

wood

-elemental), Wave Sword (WP:11, inflicts cursed-effect), Croise Crossbow (WP:11), Lion Knight Shield (SP:4, unsuitable), Pauldrons (SP +2, suitable to knights, dragoons and skirmishers; accessory), Chimera Armor (+2 SP, +2 Health, unsuitable; bodywear), Sapphire (

Wind

), Remedy, Venom, Mead, Smelling Salts, Smoke Bomb, Fire Bomb, Water Bomb, Elven Bomb, Bomb XX, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Shovel, Pickaxe, Skeleton Decoy

Sküld (NPC, controlled by darkdragon)

7 years old female nôrn Altar Girl

Level 6

Power:

8

(6+2)

Health:

7/7

(2+5)

Ether:

15/15

(10+5)

Gold:

0

Equipment:

Silk Fan (WP:2,

wind

-elemental, fan)

Inventory:

Scroll of Sealing

Party Leader, choose the order of action. Everyone, choose your action and target.

Remember that you can choose to protect Sküld. You also need to keep Shaun "alive" until Sycamore is defeated to successfully complete the quest.

Note that as long as the Pheles Rod is in the battle, all attacks that hit all enemies will be directed only at the rod. This means that if for example a Fire Bomb is thrown on the first turn, the Pheles Rod will receive 16 times 10 damage, 160 damage in total.

Also note that you can only damage undead enemies with elemental weapons, items and spells.

Good luck on this final showdown of the quest!

[Scubacarrot]

Question, if the rod is defeated, will an attack that hits all enemies damage Shaun?

[Sandy]

Question, if the rod is defeated, will an attack that hits all enemies damage Shaun?

QM Note: Yes, but the battle won't end until all the other enemies are defeated. It's all about choices. Remember that the promised reward for the quest is 1 gold each, so failing the quest only affects the story aspect.