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[Errol]

I'll have to also ask you what your idea of us joining you is. Do we get little ponies and a mildly threatening name, like Mild Discomfort and Burning Kitchen, to ride behind you? Speaking of which, where is your horse?
Why are you here, anyway? What's a rider of the apocalypse doing in a cavern below the ground? Shouldn't you be descending from the heavens, instead, taking a quarter of the world population? What's your deal?"

Stand my ground. Try to cast Greed Saber if Famine goes hostile, then aim for maximal amount of punctures.

[DiezIrae]

"Uh... How about not?"
Evade, throw one of the daggers at the drawing of a sword.

Spoiler: Asmodeus Deux (click to show/hide)

Name: Asmodeus Deux
Gender: Male
Element: Lightning,
Spells: Sparks (Lightning, D), Light (Fire, E), Heal (Holy, D), Holy Sparks (Holy, Lightning, C)
INV:2 daggers,
- Filius (Child) :: D to C | Holy
- Vita (Life):: D | Holy
Short description of your appearance: Asmodeus is somewhat short for his kind, maybe half a foot too small. He has forehead length black hair, which he usually wears down.
Skills:+10 Magic (D)

You attack! (5) The dagger flies with the greatest accuracy! (2) And pierces right into War's right arm. It doesn't seem very hurt...

War's turn:
War runs at you, his sword high (2) But he misses you!

War's sword is stuck in the floor besides you!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

War's Status:
Dagger in right shoulder.

"Strange, the feeling of diluted magic...

"Vara! Arnok! Can you hear me? What are your findings? This seems like an illusion! Or...the power is emanating from something."

Move back to the mid-room, and then cast Gust into the southern room, just to try out my theory.

Before that, try to examine the crown/bow engraving for any signs or sigils once more. Then examine the floor and walls, and then go with the action above.

Spoiler: Tala Aquilon (click to show/hide)

Gender: Female
Element: Wind
Spell(s): Gust [D]
Skills: Magical Skill [C]
Weapon of Choice: Polearms
Description of your appearance: Standing at the height of 5'3", Tala is a young woman with a tanned complexion and a lean body, lithe in appearance and seemingly built for flexibility and movement. She has long black hair, falling to her shoulders and dark brown eyes. A brown curved symbol, somehow resembling a fork, lies under her left eye crossing over the cheekbone.

Spears: 7
Magical Skill: 5

(2) The engravings are just engravings! Nor does it help to look at the room! (6-4[NO MAGIC]=2) You fail to cast anything!

"Uh...We haven't exactly found....much."

Exit the room and get out of the way of Tala's Gust.

(1) You can't just exit the room and the feeling of pestilence hurts makes you weak!

"You have an awfully strange way of measuring if a rider of the apocalypse is 'NOT MUCH'! Vara screams.

Move to the right, out of the way of the door and Cast Galaron's Nightmare Hex on the rider, if it works, GREAT!  If not, I tried.

Spoiler: Vara Meadowbreeze (click to show/hide)

D, Understanding of Language +0
D, Magic Ability +0
D, Polearms +0

Spells:
(D) Unholy | Galaron's Nightmare Hex.  Deals damage while putting the target to sleep.

Books:
- None

Inventory:
- Voulge
Name: Vara Meadowbreeze
Gender: Female
Weapon of Choice: Polearms
Short description of your appearance:  Vara is an elf of slender form.  Her long white hair is held back by a silver headband and reaches halfway down her back.  She seems easy of temperament and lax in discipline.  She is wearing green and purple armor of leather with a gleaming blue gem embedded between her breasts and a second embedded at the same height on the small of her back.  The chest and shoulder pieces are a dark purple while everything else is a dark green.  Her skin is pale and flawless.

(5-4[NO MAGIC]=1) The spell burns! Trying to summon magic within the wards hurts too much!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Pestilence's turn:
(4) Pestilence shoots and arrow at Arnok! (1) And hits right into his chest! (3) The wound isn't bleeding, but the arrow lodges firmly in the wound...

"Could you explain? What do you mean by joining your cause?" Asbes asks, staring at Famine.

Question. Fight back if it attacks.

Spoiler: Asbes Elman (click to show/hide)

C Understanding
D Martial Arts +10 Martial Skill
B Magic +1 Magic Skill

Spells:
- Vanish Undead (C) | Holy - Against minor undead
- Soul Search  (C) | To find corpses long forgotten
- Heal (D) | Holy - Heals
- Stitch (E) | Holy - Can reattach limbs
- Pain (D) | Unholy - Causes pain
- Swift II (C) | Wind - Stops air friction - +1 to movements and attacks if success [2 turns cooldown; +1 to casting]
- Shock (E) | Lightning

Books:
- Filius (Child) :: D to C | Holy (borrowed to Asmodeus)
- Fortis :: C to A [S-Rank Innocentius] | Fire

Inventory:
- Spiked Gloves (D)
- Amulet of Overbearing - Allows to use any spell in any book without rolling, but destroys both book and amulet
Name: Asbes Elman
Gender: Male
Weapon of Choice: Martial Arts
Short description of your appearance: Young-looking and thin, with light brown hair, pale skin and blue eyes. He usually looks meek and calm, sometimes acting like a dog who has been kicked around too much. He wears thick mage robes colored white and light blue; with some effort it is possible to see stitch marks in one of the extra cloaks, as if the damaged clothing has been carefully maintained for several years already. The rest of the clothing, though, seems recently-obtained or sewn.

(4) It answers! "Ye who shall join my cause shall bear my mark. For Famine, you shall lose power when you feel hunger and you shall gain power the fuller you are!"

I'll have to also ask you what your idea of us joining you is. Do we get little ponies and a mildly threatening name, like Mild Discomfort and Burning Kitchen, to ride behind you? Speaking of which, where is your horse?
Why are you here, anyway? What's a rider of the apocalypse doing in a cavern below the ground? Shouldn't you be descending from the heavens, instead, taking a quarter of the world population? What's your deal?"

Stand my ground. Try to cast Greed Saber if Famine goes hostile, then aim for maximal amount of punctures.

It doesn't go hostile.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Famine's turn:
"Ye who stand before me. Join my cause or fight me."

INFORMATION:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

YOU CAN'T USE MAGIC. YOU CAN USE YOUR WEAPONS. THERE IS ONLY ONE BOOK NOT FOUND YET. THE DOOR TO DEATH WON'T OPEN IF THE OTHER 3 RIDERS ARE ALIVE.

[Tiruin]

Tala heard the scream. A scream she knew from most of her life traversing the land's highways -- it was either of one being harmed, physically, or someone stubbed his toe.

The former was obvious.

"Arnok!"

His voice was obviously male.

Spear charge into the room, leveling it at the nearest foe, followed by a whirl for the shaft to strike instead, and shift back a few steps, expecting a counter-strike. Attack only to fend off any coming attacks.

Then examine my foes in front of me. Do not hit Vara.

Spoiler: Tala Aquilon (click to show/hide)

Gender: Female
Element: Wind
Spell(s): Gust [D]
Skills: Magical Skill [C]
Weapon of Choice: Polearms
Description of your appearance: Standing at the height of 5'3", Tala is a young woman with a tanned complexion and a lean body, lithe in appearance and seemingly built for flexibility and movement. She has long black hair, falling to her shoulders and dark brown eyes. A brown curved symbol, somehow resembling a fork, lies under her left eye crossing over the cheekbone.

Spears: 7
Magical Skill: 5

IF I do get in, inquire..

"What is all this?"

[Caellath]

"No, thank you very much, but I don't want to bear your mark. any chance of you just letting us advance without fighting or accepting your deal?" Asbes asks, preparing for combat if needed. He can't help but wonder why a horseman of the Apocalypse is in the dungeon, and why they are facing it so early.

Question. If the answer is a negative, attack.

Spoiler: Asbes Elman (click to show/hide)

C Understanding
D Martial Arts +10 Martial Skill
B Magic +1 Magic Skill

Spells:
- Vanish Undead (C) | Holy - Against minor undead
- Soul Search  (C) | To find corpses long forgotten
- Heal (D) | Holy - Heals
- Stitch (E) | Holy - Can reattach limbs
- Pain (D) | Unholy - Causes pain
- Swift II (C) | Wind - Stops air friction - +1 to movements and attacks if success [2 turns cooldown; +1 to casting]
- Shock (E) | Lightning

Books:
- Filius (Child) :: D to C | Holy (borrowed to Asmodeus)
- Fortis :: C to A [S-Rank Innocentius] | Fire

Inventory:
- Spiked Gloves (D)
- Amulet of Overbearing - Allows to use any spell in any book without rolling, but destroys both book and amulet
Name: Asbes Elman
Gender: Male
Weapon of Choice: Martial Arts
Short description of your appearance: Young-looking and thin, with light brown hair, pale skin and blue eyes. He usually looks meek and calm, sometimes acting like a dog who has been kicked around too much. He wears thick mage robes colored white and light blue; with some effort it is possible to see stitch marks in one of the extra cloaks, as if the damaged clothing has been carefully maintained for several years already. The rest of the clothing, though, seems recently-obtained or sewn.

[V-Norrec]

"Should have expected that I suppose, given the fact there are still wards everywhere.  I had to try though since these wards looked different somehow."

Hack at the closest thing to me.

Spoiler: Vara Meadowbreeze (click to show/hide)

D, Understanding of Language +0
D, Magic Ability +0
D, Polearms +0

Spells:
(D) Unholy | Galaron's Nightmare Hex.  Deals damage while putting the target to sleep.

Books:
- None

Inventory:
- Voulge
Name: Vara Meadowbreeze
Gender: Female
Weapon of Choice: Polearms
Short description of your appearance:  Vara is an elf of slender form.  Her long white hair is held back by a silver headband and reaches halfway down her back.  She seems easy of temperament and lax in discipline.  She is wearing green and purple armor of leather with a gleaming blue gem embedded between her breasts and a second embedded at the same height on the small of her back.  The chest and shoulder pieces are a dark purple while everything else is a dark green.  Her skin is pale and flawless.

[Greenstarfanatic]

"Urgh..." Arnok grunts, clutching his chest where the arrow hit. He avoid pulling it out, as that would make it worse.

Arnok uses whatever strength he has left to get over to Pestilence and stab it with one of his daggers. If he can't move, throw it at Pestilence.

[Errol]

"Small question. Are you really a horseman of the Apocalypse, or just a construct shaped after his image, designed to guard this place? Where's your horse, Famine?"

Prepare for combat - there's probably no third solution, not with the way this thing seems to be set up. Don't attack until it does, though.

[Spinal_Taper]

"No way you're real."
If he's still holding the sword, hit his sword hand with the other dagger. If he's not, throw the dagger and take the sword.

Spoiler: Asmodeus Deux (click to show/hide)

Name: Asmodeus Deux
Gender: Male
Element: Lightning,
Spells: Sparks (Lightning, D), Light (Fire, E), Heal (Holy, D), Holy Sparks (Holy, Lightning, C)
INV:2 daggers,
- Filius (Child) :: D to C | Holy
- Vita (Life):: D | Holy
Short description of your appearance: Asmodeus is somewhat short for his kind, maybe half a foot too small. He has forehead length black hair, which he usually wears down.
Skills:+10 Magic (D)

[DiezIrae]

Tala heard the scream. A scream she knew from most of her life traversing the land's highways -- it was either of one being harmed, physically, or someone stubbed his toe.

The former was obvious.

"Arnok!"

His voice was obviously male.

Spear charge into the room, leveling it at the nearest foe, followed by a whirl for the shaft to strike instead, and shift back a few steps, expecting a counter-strike. Attack only to fend off any coming attacks.

Then examine my foes in front of me. Do not hit Vara.

Spoiler: Tala Aquilon (click to show/hide)

Gender: Female
Element: Wind
Spell(s): Gust [D]
Skills: Magical Skill [C]
Weapon of Choice: Polearms
Description of your appearance: Standing at the height of 5'3", Tala is a young woman with a tanned complexion and a lean body, lithe in appearance and seemingly built for flexibility and movement. She has long black hair, falling to her shoulders and dark brown eyes. A brown curved symbol, somehow resembling a fork, lies under her left eye crossing over the cheekbone.

Spears: 7
Magical Skill: 5

IF I do get in, inquire..

"What is all this?"

Initiative 87: (1) You strike at it but the weapon gets stuck inside the strange body!

"Should have expected that I suppose, given the fact there are still wards everywhere.  I had to try though since these wards looked different somehow."

Hack at the closest thing to me.

Spoiler: Vara Meadowbreeze (click to show/hide)

D, Understanding of Language +0
D, Magic Ability +0
D, Polearms +0

Spells:
(D) Unholy | Galaron's Nightmare Hex.  Deals damage while putting the target to sleep.

Books:
- None

Inventory:
- Voulge
Name: Vara Meadowbreeze
Gender: Female
Weapon of Choice: Polearms
Short description of your appearance:  Vara is an elf of slender form.  Her long white hair is held back by a silver headband and reaches halfway down her back.  She seems easy of temperament and lax in discipline.  She is wearing green and purple armor of leather with a gleaming blue gem embedded between her breasts and a second embedded at the same height on the small of her back.  The chest and shoulder pieces are a dark purple while everything else is a dark green.  Her skin is pale and flawless.

Initiative 66: (5) You spin around and pierce into the crown! (3) But it doesn't really makes any damage!

Initiative 62 Pestilence turn:

(4) Another arrow is shot and flies at Tala! (1) But it misses!

The feeling of pestilence becomes less and less...

"Urgh..." Arnok grunts, clutching his chest where the arrow hit. He avoid pulling it out, as that would make it worse.

Arnok uses whatever strength he has left to get over to Pestilence and stab it with one of his daggers. If he can't move, throw it at Pestilence.

Initiative 5:

(4) You sprint at Pestilence and try to stab it with your dagger! (6) But the dagger is deflected and you fall on the floor!

---

"No, thank you very much, but I don't want to bear your mark. any chance of you just letting us advance without fighting or accepting your deal?" Asbes asks, preparing for combat if needed. He can't help but wonder why a horseman of the Apocalypse is in the dungeon, and why they are facing it so early.

Question. If the answer is a negative, attack.

Spoiler: Asbes Elman (click to show/hide)

C Understanding
D Martial Arts +10 Martial Skill
B Magic +1 Magic Skill

Spells:
- Vanish Undead (C) | Holy - Against minor undead
- Soul Search  (C) | To find corpses long forgotten
- Heal (D) | Holy - Heals
- Stitch (E) | Holy - Can reattach limbs
- Pain (D) | Unholy - Causes pain
- Swift II (C) | Wind - Stops air friction - +1 to movements and attacks if success [2 turns cooldown; +1 to casting]
- Shock (E) | Lightning

Books:
- Filius (Child) :: D to C | Holy (borrowed to Asmodeus)
- Fortis :: C to A [S-Rank Innocentius] | Fire

Inventory:
- Spiked Gloves (D)
- Amulet of Overbearing - Allows to use any spell in any book without rolling, but destroys both book and amulet
Name: Asbes Elman
Gender: Male
Weapon of Choice: Martial Arts
Short description of your appearance: Young-looking and thin, with light brown hair, pale skin and blue eyes. He usually looks meek and calm, sometimes acting like a dog who has been kicked around too much. He wears thick mage robes colored white and light blue; with some effort it is possible to see stitch marks in one of the extra cloaks, as if the damaged clothing has been carefully maintained for several years already. The rest of the clothing, though, seems recently-obtained or sewn.

(5) Suprisingly, Famine nodded. "Ye who hast spoken without hostility; I will honor the pact."
Famine takes out a dagger and stabs into his neck! In a cloud of black smoke it vanishes.

"For I have no weapon to fight you. The next Seekers may join my cause."

Famine has been slain, but it will come back should the Library be opened again.

"Small question. Are you really a horseman of the Apocalypse, or just a construct shaped after his image, designed to guard this place? Where's your horse, Famine?"

Prepare for combat - there's probably no third solution, not with the way this thing seems to be set up. Don't attack until it does, though.

No need for hostility.

FAMINE'S DOOR IS UNLOCKED.

---

"No way you're real."
If he's still holding the sword, hit his sword hand with the other dagger. If he's not, throw the dagger and take the sword.

Spoiler: Asmodeus Deux (click to show/hide)

Name: Asmodeus Deux
Gender: Male
Element: Lightning,
Spells: Sparks (Lightning, D), Light (Fire, E), Heal (Holy, D), Holy Sparks (Holy, Lightning, C)
INV:2 daggers,
- Filius (Child) :: D to C | Holy
- Vita (Life):: D | Holy
Short description of your appearance: Asmodeus is somewhat short for his kind, maybe half a foot too small. He has forehead length black hair, which he usually wears down.
Skills:+10 Magic (D)

Initiative 70: (5) You attack with the dagger! (2) And cut off the hand! The sword is free now!

Initiative 48: War's turn: (2) War can't seem to lift his sword as easily with one hand!

[Greenstarfanatic]

"Vara...Tala...Help..."

Hope they help me up, and help Vara stab the symbols.

Spoiler: Arnok Balaiken (click to show/hide)

Skillz:
Understanding: 0 [D]
Magical ability: 9 [D]
Dagger Skills: 11 [D]

Inventory:
2 Orange Potions (Unknown)

Spells
Lightning Strike [D] | Lightning
Agi [D]  |  Fire
Books:
'Agi' - Fire - E-C  |
'The Book of Life And Death' - Unholy - S  |
_______________________________
Gender: Male
Element and Spell: Lighting Strike: A flash of lightning escapes the hand, electrifying those hit, with the chance of burning the surrounding area.
Weapon of Choice: Dual Daggers
Short description of your appearance: A Demonkin by birth, Arnok is a 19-year old boy, who was in need of quick cash. He thought he could find it here.
He has slick Black hair, red skin, a pair of small horns, and wears black clothes, except for the elegant red cape. Red has never been so Red before.

[V-Norrec]

"Well, this is getting us nowhere. . . let's try something else"

Inquire as to what happens if I join Pestilence.

Spoiler: Vara Meadowbreeze (click to show/hide)

D, Understanding of Language +0
D, Magic Ability +0
D, Polearms +0

Spells:
(D) Unholy | Galaron's Nightmare Hex.  Deals damage while putting the target to sleep.

Books:
- None

Inventory:
- Voulge
Name: Vara Meadowbreeze
Gender: Female
Weapon of Choice: Polearms
Short description of your appearance:  Vara is an elf of slender form.  Her long white hair is held back by a silver headband and reaches halfway down her back.  She seems easy of temperament and lax in discipline.  She is wearing green and purple armor of leather with a gleaming blue gem embedded between her breasts and a second embedded at the same height on the small of her back.  The chest and shoulder pieces are a dark purple while everything else is a dark green.  Her skin is pale and flawless.

[Spinal_Taper]

"Now then, an integral part of War is the Peace at the end. If you want to, just please, surrender now."
Grab the dagger from his shoulder. If he surrenders, let him, but don't trust him. If he doesn't, go for the other arm.

Spoiler: Asmodeus Deux (click to show/hide)

Name: Asmodeus Deux
Gender: Male
Element: Lightning,
Spells: Sparks (Lightning, D), Light (Fire, E), Heal (Holy, D), Holy Sparks (Holy, Lightning, C)
INV:2 daggers,
- Filius (Child) :: D to C | Holy
- Vita (Life):: D | Holy
Short description of your appearance: Asmodeus is somewhat short for his kind, maybe half a foot too small. He has forehead length black hair, which he usually wears down.
Skills:+10 Magic (D)

[/quote]

[Errol]

"...maybe I should just take this common sense of mine, and throw it out of the window. That is, if we had windows down here... there probably are some, though... I don't know what to expect anymore."

Leave and go back to the center room, listen to the screams. Then, remember Famine's book - ask Asbes whether he has brought it and whether I can examine the thing myself.
Then follow Asbes if he decides to join one of the other two battles.

Spoiler: Angio (click to show/hide)

Name: Angio R. I. Arrivederci
Gender: (Flamboyant) Male
Element: Lightning
Spells: Greed Saber (Lightning) (E? D?)
Berks: None
Equipments: Rapier
Skills: Lightning Magic (D), Language (D), Rapier (D), Magic Power (D)
Short description of your appearance: Half-rimmed glasses. Shortish black hair, shaped by gel. Haughty look. Long, brownish, patterned cloth coat. Washed-out violet shirt, double belt and long, somewhat tight black pants.

[Caellath]

ask Asbes whether he has brought it and whether I can examine the thing myself

"Oh, this is a book of understanding. If you are successful in reading it, then it allows for your understanding to get better, enabling you to read higher-level books. Here, take it." Asbes says, giving the Book of Understanding to Angio.

"I already read one of those." he completes with a smile.

Back to the first room. Try to to help in the fight against Pestilence with a solid punch at its crown, unless dipomacy works or appears to be working.

Spoiler: Asbes Elman (click to show/hide)

C Understanding
D Martial Arts +10 Martial Skill
B Magic +1 Magic Skill

Spells:
- Vanish Undead (C) | Holy - Against minor undead
- Soul Search  (C) | To find corpses long forgotten
- Heal (D) | Holy - Heals
- Stitch (E) | Holy - Can reattach limbs
- Pain (D) | Unholy - Causes pain
- Swift II (C) | Wind - Stops air friction - +1 to movements and attacks if success [2 turns cooldown; +1 to casting]
- Shock (E) | Lightning

Books:
- Filius (Child) :: D to C | Holy (borrowed to Asmodeus)
- Fortis :: C to A [S-Rank Innocentius] | Fire

Inventory:
- Spiked Gloves (D)
- Amulet of Overbearing - Allows to use any spell in any book without rolling, but destroys both book and amulet
Name: Asbes Elman
Gender: Male
Weapon of Choice: Martial Arts
Short description of your appearance: Young-looking and thin, with light brown hair, pale skin and blue eyes. He usually looks meek and calm, sometimes acting like a dog who has been kicked around too much. He wears thick mage robes colored white and light blue; with some effort it is possible to see stitch marks in one of the extra cloaks, as if the damaged clothing has been carefully maintained for several years already. The rest of the clothing, though, seems recently-obtained or sewn.

[Tiruin]

"Wait, what? This is what he asked you?" Tala said in a whisper, flabbergasted at Vara's idea of joining the skeleton crew.

"Alright, alright, your idea. I won't interfere. Arnok, hold still and don't attack. Diplomacy first."

Get ye spear.

Restrain Arnok and stay in a defensive stance, holding my spear at the ready should anything charge us.

She leaned closer to Vara.

"Why aren't they attacking? The skeletons, that is."

Spoiler: Tala Aquilon (click to show/hide)

Gender: Female
Element: Wind
Spell(s): Gust [D]
Skills: Magical Skill [C]
Weapon of Choice: Polearms
Description of your appearance: Standing at the height of 5'3", Tala is a young woman with a tanned complexion and a lean body, lithe in appearance and seemingly built for flexibility and movement. She has long black hair, falling to her shoulders and dark brown eyes. A brown curved symbol, somehow resembling a fork, lies under her left eye crossing over the cheekbone.

Spears: 7
Magical Skill: 5